Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Claims Responsibility for Charlie Hebdo Attack
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), an official branch of al Qaeda's international organization, has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack on C...
Arabian Peninsula
Investigators Explore Ties to al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula in Charlie Hebdo Attack
One of the two brothers suspected of attacking the offices of Charlie Hebdo traveled to Yemen, where he likely received training in a camp run by al Qaeda in t...
Op-eds
The Truth About ISIS… They’re Better at Twitter Than War
The Islamic State’s real social media skill makes commentators too willing to believe its shaky territorial claims
Op-eds
Misunderstanding al Qaeda
On Tuesday, September 23, the U.S. government announced that a new bombing campaign was under way in Syria. The Obama administration had been building the case for airstrikes for weeks. The presi...
Op-eds
Who Benefits from Yemen’s Houthi crisis?
It was reported Sunday that the Yemeni government and Houthi Shiite rebels signed an...
Op-eds
The Gulf Cooperation Council: Deepening Rifts and Emerging Challenges
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to discuss tensions in...
Congressional Testimonies
The Gulf Cooperation Council
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to discuss tensions in...
Op-eds
Successes and Failures of the U.S. and NATO Intervention in Libya
Download the full written testimony here (PDF). Ch...
Congressional Testimonies
The Outlaw Vladimir Putin
Co-authored by Lee A. Casey President Obama has repeatedly described Russia's annexation of Crimea as illegal and illegitimate, but he also has sought to minimize the strat...
Op-eds
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Chairman McKeon, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the committee, it is an honor to appear before you to discuss the state of al-Qaeda, its affiliates, and associated groups. My test...
Congressional Testimonies
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Download the full testimony (PDF). Chairman McKeon...
Congressional Testimonies
New Senate Report: Al Qaeda Network Attacked in Benghazi
The Senate Intelligence Committee has now released its declassified review of the intelligence surrounding the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. The bottom line is this: Mul...
Op-eds
Jesus of Palestine?
The members of the American Studies Association care deeply about historical truth, which is why they protested so strenuously when, over Christmas, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas...
Op-eds
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades and the Attack on Iran’s Embassy in Beirut
By David Barnett The Abdullah Azzam Brigades (AAB), an al Qaeda-linked group, announced today that its Hussein bin Ali Battalion was responsible for the double suicide attack on...
Policy Briefs
The Cuban in the Desert
In April 2011, a post appeared on the leading jihadist web forum Shumukh al-Islam authored by a little known writer called Abu As...
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Branch Eyes a New Haven
Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen is focusing on expanding its presence in a remote eastern province that is the ancestral homeland of Osama bin Laden, even as the group remains the target of U.S....
Op-eds
New Vision of al Qaida Rises From U.S. Embassy Closings
The rise in prominence of Nasir al Wuhayshi, the Yemeni head of al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, underscores the transformation of al Qaida from a relatively small group led by one charismatic...
Op-eds
Broad US Terror Alert Mystifies Experts; ‘It’s Crazy Pants,’ One Says
U.S. officials insisted Tuesday that extraordinary security measures for nearly two dozen diplomatic posts were to thwart an “immediate, specific threat,” a claim questioned by counte...
Op-eds
Roll, Jordan, Roll
Amman, Jordan — American boots are on the ground here in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Nearly 5,000 U.S. military personnel joined Jordanian troops for “Eager Lion,”...
Op-eds
See No Evil
During his speech at the National Defense University on May 23, President Obama sought to reassure Americans that they are “safer” because of the administration’s “efforts...