What Will Anwar al-Awlaki’s Death Really Mean for al-Qaeda?
The apparent death of Anwar al-Awlaki -- a U.S. citiz...
National Intelligence Estimate
Cheney Got It Right on Syrian Nukes
The CIA and Bob Woodward got it wrong.
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda Isn’t Beaten Yet
Adecade after the 9/11 attacks, U.S. officials are openly declaring that victory over al-Qaeda is imminent. "Al-Qaeda is sort of on the ropes and taking a lot of shots to the body and the head,"...
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda Is Winning
Their ability to land large-scale attacks like that of September 11 might be eroded, but the group has another strategy.
Op-eds
A Still-Open Nuclear File
Syria's violations would be grave enough if al-Kibar reflected a Syrian attempt to build nuclear weapons for itself.
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda on the Brink?
The idea that al-Qaeda is on the brink of collapse has taken hold. On Wednesday, the Washington Post noted that “U.S. counterterrorism officials are increasingly convinced that the killing...
Op-eds
Too Much Mr. Nice Guy
WASHINGTON — There are three ways in which I believe recent decisions by the Obama administration are, unintentionally, actually fostering the proliferation of nuclear weapons rather than c...
Op-eds
Lead, Senator
The McCain campaign reassures on surveillance reform, but …
Op-eds
Treachery
The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on prewar statements is a disgrace.
Op-eds
Are We Safer?
Yes, George W. Bush has made America more secure since 9/11.
Op-eds
The CIA and Al-Qaeda
In intelligence it’s not so much what you don’t know as what you won’t know. Al Qaeda was initially formed in 1988, when the Soviet Union announced the humiliating with...
Op-eds
Confidence Game
If there's a lesson to be learned from the NIE, it's keep the pressure on Iran.
Op-eds
NIE Report Fails to Explain Retreat on Nuclear Weapons
There's lots to wonder about in the Key Judgments of the latest National Intelligence Estimate, which informs us with "high confidence" that Iran halted its nuclear bomb program four years a...
Op-eds
Soft Foreign Policy Hurts the U.S.
If American diplomacy were delivering on its promises, we'd be heading into boom times for peace and security. Instead, the new year begins with Washington foreign policy increasingly cocoon...
Op-eds
A Year@War
Successes and setbacks.
Op-eds
Re-Thinking Iran Policy
By Joshua Goodman The January 31 cover of The Economist asked an ominous question, "Has Iran Won?" The question certainly has merit. The release of the National Intelli...
Op-eds
Attack Iran, With Words
For those who believe — as I do — that the clerics who rule Iran must never have an arsenal of nuclear weapons, the United States’ course of action ought to be clear: The Bush a...
Op-eds
Weapons, Spooks, and Mirrors
Angleton stays on the news.
Op-eds
When the Clock Strikes Midnight, We Will Be Significantly Less Safe
The Democrats' FISA talking points are nonsense.
Op-eds
Bush Foreign Policy Settles into Weird State of Denial
It's an alarming sign for U.S. foreign policy when Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden says, as he did last month on NBC's Meet the Press, that, personally, he...