al Qaeda

Kangaroo Court

The Obama administration has done much to clean up the legal mess in Guantánamo. But as the ongoing trial of a top al Qaeda suspects makes clear, it has not done nearly enough.

BY MARIA MCFARLAND SANCHEZ-MORENO | JULY 27, 2012

Hometown of a Terrorist

Images of a rare journey to Tesawa, the isolated Libyan village that reared Aby Yahu al-Libi, al Qaeda's once-feared second-in-command.

JULY 23, 2012

Is Nigeria the Next Front in the War on Terror?

The country's sectarian violence is getting out of control.

BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | JULY 3, 2012

A Hollow Victory

Yemen's new president claims to have driven al Qaeda from its strongholds. But Yemenis fear the militants will be back.

BY ADAM BARON | JULY 2, 2012

Terrorized

Facts on the ground just don't square with talk of an al Qaeda comeback.

JULY/AUGUST 2012

An Annotated Guide to All Those White House Leaks

The 10 Obama administration disclosures that Attorney General Eric Holder should investigate.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | JUNE 13, 2012

The Patience Runs Out

The United States has put up with Pakistan's insidious double game for a decade now. Not anymore.

BY SHAMILA N. CHAUDHARY | JUNE 12, 2012

Up Close and Angry

The CIA's Sabrina De Sousa dishes on the Bush administration officials who ordered the botched extraordinary rendition operation -- or kidnapping, if you're an Italian judge -- that made her a wanted woman.

BY JEFF STEIN | JUNE 12, 2012

Killing It

Why President Obama's kill list controversy is only good news for his reelection campaign.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | JUNE 6, 2012

The Obama Paradox

A conversation with David Sanger, author of a new book on Obama's secret wars. 

INTERVIEW BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JUNE 4, 2012

Kill the Kill List

The Obama administration is grossly misreading international law when it comes to targeting terrorists.

BY DAPHNE EVIATAR , GABOR RONA | MAY 31, 2012

Terrorist Fishing in the Yemen

The Obama administration has doubled down on the use of drones to go after bad guys. How long until the blowback comes?

BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 11, 2012

Where Democracy Is America’s Second Choice

For Washington, democracy promotion in Yemen continues to take a back seat to the fight against Al-Qaeda.

BY FRANCISCO MARTIN-RAYO | MAY 2, 2012

Al Qaeda Is Doing Nation-Building. Should We Worry?

Yes. But not as much as you might think.

BY WILL MCCANTS | APRIL 30, 2012

The New al Qaeda Franchises

Al Qaeda itself may be diminished after the death of Osama bin Laden, but its affiliates are still sowing instability around the world.

BY LOIS PARSHLEY, HANNA TRUDO | APRIL 23, 2012

Think Again: Al Qaeda

A year after Osama bin Laden's death, the obituaries for his terrorist group are still way too premature.

BY SETH G. JONES | MAY/JUNE 2012

The LWOT: Anders Behring Breivik on trial in Norway

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 20, 2012

The New Arab Oz

We’re not in Kansas anymore, and there is no yellow brick road to guide us to salvation.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 18, 2012

The LWOT: Britain allowed to extradite five alleged extremists

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 13, 2012

Yemeni Idol

It's not easy being the second-biggest rock band in Sanaa.

BY GAAR ADAMS | APRIL 13, 2012

The Lesson from Mali: Do No Harm

An African success story is in trouble. Is the West's intervention in Libya to blame?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 11, 2012

The LWOT: Alleged 9/11 plotter to face death penalty trial

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 6, 2012

We're Winning This Fight

The prime minister of Somalia, present at yesterday's deadly bombing in Mogadishu, on why terrorism won't disrupt his country's turn for the better.

BY ABDIWELI MOHAMED ALI | APRIL 5, 2012

The LWOT: Christian militia members acquitted

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 30, 2012

The LWOT: French homegrown extremist shot dead

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 23, 2012

Filling Saleh's Shoes

Yemen's new president has his work cut out for him. Is he up to the task?

BY TOM FINN | MARCH 21, 2012

The Goldilocks Principle

No one's perfect, and surely not President Obama. But in the rough and tumble world of foreign policy, it's hard to argue he hasn't done most things just about right.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MARCH 15, 2012

The LWOT: Attorney General says U.S. can target Americans

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 9, 2012

Iran Is the Great Distraction

Why Obama and Netanyahu are having the wrong conversation this week.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | MARCH 5, 2012

The LWOT: Obama sidesteps NDAA detainee provisions

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 2, 2012