What is the future of al-Qaida and the Islamic State?
Al-Qaida attacked the U.S. homeland on 9/11, unprepared for what would follow. There was a strong disconnect between al-Qaida’s...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
What is the future of al-Qaida and the Islamic State?
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Outside Publications
Hitler’s Generals in America: Nazi POWs and Allied Military Intelligence
Derek R. Mallett. Hitler’s Generals in America: Nazi POWs and Allied Military Intelligence. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2013. 264 pp. $35.00...
The Next Pathankot: India’s New Terrorism Battleground
On January 2, a handful of militants attacked the Indian air force base at Pathankot, in Punjab. Indian security officials...
How America Contributed to the Saudi-Iran Flare-Up
The flare-up between Saudi Arabia and Iran involves far more than another outburst of Shiite-Sunni rivalry, which dates back...
Israel and Its Messianic Right: Path-Dependency and State Authority in International Conflict
Introduction Why do states responsible for unleashing violent nonstate actors fail to stop them? Why do they sometimes continue...
What is the Future of al-Qaida and the Islamic State?
Two years ago today, counterterrorism forecasts focused on a “resurgent” al-Qaida. Debates over whether al-Qaida was again winning the war on...
Yes, Putin May be Starting to Win Georgia Away from the West. Here’s Why That Matters.
Is Georgia on the verge of a Kremlin-inspired political takeover? No. But neither is growing Russian influence a fantasy,...
Who Really Lost Iraq?
In the fall of 1919, a year after the guns of the Great War fell silent, a senior British...
Iran’s New and Dangerous Moment
Politicians, pundits and analysts will no doubt continue to debate whether the terms of the P5+1 nuclear deal with...
How Hamilton Secured Our Strength, Liberty
Jan. 11 marked the anniversary of Alexander Hamilton’s birth in 1757. During his own lifetime, Hamilton had committed defenders...