Ansar al Sharia Mans Security in Benghazi
More than ten months after the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, Ansar al Sharia is even more entrenched in Libyan society. Members of Ansar al Sharia in Benghazi were repo...
BBC
Pakistan’s Toxic Obsession with Kashmir is Still Generating Fresh Victims
Pakistan is beset by such a bewildering array of militant political and religious movements that it is sometimes difficult to keep them straight. The most spectacular events — such as last...
Op-eds
Israel Reportedly Strikes Multiple Targets in Syria in Recent Days
By David Barnett The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck at least one target inside Syria between Thursday evening and Friday morning....
Op-eds
America’s Inexcusable Inaction
In Syria, we are letting Assad slaughter at will
Op-eds
Thatcher Rules
I have a signed copy of Margaret Thatcher’s Statecraft on the mantle above my fireplace. On the...
Op-eds
Taliban Suicide Assault Team Strikes Courtroom in Western Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team stormed a courthouse in western Afghanistan today in an attempt to free Taliban prisoners who were on trial. The Taliban assault team, estimated at between...
Op-eds
Ansar al-Sharia Tunisia’s International Connections
Ansar al-Sharia Tunisia (AST) is the most prominent jihadist organisation in Tunisia, sharing al-Qaeda’s worldview, and yet its strategy is currently more...
Op-eds
Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Reportedly Killed in Syria
A former Guantanamo detainee named Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane has reportedly been killed while fighting in Syria. T...
Op-eds
Under Fire
An Israeli city in Hamas’ crosshairs.
Op-eds
The New Iranian Hostage Crisis
Over and over again, we are told that direct U.S.-Iranian negotiations would be a radical departure from past practice, and might decisively improve the “relationship.” Both...
Op-eds
Afghan Policewoman Kills US Military Adviser Inside Interior Ministry
An Afghan policewoman gunned down a US military adviser inside the Interior Ministry today. The insider, or green-on-blue, attack is the first in nearly six weeks, and the first recorded by a fem...
Op-eds
Iranian Influence in the South Caucasus and the Surrounding Region
Introduction On behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I would like to thank Chairman Burton and Ranking Member Meeks for the opportunity to submit written...
Congressional Testimonies
New Name, Same Problems
A new Syrian opposition group has earned diplomatic recognition from France and Britain. National Coalition for Syrian Revo...
Op-eds
Israel’s Just War
This is the third time the world has seen this tragedy performed. Act I was in 2006, during Israel’s Lebanon War with Hezbollah. Act II played out in 2008 and early 2009, with the first Gaz...
Op-eds
Afghan Policeman Kills 2 British Soldiers in Helmand
An Afghan policeman opened fire on Coalition soldiers operating in Helmand province earlier today, killing two British soldiers. Today's killing of Coalition forces marks the 40th green-on-b...
Op-eds
Al Nusrah Front Claims 2 Suicide, 2 Car Bombings in Aleppo
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, has claimed credit for four bombings in Aleppo today,...
Op-eds
US Adds 2 Senior Hezbollah Military Leaders to Terror List
Yesterday the US Treasury Department added both Hezbollah's military leader and the chief of its External Security Organization to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists....
Op-eds
Suicide Bomber Kills 30 Afghans in Attack at Funeral
A suicide bomber killed 30 Afghans in an attack at a funeral in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar today. The suicide bomber attacked civilians at a funeral ceremony for a resident...
Op-eds
Disturbing Western Tepidness on Saudi Homophobia
When Saudi Arabia informed the international body responsible for approving Internet domain name suffixes that it opposed the creation of a .gay category, the kingdom’s pervasive controls o...
Op-eds
Army of Islam Fighter From Gaza Killed in Syria
A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who was a member of the al Qaeda-linked Army of Islam (Jaish al Islam) was killed during recent fighting in Syria, according to a martyrdom statement released by...