Paul R. Pillar

Paul R. Pillar is a former deputy chief of the Counterterrorist Center at the CIA and a nonresident fellow of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

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A carpet bearing images of a map of Afghanistan and flags of different countries is pictured inside a shop on Chicken Street in Kabul. on Feb 2, 2015.
A carpet bearing images of a map of Afghanistan and flags of different countries is pictured inside a shop on Chicken Street in Kabul. on Feb 2, 2015.

Afghanistan Isn’t Good Terrorist Real Estate
Argument
Paul R. Pillar
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KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images

Good While It Lasted
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Paul R. Pillar
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545755_111220_ThinkAgain_1pk2.jpg

Think Again: Intelligence
Think Again
Paul R. Pillar
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Alex Wong/Getty Images

Don’t Blame the Spies
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Paul R. Pillar
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Scott Olson/Getty Images

Yes, America Is Exporting Terrorism
Argument
Paul R. Pillar
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