September 3, 2010
Article
Foreign Policy
Noah Feldman says the Obama administration faces both old and new legal challenges over U.S. defense strategies.
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September 2010
Council Special Report No. 56
Council Special Report
Cybersecurity expert Knake recommends the United States use international forums to promote mechanisms that address security concerns in cyberspace while ensuring the Internet remains open for the free exchange of ideas across national boundaries.
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Updated: August 11, 2010
Backgrounder
A profile of Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah.
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August 6, 2010
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Nicholas Shmidle writes that despite the shaky relationship between the United States and Pakistan in the wake of the WikiLeaks documents release, Pakistan plays an important role in Washington's Afghanistan policy.
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August 2, 2010
Analysis Brief
Despite political uncertainty and a recent uptick in violence, the United States is winding down military operations in Iraq, a drawdown that will test Baghdad's nascent democratic institutions.
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July 29, 2010
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In this July 2010 survey report, the Pew Research Center examines Pakistani public opinion of the Taliban and al Qaeda, the United States, and national conditions in Pakistan.
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Updated: July 28, 2010
Backgrounder
A profile of the Islamist militant organization based in southern Somalia.
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Updated: July 26, 2010
Backgrounder
Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, faces persistent accusations of links to terrorism, despite repeated denials.
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July 20, 2010
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Bruce Riedel, senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, wonders in this Brookings Up Front blog if it is time for the U.S. to confront Pakistan about its possible collusions with militant and terrorist organizations.
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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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Expert voices on the gathering debate over nuclear weapons, arms control, and proliferation policy.