Foreign Policy Essay
Al-Qaeda After Ayman al-Zawahiri
Tore Refslund Hamming Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 10:01 AM
Despite rumors of bin Laden's successor's death, the organization remains resilient.
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Foreign Policy Essay
Making Sense of Iran and al-Qaeda’s Relationship
Asfandyar Mir, Colin P. Clarke Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 10:01 AM
The arrangement can be tense and transactional, but has provided benefits for both sides.
Foreign Policy Essay
No Shortcuts to Negotiating With al-Shabaab
Tricia Bacon Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 10:01 AM
The new secretary of defense's attempt to open negotiations with the Somalia-based al-Qaeda affiliate raises the question: Does the United States have conditions for negotiating with terrorist groups?
Foreign Policy Essay
The Challenges of Effective Counterterrorism Intelligence in the 2020s
Bruce Hoffman, Jacob Ware Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 10:01 AM
Emerging trends in terrorist attacks will present new challenges for agencies working to prevent them.
Foreign Policy Essay
Negotiating With Jihadists in the Sahel and Nigeria
Jacob Zenn Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 10:01 AM
Are there opportunities to wind down fighting with some terrorist groups in the region?
Foreign Policy Essay
Abdullah al-Faisal's Global Jihad
Raffaello Pantucci Sun, Apr 19, 2020, 10:00 AM
How a Jamaican preacher now facing extradition to the United States rose through the extremist ranks.
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The Remarkable Case of the Triple Agent and the Bombing in Khost, Afghanistan
Bruce Riedel Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 10:38 AM
Ten years later, the man who planned the attack is still at large and heading al-Qaeda.
Foreign Policy Essay
The Fractured Terrorism Threat to America
Seamus Hughes, Devorah Margolin Sun, Nov 10, 2019, 10:00 AM
Threats new and old, at home and from abroad.
Foreign Policy Essay
The Logic of Staying in Afghanistan and the Logic of Getting Out
Carter Malkasian Sun, Oct 20, 2019, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: Afghanistan is America’s longest war, and recent attempts to negotiate an end with the Taliban appear to have failed, at least for now. Many Americans are asking whether it is worth staying in Afghanistan as the war drags on. Carter Malkasian, one of America’s premier Afghanistan experts, examines the most important argument for staying—that Afghanistan might again be a haven for anti-American terrorist groups—and from there raises questions that should guide policymakers considering a withdrawal.
Daniel Byman
Foreign Policy Essay
Al-Qaeda’s Continuing Challenge to the United States
Asfandyar Mir Sun, Sep 8, 2019, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: To the surprise of many observers, the al-Qaeda core under Ayman al-Zawahiri has not launched a major terrorist attack in the West for years, and the rise of the Islamic State seemed to signal the group’s further decline. Asfandyar Mir of Stanford argues that this lack of focus is a mistake. He contends that al-Qaeda remains resilient and that the group continues to pose a major terrorism threat.
Daniel Byman
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