Analysis & Commentary
Hitting Terrorists Where They Live—as in, Here
Over the last five years, I have worked closely with Canadians who have been directly impacted by terrorism. A few have survived attacks themselves. Most have lost family members in terrorist acts like 9/11 and the Air India bombings.
The John Batchelor Show
White House review threatens counter-terrorism operations.
The Assad Regime’s Continuing Mass Murder of Syrians
Long a sponsor of terrorism beyond its borders, the Syrian government is now waging an internal war against its own people. The United Nations reports that President Bashar al-Assad’s security forces have killed over 3,000 civilians and detained 30,000 more since the country’s...
Terrorism and the Coming Decade
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, US officials are speaking openly of Al Qaeda’s impending death. Defense secretary Leon Panetta declared in early July of this year that the US is “within reach” of “strategically defeating” the jihadist group
Female Prisoners Reviled on Both Sides of Conflict
“They fear for their own lives,” said Jonathan Schanzer, president of research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, an institute that studies terrorism. “They created enemies in the Gaza Strip,” which, he added, is not a safe place to be if you have enemies. ...
Lessons From the Iranian Plot
Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundations for Defense of Democracies has a similar take. He told me via e-mail today, “The fact that the Iranians attempted to carry out an attack on US soil during this era of heightened terrorism strikes me as utterly reckless.
Iran Terror Plot: Will America Finally Respond?
The Iranian assassination plot is a major escalation in Tehran's war on America. For three decades, the Iranian regime, the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, has murdered Americans abroad in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
After Bin Laden, Same as Before?
Is the economic crisis a sign that, even after death, Bin Laden stings at us? Counterterrorism researcher Daveed Gartenstein-Ross is the author of the provocative new book Bin Laden’s Legacy: Why We’re Still Losing the War on Terror, and he discusses it here with National Review...
Special Abu Muqawama Q&A with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
This week in Washington, a conference at the National Defense University has gathered some of the world's leading experts on terrorism. A few nights ago, I joined some of them for a few beers and to be amazed by their collective brilliance.
Early Warnings Ignored
In its final report of July 22, 2004, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (commonly known as the 9/11 Commission) charged that Congress had failed America. In the commissioners' judgment, Congress had "adjusted slowly to the rise of transnational terrorism as...
Al-Qaeda Is Winning
A decade after the attacks of September 11, 2001, national security opinion leaders are converging around the ideas that the threat of terrorism has been substantially reduced over the past 10 years, and that al-Qaeda is on its death bed.
Al-Qaeda Isn’t Beaten Yet
Adecade after the 9/11 attacks, U.S. officials are openly declaring that victory over al-Qaeda is imminent. "Al-Qaeda is sort of on the ropes and taking a lot of shots to the body and the head," White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan told the Associated Press on Aug. 31.
America vs. Jihadists
Has the United States been successful in its war against terrorism? Yes, without a doubt. Although Islamic militancy remains a potent force, especially in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent, Washington’s relentless pursuit of armed jihadists has severely damaged the capacity of Sunni...
Secure Freedom Radio
Contributing Editor of National Review Andy McCarthy discusses his latest column where he describes the descent of major cities in Europe into Islamicized enclaves. McCarthy describes the ideological falsehood that terrorism has no impetus behind it, which has guided these cities into...
The Long War’s Long Tail
What if someone came up with a terrific approach to surviving the war on terror and nobody listened? That is the dilemma at the heart of Bin Laden's Legacy: Why We're Still Losing the War on Terror, the new book from counterterrorism expert Daveed Gartenstein-Ross.
Among the Believers
Nearly ten years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many politicians, diplomats, journalists and academics remain reluctant even to name America’s enemies. To take but one example: John Brennan, head of the White House homeland security office, has argued that America is only “at war...
The John Batchelor Show
Recent developments in the War on Terror.
Al Qaeda, the Internet, and the Arab Spring
On Thursday, I was a panelist at a National Counterterrorism Center-sponsored conference on the global threat posed by al Qaeda; my panel focused on terrorist use of the Internet. This entry is adapted from my remarks, which were forward-looking in nature.
Even Dead, Osama Has a Winning Strategy (Hint: It’s Muhammad Ali’s)
Osama bin Laden is dead. And the Obama administration that killed him is smelling the successful conclusion to the war on terrorism. “There will come a time when they simply can no longer replenish their ranks.”
The Janet Medford Show
Iran, nuclear weapons, terrorism, sanctions, policy options.
