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13th May 2012 – The Rosett Report

The UN and the Terrorism Trade

Claudia Rosett

The UN and the Terrorism Trade

Compensation of victims of terrorism sounds like a good idea. But is this something the United Nations should be involved with? more...

10th May 2012 – The Long War Journal

Suicide Bombers Kill 55 in Syrian Capital

Bill Roggio

A pair of suicide bombers killed at least 55 people and wounded 372 more in a coordinated attack on a military intelligence headquarters in the Syrian capital of Damascus. more...

9th May 2012 – Foreign Policy

The 140-Character Fatwa

Jonathan Schanzer, Steven Miller

The 140-Character Fatwa

Enormously popular, extremist Saudi clerics are promoting hatred, violence, and intolerance on Facebook and Twitter. Can they be stopped? more...

7th May 2012 – Foreign Policy

Auf Wiedersehen, Mon Ami

Benjamin Weinthal

Auf Wiedersehen, Mon Ami

As her buddy, Nicolas Sarkozy, leaves office, Angela Merkel is now left all alone. Can she still steer the European ship without a first mate? more...

5th May 2012 – The Long War Journal

Analysis: Spinning Iran and al Qaeda, Part 1

Thomas Joscelyn

Do Osama bin Laden's files disprove the idea that al Qaeda and Iran collude against their common enemies? The answer to that question would be affirmative, according to a report published by the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point on May 3. more...

3rd May 2012 – Scripps Howard News Service

The Foggiest War

Clifford D. May

The Foggiest War

The “fog of war” is a concept derived from the writings of Carl von Clausewitz, the great 19th century Prussian military theorist who recognized that those leading troops into battle often lack data, perspective and situational awareness. more...

30th April 2012 – Foreign Policy

Abbas’s Police State

Jonathan Schanzer

Abbas’s Police State

The Palestinian Authority is taking aggressive new measures to squelch dissent -- and the White House is missing in action. more...

26th April 2012 – The Washington Post

Virginia Detainee Law is Dangerously Unconstitutional

David B. Rivkin

Virginia Detainee Law is Dangerously Unconstitutional

The United States has just lost a key ally in the fight against al-Qaeda terrorists: the residents of Virginia, and state employees in particular. more...