Terrorism
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
Mission Accomplished. Finally.
Ten years after 9/11, it's time for President Obama to finally call an end to America's adventures abroad.
BY BRUCE ACKERMAN | SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
7 Things You Didn’t Know About the War on Terror
From an attempt to negotiate with Osama bin Laden to a proposal to threaten to bomb Mecca, it's been a wild decade for the U.S. national security establishment.
BY ERIC SCHMITT, THOMAS SHANKER | SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
The Blast-Proof City
Federal buildings and monuments across the United States are now bomb-proof fortresses. But what's being lost in our relentless pursuit of total safety?
BY WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI | SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
The LWOT: Al-Qaeda no. 2 reported killed in Pakistan
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 2, 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
The Black Hole of 9/11
As we assess the legacy of the 10th anniversary of America's seminal terrorist attack, it's worth looking at 10 events from the past decade that have actually been more important.
BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | AUGUST 29, 2011
The LWOT: NYPD worked with CIA on surveillance - Report
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 26, 2011
Stopping the Fifth Column
How to end a post-Qaddafi insurgency in Libya before it starts.
BY BRIAN FISHMAN | AUGUST 24, 2011
Imagining Libya, a Decade from Now
Ten years after the guns have finally been laid down, will Libya still be a mess?
BY DANIEL SERWER | AUGUST 22, 2011
The LWOT: North Carolina terror suspects plead not guilty
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND, ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 19, 2011
Why Is It So Hard to Find a Suicide Bomber These Days?
A decade after 9/11, the mystery is not why so many Muslims turn to terror -- but why so few have joined al Qaeda's jihad.
BY CHARLES KURZMAN | SEPT/OCT 2011
The Black Hawk Down Effect
We all know what went wrong the last time the international community tried to end a crisis in Somalia. But we've forgotten what went right.
BY JOHN L. HIRSCH | AUGUST 12, 2011
Can Obama Be Just Like Ike?
If you want to cut the defense budget, ask a Republican (just not these Republicans).
BY JAMES TRAUB | AUGUST 12, 2011
The LWOT: Alleged Ft. Hood plotter indicted
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 12, 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
Mission Not Accomplished
Reports of al Qaeda's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
BY CHRISTOPHER HEFFELFINGER | AUGUST 5, 2011
All Guns, No Butter
What the debt ceiling deal tells us about the Tea Party's grim vision of American power.
BY JAMES TRAUB | AUGUST 5, 2011
The LWOT: White House releases counter-extremism strategy
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 5, 2011
A Murderer's Manifesto and Me
Anders Behring Breivik, Norway's mass murderer, was a fan of my writing. Here's what I found within his perverse 1,518-page manuscript.
BY PHILLIP LONGMAN | AUGUST 1, 2011
The LWOT: Dozens killed in Norway attacks
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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 29, 2011
We're Winning in Somalia
With a little more donor support, international forces can help drive al-Shabab out of Mogadishu.
BY BOUBACAR GAOUSSOU DIARRA | JULY 26, 2011
Rumble in the Jungle
In Colombia, FARC operations are on the rise as the guerrilla movement changes strategy and returns to its insurgent roots.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JULY 26, 2011
The Super-Lux Super Max
From flat-screen TVs to jogging trails, here's where Norway's accused mass murderer could end up.
IMAGES BY ALEX MASI | JULY 25, 2011
Rise of the Radical Right
Anders Behring Breivik is not alone. In fact, Europe has many more dangerous extremists than anyone thinks.
BY JAMIE BARTLETT, JONATHAN BIRDWELL | JULY 25, 2011
Breivik's Swamp
Was the Oslo killer radicalized by what he read online?
BY TOBY ARCHER | JULY 25, 2011
Norway's Oklahoma City?
The real question is: Why are big terrorist attacks so rare?
BY DANIEL BYMAN | JULY 22, 2011
Norway's 9/11?
Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of Norway's Peace Research Institute Oslo, explains why the Norwegian capital might have been on a terrorist's shortlist of potential targets.
INTERVIEW BY CHARLES HOMANS | JULY 22, 2011
Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?
BY DAVID KENNER
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
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