al Qaeda

The LWOT: Somali indicted after secret arrest, interrogation

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 8, 2011

Trouble Down South

For Saudi Arabia, Yemen's implosion is a nightmare.

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | JULY 5, 2011

The LWOT: DoJ limits CIA torture inquiry

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 1, 2011

Don't Be Evil

What Google doesn't get about violent extremism -- and how it can do better.

BY WILLIAM MCCANTS | JUNE 30, 2011

The Road Home from Kabul

Drawing down troops from Afghanistan is the right move. Now it's time to focus on the real threat in the neighborhood: the one coming from Pakistan.

BY JOHN KERRY | JUNE 24, 2011

The World's Most Dangerous Borders

Thirteen places you don't want to be stuck at.

BY PHILIP WALKER | JUNE 24, 2011

Let's Make a Deal

The United States and the Taliban should be able to work out a compromise on Afghanistan. But will the Afghans be able to live with it?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 24, 2011

The LWOT: Two arrested in Seattle terror plot; Guantánamo gets a new prosecutor

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 24, 2011

Get Out, or Get the Hell Out?

President Obama's speech highlights one inconvenient truth: The United States is running out of time in Afghanistan. And the only question, it seems, is how fast to head for the exits.

JUNE 22, 2011

Think Again: Failed States

On 9/11, the West woke up to the threat posed by failed states. But did we actually understand it?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY/AUGUST 2011

The Brutal Truth

Failed states are mainly a threat to their own inhabitants. We should help them anyway.

BY STEWART PATRICK | JULY/AUGUST 2011

The LWOT: Ayman al-Zawahiri appointed al-Qaeda leader

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 17, 2011

Country First

After a turbulent decade abroad, the Republican Party turns inward.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 17, 2011

The Five Habits of Highly Effective Terrorist Organizations

Management lessons for al Qaeda’s new boss.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | JUNE 16, 2011

The LWOT: Chicago man convicted of supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 10, 2011

Al Qaeda's Toughest Task

Slain jihadi leaders like Ilyas Kashmiri and Osama bin Laden aren't so easily replaced.

BY RAFFAELLO PANTUCCI | JUNE 6, 2011

The LWOT: Iraqis arrested on terror charges in Kentucky

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 3, 2011

The LWOT: Patriot Act renewed just before deadline

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 27, 2011

The LWOT: Mumbai terror trial focuses on Pakistani intelligence role

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 24, 2011

The Antisocial Network

Osama bin Laden may be dead, but his legion of online jihadis is more determined than ever.

BY EVAN F. KOHLMANN | MAY 23, 2011

The New Face of al Qaeda?

The Yemeni-American firebrand preacher, Anwar al-Awlaki, won't replace Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda's No. 1 -- but Washington should be worried about his increasing prominence.

BY CHRISTOPHER BOUCEK | MAY 18, 2011

The LWOT: Terrorism trial begins in Chicago; Florida terrorism suspect to plead not guilty

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 17, 2011

Raging at Rawalpindi

American leaders are furious with Pakistan’s military in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing. But twisting arms will only backfire.

BY SHUJA NAWAZ | MAY 13, 2011

The LWOT: NYPD arrests two in plot against synagogue; U.S. finds bin Laden "diary"

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 13, 2011

Too Big to Fail?

Is Syria's repressive dictatorship really so crucial to Mideast peace and stability that we can't let it fail? The Obama administration still seems to think so.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 12, 2011

Checkbook Jihad

The raid that killed Osama bin Laden may finally shed light on the financial network behind al Qaeda.

BY MATTHEW LEVITT | MAY 11, 2011

The Fight Goes On

In Afghanistan, bin Laden's dead and the Taliban don't care.

BY ANNA BADKHEN | MAY 11, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. releases bin Laden videos; AQIM lauds bin Laden

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 10, 2011

The Age of the Manhunt

Never before have individuals been so threatening to the security of nation-states. And never before have nations had so many tools to dispatch these enemies. But is the effort worth the risk?

BY BENJAMIN RUNKLE | MAY 9, 2011

The Code of the Hills

It’s not Abbottabad the United States should be worried about.

BY AKBAR AHMED | MAY 6, 2011