List of Al Qaeda articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Next Osama
On the eighth anniversary of 9/11, it's time to finally confront al Qaeda's scary move toward modernization -- and the charismatic sheikh who is leading the way.
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MOHAMED DAHIR/AFP/Getty Images Arming Somalia
The United States sent RPGs, machine guns, mortars, and -- in the words of one U.S. official -- "cash in a brown paper bag" to Somalia last spring. Foreign Policy reports on how the shipments took place, and who's not happy about it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Ultimate AfPak Reading List
A guide to the most critical readings on Afghanistan, Pakistan, al-Qaeda, and U.S. counterterrorism.
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ZOOM DOSSO/AFP/Getty Images Can Mosquito Nets Stop Terrorists?
A previously unreported program sheds light on the battle for Africa's hearts and minds -- and the battle between the State Department and the Department of Defense.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Strategic Communication: Getting Back to Basics
Writing in Joint Force Quarterly, Adm. Michael G. Mullen critiques the U.S. government's approach to winning hearts and minds.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria Clenches Its Fist
Assad to Obama: Thanks but no thanks.
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Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images How Russia Can and Can’t Help Obama
In hindsight, KGB analysts and Soviet officials were extraordinarily prescient about the perils of Islamist terrorism and the fallout from the Afghan jihad. But could Russia, for all its faults and foibles, be a more valuable counterterrorism partner today?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Bright Shining Slogan
How "hearts and minds" came to be.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Not Enough?
Susan Rice's speech was a good start toward global re-engagement. But it was only that -- a start.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How America Is Funding Corruption in Pakistan
Graft is on the rise in Islamabad, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer.
