Intelligence

The LWOT: French homegrown extremist shot dead

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 23, 2012

Fire When Ready

Obama's targeted drone strikes -- even on Americans -- aren't illegal. In fact, there's a solid legal foundation and a number of checks and balances upholding his right to take out terrorists.

BY JACK GOLDSMITH | MARCH 19, 2012

Riding the Dragon

From the Norwegian Coast Guard to Israeli drone technicians, 8 surprising winners of China's massive military buildup.

BY TREFOR MOSS | MARCH 7, 2012

Couch of Duty

Five reasons why video games are lousy propaganda.

BY MICHAEL PECK | MARCH 6, 2012

The LWOT: Obama sidesteps NDAA detainee provisions

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 2, 2012

The LWOT: Gitmo sees first tentative plea deal

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Al Qaeda on the Ropes

The terrorist group is reeling. But that doesn't mean the fight is over.

BY BRIAN FISHMAN AND PHIL MUDD | FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Open Relationship

The United States is doing something right in the war on terror.

BY FRANK CILLUFFO | FEBRUARY 15, 2012

No Joke

Burma's famous comedian-cum-activist explains why he can forgive but refuses to forget.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Cairo's Undercover Strongman

Meet Murad Muwafi, the most important man in Egypt you’ve never heard of.

BY MAGDY SAMAAN | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The Ten Biggest American Intelligence Failures

BY URI FRIEDMAN | JANUARY 3, 2012

The LWOT: Tarek Mehanna convicted on all charges

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 3, 2012

The LWOT: Government approves military custody for terrorist suspects

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 16, 2011

The LWOT: Senate, House edit detainee provision in defense bill

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 14, 2011

Iran Has America's Super Spy Drone. So What?

Getting caught every once in a while is all part of the intelligence game.

BY MICAH ZENKO | DECEMBER 9, 2011

The LWOT: AP report describes secret CIA prison in Romania

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 9, 2011

The LWOT: Norway's anti-terrorism laws tested in conspiracy case

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Twitter vs. the KGB

Can social media save a journalist in trouble in a place like Kyrgyzstan?

BY NATALIA YEFIMOVA-TRILLING | NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The End of FARC?

Why the killing of the Colombian insurgency's leader is a real chance for peace.

BY SILKE PFEIFFER | NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The End of the Innocents

How America's longtime man in Southeast Asia, Jim Thompson, fought to stop the CIA's progression from a small spy ring to a large paramilitary agency -- and was never seen again.

BY JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The LWOT: Basque separatist group renounces violence

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | OCTOBER 21, 2011

The LWOT: Government kill list approved by secret committee - Report

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | OCTOBER 7, 2011

Unilaterally Assured Destruction

If it's possible to deter terrorist attacks, why hasn't the United States adopted this strategy as a core principle of the war on terror?

BY BARRY PAVEL, MATTHEW KROENIG | SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Return of the Renditioned

A Libyan rebel commander claims he was captured and tortured by the CIA. Who else has surfaced from the murky depths of the war on terror's list of the condemned?

BY KATHERINE HAWKINS | SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Is There a Map to the Future?

The former head of the U.S. National Intelligence Council explains why governments try -- and fail -- to see over the horizon.

BY ROBERT HUTCHINGS | AUGUST 31, 2011

The Long War's Long Tail

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross's new book, Bin Laden's Legacy, wonders which side actually is winning the war on terror.

BY J.M. BERGER | AUGUST 30, 2011

Ten More WikiLeaks You Missed

From the Indian April Fools cable to Hanoi's sexy discos to China's dangerous nuclear plants, Julian Assange's hits just keep on coming.

AUGUST 30, 2011

The Myth of Anwar al-Awlaki

One of America's most-wanted Islamist radicals was once a humble, mainstream preacher who became enraged by the war on terror. At least, that's the story some people are selling.

BY J.M. BERGER | AUGUST 10, 2011

Norway's Oklahoma City?

The real question is: Why are big terrorist attacks so rare?

BY DANIEL BYMAN | JULY 22, 2011

Less Is More

Cutting U.S. military aid to Pakistan might be just what the world's most frustrating alliance needs.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 22, 2011