One Year On: Mystery Still Shrouds Boston Bombers
One year ago today, two backpack bombs were detonated at the Boston Marathon, killing three people. More than 260 others were wounded or maimed. In the months since, many man-hours have been spen...
Los Angeles Times
Obama and Ashton’s Non-Existent Red Lines in Tehran?
The EU’s top diplomat, Catherine Ashton, made her first visit to Iran Saturday on International Women’s Day. Her main goal was to rehabilitate the anti-Western mullah regime as a part...
Op-eds
Negotiations on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), thank you for inviting me to testify today on the implementation...
Congressional Testimonies
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
Follow-Up Needed After the EU’s Hezbollah Ban
The European Union (EU) dealt a blow to the Lebanon-based terrorist organization Hezbollah earlier this week, blacklisting the organization’s military wing. The EU was wise to focus its att...
Policy Briefs
For a Total Ban on Hezbollah
On Monday, the European Union foreign ministers discussed in the context of their meeting in Brussels on an EU-wide ban on the military wing of Hezbollah. And for good reason: In the sum...
Op-eds
Notes on the Tsarnaevs’ Radicalization
The investigation into the radicalization of the Boston Marathon bombing’s Tsarnaev brothers has only just begun. While the picture of the radicalization of th...
Op-eds
Europe Has a Serious Hezbollah Problem
After decades of denial, Europe’s leaders may have to face the grim truth about the world’s most sophisticated terror group.
Op-eds
In Europe, a Growing Case for Banning Hezbollah
There's new evidence that the group's jihadist and political branches are intertwined.
Op-eds
Breaking the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nexus
Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade...
Congressional Testimonies
Breaking the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nexus
Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade...
Op-eds
Now Obama Needs to Pressure Turkey
In a surprise development on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an apology to Turkis...
Op-eds
Blaming Terrorists for Terrorism
Yesterday the Bulgarian government announced the results of its investigation into...
Op-eds
Europe’s Hezbollah Problem
In the wake of the Bulgarian bombing investigation, will the European Union finally designate Hezbollah a terrorist group?
Op-eds
Eisenhower’s New Fans
Barack Obama and Chuck Hagel look to the 34th president as a foreign-affairs model. But is it a willful misreading?
Op-eds
Taliban Promise ‘Sacred Jihad’ if US Forces Remain in Afghanistan Past 2014
The Taliban have vowed to continue their "sacred jihad" if the Afghan government agrees to allow the United States to keep forces in Afghanistan past 2014. The Taliban made the statement as the A...
Op-eds
Insurgency Encroaching on Central Afghanistan
By LWJ Staff As NATO forces continue to scale down combat operations in Afghanistan, New Zealand forces that have been stationed in the relatively stable central province of Bam...
Op-eds
Spinning Benghazi
Ahead of what is sure to be a contentious presidential debate focusing on foreign policy on Monday, anonymous “intelligence officials” have decided to update the Benghazi story. &ldqu...
Op-eds
Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data
Data last updated on Oct. 16, 2012 I. Introduction II. Data Summary...