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February 27, 2014
Is the CIA Better Than the Military at Drone Killings?
It’s been more than a year since incoming CIA Director John Brennan signaled his intention to shift drone warfare to the Pentagon as soon as possible. Brennan, a career spook, was said to b...
February 26, 2014
Ex-Gitmo Detainee Latest to be Suspected of Terrorism
The arrest of a former Guantanamo prisoner in England on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism is the latest example of a failed release program that is setting free unrepentant jihadists, an anal...
February 26, 2014
Five top Gitmo Parolees Who Returned to Terror
About 170, or 30% of released Guantanamo Bay detainees have gone on to engage in terrorist activities, and many have been Killed, died in fighting or were rearrested, says Thomas Joscelyn...
February 26, 2014
Pentagon Contractors Exploring Business with Iran
Multiple companies currently exploring new business ventures in Iran are also cashing in on highly lucrative contracts with the U.S. Defense Department, raising questions about whether their deal...
February 25, 2014
Obama About to Repeat Iraq Disaster
Reuters is reporting “U.S. President Barack Obama has told the Pentagon to prepar...
February 25, 2014
Turkish Courts Return $4.5 Million to Accused ‘Cash-For-Gold’ Suspect
In a surprising decision, Turkish courts have returned the $4.5 million in cash that authorities found in shoe boxes during a Dec. 17 raid on the home of the former head of Turkey’s state-o...
February 21, 2014
Report: Turkey Financing Top Global Terror Groups
Turkey has become a principal financial hub for terrorists under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government has helped Iran skirt sanctions, supported jihadi groups i...
February 21, 2014
Turkey Should Come Under Scrutiny for Dealings With Iran, Says Think Tank
Turkey could become a major problem for the Obama administration if it continues to turn a blind eye to the country’s shady financing deals, an influential foreign policy think tank warns i...
February 21, 2014
Rouhani Away From Nuclear Glare Can’t Move Domestic Agenda
Away from the glare of the nuclear talks between Iran and world powers, President Hassan Rouhani has endured a series of setbacks and ret...
February 21, 2014
Analysis: Al-Qaida Unlikely to Force Hezbollah Out of Syria
Could the continued onslaught by al-Qaida-linked jihadists force H...
February 21, 2014
Gaza Left Out of Mideast Peace Talks
This crowded bit of Mediterranean shore is a long way from the closed-door rooms where Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are holding the first real peace talks in years. But as Secreta...
February 20, 2014
Iran Talks Set Five-Month Plan for Race to Final Nuclear Accord
Iran and world powers set a schedule for five months of negotiations in a race to agree on a definitive nuclear accord before their int...
February 20, 2014
Senior al-Qaeda Figure Leaves Iran Amid a Series of Departures By Terrorist Suspects
A senior al-Qaeda figure with close ties to the terrorist group’s current leader has left Iran, where he had lived for years after fleeing American forces in Afghanistan in 2001, according...
February 20, 2014
Split within Al Qaeda Over Syrian Rebels Grows
Sharp divisions among al Qaeda terrorists in the Middle East are continuing despite a recent appeal by the group’s top leader to heal the rift between two warring factions. While t...
February 20, 2014
Egypt Terror Group Gives Tourists Two Days to Get Out
Ansar Jerusalem, a shadowy but prolific terrorist group based in Egypt’s lawless Sinai Peninsula, has announced it carried out the ...
February 19, 2014
Washington Critics Sound Alarm as Iran Talks Resume
As a first round of talks toward a long-term comprehensive nuclear agreement between the P5+1 states and Iran began Tuesday, critics warned that the Vienna negotiations could end in a deal &ndash...
February 18, 2014
The Tangled Web of Words that ‘al Qaeda’ has Become
Was it al Qaeda “core,” al Qaeda &ldquo...
February 18, 2014
Cut the Palestinian Authority Off
Since the mid-1990’s, when limited Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip was established pursuant to various Israel-PLO agreements inked during the Oslo process, the United S...
February 18, 2014
Tourist Attack in Egypt May Be a Turning Point: Analysts
Sunday's bomb blast on a bus carrying 33 tourists in the Red Sea resort town of Taba, which killed three South Koreans and the Egyptian bus driver, marked the first major attack on visitors...
February 18, 2014
Turkish Companies See New Business Opportunities In Iran
Ankara and Tehran may disagree over the Syrian conflict, but the two governments recognize opportunities for increasing trade between their countries in the wake of eased sanctions against Iran -...
February 18, 2014
Iran Bait-and-Switch
The administration, just a couple months after promising up one side and down another that it could within six months reach a final deal with the Iranians, is now openly admitting a final deal wi...
February 18, 2014
Nuclear Talks with Iran Headed for Collision in Austria
Iranian and U.S. negotiators began meeting Tuesday for a new round of talks over a nuclear program that Iranian leaders are vowing to keep despite a threat from the U.S. Senate of harsh sanctions...
February 18, 2014
How (Not) to Do Business with NATO
In April 2009, military teams from Turkey and Syria crossed the border and visited outposts during joint military drills. That was the first time a ...
February 13, 2014
Iran’s Economy Improving Amid Nuclear Talks
Iran's economy is getting a boost from the reprieve in international sanctions amid ongoing talks with Tehran over the country's nuclear program, the International Monetary Fund said in...
February 13, 2014
I.M.F. Study Details Perils of Iranian Economy
The International Monetary Fund issued a sobering appraisal of Iran’s economy on Wednesday, warning that years of government mismanagement aggravated by the impact of the West’s antin...
February 13, 2014
Column One: Why Turkey is Gone for Good
Last Thursday, two Turkish businessmen stopped for lunch in a fish restaurant during a business trip to Edirne in theBabaeski region. At some point during their...
February 13, 2014
Iran’s Black Gold
Exports of Iranian crude oil jumped in January, raising concerns that the sanctions relief included in the interim nuclear agreement between Western countries and Tehran is giving a shot in the a...
February 13, 2014
U.S. Treasury Says Iran Helping Al-Qaeda in Syria
Iran is assisting key Al-Qaeda figures to transfer Sunni fighters into Syria, the Obama administration charged Thursday. The accusation, detailed in new sanc...
February 12, 2014
Turkey Laws on Terror Financing Under Scrutiny at Paris Meetings
Turkish efforts to tighten laws to block financing for terrorist groups will be in the spotlight at meetings in Paris starting today, amid U.S. concerns that funds are moving through Turkey to al...
February 11, 2014
Obama Administration Mulls Lethal Strike on American in Pakistan
The Obama administration is considering authorizing t...
February 11, 2014
Corker and Menendez Try to Implant Spine in Administration
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, did not join a letter last week signed by 42 Republicans that pushed for a vote on the Menendez-Kirk Iran sancti...
February 10, 2014
Exclusive: U.S. Won’t Seize Taliban Ally’s Cash
In the last 17 months since the U.S. government financially blacklisted the Haqqani Network, one of the deadliest insurgent groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan, not a single dollar associated with...
February 10, 2014
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Forge Stronger Strategic Alliance
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are expected to sign an agreement on security and defence cooperation when the kingdom’s crown prince visits Islamabad this weekend. The trip comes after...
February 10, 2014
Insight: Nuclear Deal Heightens Tension Between Iran President and Guards
The article on Iran's semi-official Fars news agency appeared routine: the minister of roads and urban development said the ministry does not have a contract with construction firm Khatam al...
February 10, 2014
In Yemen, Questions and Anger Over U.S. Drone Targets After Civilian Deaths
A drone-fired U.S. missile struck a car southeast of here on a winter night last year, killing two alleged al-Qaeda operatives who lived openly in their community. But it also killed two cousins...
February 10, 2014
Mullahs Prosper as Sanctions Fatigue Hits
Add this to the list of concerns over the crumbling state of international sanctions against Iran: The United Nations Security Council's authority and, specifically, its ability to impose sa...
February 10, 2014
Al Qaeda Inc. on the Rise
A panel of terrorism and national security experts at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies said Wednesday that al Qaeda’s brand is the strongest its ever been, contrary to administrati...
February 10, 2014
British Jihadists Torture Syrian Rebel
The biggest looming security threat for many Western countries, including the United States, will come from hundreds of jihadists returning home after cutting their teeth fighting in the Syrian c...
February 10, 2014
Q&A: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Digs into Al Qaeda in Tunisia
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, has written extensively about Al Qaeda and its affiliates (and misconceptions about the movement) and contri...
February 6, 2014
Jihadist Return Is Said to Drive Attacks in Egypt
In just the last two weeks, Islamist militants have detonated a c...
February 6, 2014
Syria Holding Onto Chemical Weapons?
Syria will miss a second deadline to turn over its chemical weapons components for destruction Wednesday amid a British report that Bashar Assad's regime is stockpiling the weaponry for use...
February 6, 2014
Jihadi Threat Grows as Egypt Turns to al-Seesi for Security
The rise of Abdelfatah al-Seesi in Egypt is pouring fuel on an Islamist militant campaign that threatens his image as the only man who c...
February 6, 2014
Islamists Spread Terrorism in Chaos of Egypt, Target Military to Seize Control
Islamist militants in Egypt’s volatile Sinai Peninsula have increased the number and range of their attacks on military targets as they push to undermine Egypt’s top army official, an...
February 6, 2014
Iran’s Bomb in the Basement
It is happening in slow motion, to be sure. But we are witnessing how a nuclear armed Iran is changing the face of the Middle East. For years, US leaders, including&...
February 6, 2014
Why Is Turkey Harboring Terrorists?
Turkey is arguably America's most important ally on issues in the Middle East—it's a strong NATO member, it represents the interests of the United States in several ...
February 6, 2014
Rumors of al Qaeda’s Demise
For five years, the Obama administration has touted its success in the war against al Qaeda. In formal addresses, daily press briefings, and campaign speeches top administration officials have ce...
February 5, 2014
Lawmakers Look for the ‘Golden Loophole’ in Iran Strategy
If Western sanctions and diplomacy fail to curb Iran’s nuclear program, Tehran’s use of Turkey to swap oil for gold in recent years may be seen as a primary reason. U.S. lawm...
February 5, 2014
Obama and the Kings
President Obama will go to Saudi Arabia next month to visit with King Abdullah. Also next month, Obama will meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in California. One can only imagine what...
February 4, 2014
Egypt’s Sea of Troubles
The growing and sophisticated insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula, along with its declared emphasis on attacking the Egyptian regime's economic lifeblood, has raised fears over the security of...
February 4, 2014
US Officials: Iran Is Not Open for Business Yet
U.S. officials said Tuesday that an interim deal with Iran that promises to curb its nuclear program in exchange for some relief from economic sanctions does not mean that Tehran is open for busi...
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