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January 7, 2008
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Daily Analysis
The killing of Benazir Bhutto sent shock waves through Pakistani society. Now concerns are rising about the impact on neighboring Afghanistan.
See more in Afghanistan, Terrorism
November 19, 2007
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Daily Analysis
Throngs of holiday travelers push the limits of already taxed security and air traffic control systems, making for an unsavory Thanksgiving recipe.
See more in United States, Border and Ports, Defense/Homeland Security
Updated: August 13, 2007
Daily Analysis
A meeting of tribal leaders from Afghanistan and Pakistan aimed to counter a Taliban resurgence but events in Pakistan and Iran complicate the struggle.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Defense Strategy
July 19, 2007
Must Read
This report on incidents in Afghanistan during June, from the Center for Defense Information, says casualties among the Afghan National Police (ANP) force continued to increase in June.
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Updated: June 8, 2007
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Backgrounder
An overview of the Fatah al-Islam terrorist group.
See more in Lebanon, Terrorist Organizations
May 11, 2007
Daily Analysis
The arrests of six alleged terrorists in New Jersey offers insight into the challenges homegrown terrorism poses for U.S. law enforcement.
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April 16, 2007
Daily Analysis
A series of suicide bombings across North Africa raises fears that a new front is emerging in the global jihad.
See more in North Africa, Terrorism
Updated: April 6, 2007
Daily Analysis
As the surge gets underway in Baghdad, an increase in suicide attacks outside Iraq’s capital demonstrates the continued effectiveness of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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April 1, 2007
Must Read
This report from Human Rights Watch concerns insurgent attacks and their consequences. It is based on accounts provided by witnesses, victims, and victims’ relatives, and a thorough review of records and reports of incidents in 2006 and through the first two months of 2007. The report also includes an assessment of statements by insurgent groups themselves, who often claim responsibility for attacks that kill and injure large numbers of civilians.
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Updated: March 2007
| Author: | Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies |
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Academic Module
Three years after September 11, the United States is still dangerously unprepared to prevent or respond to another attack on its soil. Faced with this threat, the United States should be operating on a wartime footing at home. But despite the many new security precautions that have been proposed, America’s most serious vulnerabilities remain ominously exposed.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, Targets for Terrorists
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Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
Three-Front War (4/30): Michael Gerson argues that a decent outcome in Iraq would be considerably devalued if counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan stall, in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
Walter Russell Mead recounts the story of the centuries-long rivalry between the English- speaking peoples and their enemies in God and Gold.
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