Terrorism

Welcome to Shura City

Religious and ethnic conflicts have left the Taliban's headquarters-in-exile battered and bleeding.

BY FARAH JAN | APRIL 5, 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

Spy Games

The Department of Homeland Security is trying to hack into your Xbox. Should gamers be worried?

BY MICHAEL PECK | APRIL 2, 2012

The LWOT: Christian militia members acquitted

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 30, 2012

Power Grab

President Obama's real constitutional overreach was Libya, not health care.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MARCH 28, 2012

Pushing Back

President Barack Obama's advisors fire back at Mitt Romney.

MARCH 28, 2012

The LWOT: French homegrown extremist shot dead

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 23, 2012

The Fallout from Toulouse

Will the massacre in France turn out to be Nicolas Sarkozy's Oklahoma City?

BY ERIC PAPE | MARCH 22, 2012

Le Nouveau Normal

The Toulouse shootings are macabre and tragic, but in the end a banal and fading version of extremism.

BY JUSTIN VAÏSSE | MARCH 22, 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

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

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

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 9, 2012

The LWOT: Obama sidesteps NDAA detainee provisions

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 2, 2012

Obama’s Shadow Wars

Missile-wielding drones and elite Special Forces units are the new face of American power, and the White House is increasingly relying on them to fight terror in the farthest corners of the globe.

MARCH/APRIL 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

When Assad Won

A bloody six-year civil war fought against Bashar al-Assad's father presents a cautionary tale for Syria's modern-day rebels.

BY DAVID KENNER | FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The Boy Who Cried Lone Wolf

If someone hands you a completed bomb and sends you on your way, you're doing it wrong.

BY J.M. BERGER | FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The LWOT: Underwear bomber receives life sentence

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Al Qaeda's Merger

Al Qaeda has joined forces with its Somali cousin, the insurgent-terrorist group al-Shabab.

BY J.M. BERGER | FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The Counterterrorism Consensus

How did liberals end up supporting the Obama administration’s continuation of George W. Bush's secret war on terror?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The LWOT: Chicago cab driver pleads guilty to material support charge

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The LWOT: Four plead guilty to London Stock Exchange plot

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The LWOT: Guilty plea in Maryland terrorism case

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 27, 2012

The LWOT: Denver man charged with material support

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 24, 2012

The Military-Political Complex

Why is Barack Obama standing to the right of conservatives when it comes to cutting the defense budget?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 20, 2012

The LWOT: Al-Nashiri hearing focuses on mail debate

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 20, 2012

Enough Already

It's time to talk to the Taliban.

BY STEPHEN HADLEY AND JOHN PODESTA | JANUARY 18, 2012

The LWOT: Hezbollah suspect leads Thai police to chemical stash

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 17, 2012

The LWOT: Gitmo observes 10-year anniversary

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 13, 2012