A panel of experts discuss the new HBO documentary film, Manhunt, which details the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

A panel of experts discuss the new HBO documentary film, Manhunt, which details the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

A panel of experts discuss the new HBO documentary film, Manhunt, which details the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Today, al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) is at a crossroads. Does it revert to what it was prior to 2011, a terrorist organization operating in the shadows? Or does it try to reclaim the territory it lost and once again position itself as a governing authority?

Osama bin Laden's messages reached his followers and his opponents through multiple media channels. Research Links aims to provide researchers with a more comprehensive timeline of statements made by bin Laden between 1994 to 2011, as well as additional background information.

Max Boot argues that President Barack Obama's daring raid on Osama bin Laden now looks like a turning point toward weaker policies.

Osama bin Laden's killing helped spawn a crisis in Pakistan and left tough al-Qaeda-affiliated movements in the Mideast and Africa, says CFR's Linda Robinson.

Max Boot says the death of Anwar al-Awlaki is a fleeting victory without stability in Yemen.

Max Boot argues that the glow of the bin Laden raid may blind the United States to other terrorist threats.

Nicholas Schmidle desscribe the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan by a team of Navy SEALs in this piece for The New Yorker.

Max Boot says early release for political killers is dangerously common.

Joshua Kurlantzick says that as counterterrorism officials plot life for al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden, they would do well to look toward the Indonesian experience.

Michael Hirsh discusses Obama's decision to carry out the CIA operation to seize Osama bin Laden and how that reflects on changes in his character.

Ed Husain says the videos of Osama bin Laden might actually bolster bin Laden's Islamic appeal.

Max Boot says even with Osama bin Laden's death, it is too soon to disengage from Afghanistan.

Walter Ruessell Mead analyzes the impact of Osama bin-Laden's death on U.S., Pakistan relations. He argues that the U.S. should look carefully at alternatives to its alliance with Pakistan in response to what may be a necessary and inevitable transition in the region.

Revelations about Osama bin Laden's plans to attack targets in the United States raises questions about his role in al-Qaeda and the impact his death will have on the idea of global jihad.

John Lee analyzes the impact of bin Laden's death on the relationship between the United States and China.

CFR's Elliott Abrams discusses the implications of Osama bin Laden's death for the future of al-Qaeda and the evolving democracy movements in the Arab world.

This issue guide provides background and analysis on the foreign policy implications of the death of Osama bin Laden.