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The Souring of the Arab Spring and the Rise of Islamist Jihad
Despite the Arab Spring’s grassroots origins — disenchanted populations taking a stand against authoritarian regimes in an effort to promote democracy and fair governance — the rise of Islamist...
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The Big Picture from the Hill
This past Tuesday and Wednesday, the heads of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and Special Operations Command (SOCOM), General James Mattis and Admiral William McRaven, respectively, appeared before the...
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Defining Terrorism
A number of recently exposed terror plots and successful attacks are revealing an overlooked dimension in national security. A small but dedicated number of American religious zealots have been...
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How dangerous is al-Awlaki?
The Department of Justice Attorney General Eric Holder described the Yemeni-American-born radical cleric Ayman al-Awlaki as “He would be on the same list with bin Laden[1].” Al-Awlaki officially and...
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Wikileaks Part 2: Yemen’s al-Qaeda Policy
Much has been said in the past week about the potentially troubling diplomatic relations which will result from Wikileaks’ leaked State Department cables, but despite all the attention given to the...
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“The Birds of Paradise”, al-Qaeda’s Approach to Use of Minors in Combat
“You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them.” -Thomas Gradgrind in Charles Dickens’ Hard Times Dickens’ quote is exemplary of the 19th...
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Lebanese Journalist Examines, Challenges Violent Extremists
If you asked Osama bin Laden to compile a list of Al-Qaeda’s greatest enemies, most of the names on that list would probably come as no surprise. The United States would probably top that list,...
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