Volume 014, Issue 16
Op-Ed
Weekly Standard
Max Boot and Richard Bennet look at the success of "low-intensity" U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in the Philippines.
See more in Philippines, Counterterrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
January 4, 2009
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Max Boot writes that Israel cannot ignore Hamas' attacks, but also cannot do what it takes to defeat the enemy because of constraints imposed by its own public.
See more in Middle East, Wars and Warfare, Refugees and the Displaced
Updated: December 17, 2008
Backgrounder
The Bush administration's approach to the detention and prosecution of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. But the battle continues.
See more in United States, International Law, Terrorism and the Law
December 12, 2008
Expert Brief
The terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai represent an escalation in Pakistan's battle between the forces of extremism and moderation, writes CFR's Daniel Markey.
December 12, 2008
Must Read
Middle Eastern and South Asia expert Juan Cole lays out the challenges facing President-elect Barack Obama in dealing with Pakistan, stressing it would be wrong to assume "the Pakistani government is a single, undifferentiated thing, and that all parts of the government would be willing to 'stamp out' terrorists."
See more in Pakistan, Counterterrorism
December 11, 2008
Essential Documents
Report
See more in United States, Human Rights, Terrorism and the Law
December 8, 2008
Must Read
Slate's Jack Goldsmith and Benjamin Wittes offer a blueprint for President-elect Barack Obama's efforts to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
See more in United States, Terrorism and the Law
December 8, 2008
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Max Boot writes that "the predations of pirates and terrorists--two species of international outlaws--have caused much handwringing and a so-far unsuccessful search for solutions."
See more in Global Governance, International Peace and Security
December 4, 2008
Transcript
See more in Iraq, Counterterrorism, Grand Strategy
December 4, 2008
Essential Documents
Speech
See more in India, Pakistan, Terrorist Attacks
The attacks in Mumbai brought new accusations from India that Pakistan and its ISI espionage agency provided support for terrorist attacks inside India. India suspects Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), one of several groups active in the Kashmir dispute, in the Mumbai massacres. This CFR.org Backgrounder provides insight into the history of ISI ties to LeT and other groups, and another Backgrounder looks at India's highly criticized counterterrorism efforts.
Counterterrorism expert Bruce Hoffman discusses the White House's new National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism, which he says is imperfect, but a substantial improvement on its predecessor.
The diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program continues to build. While experts say an Iranian bomb is years off, the program itself raises concern over the prospect of nuclear terrorism.
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