Michael Scheuer

Michael Scheuer served in the CIA for 22 years before resigning in 2004. He served as the Chief of the bin Laden Unit at the Counterterrorist Center from 1996 to 1999. He is the once anonymous author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror; his most recent book is Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq. Dr. Scheuer was formerly a Senior Fellow with The Jamestown Foundation.

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Merkel-Medvedev Meeting in Sochi Details Russian Takeovers in German Industries

08.18.2009 Vladimir Socor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi on August 14 -their third bilateral meeting thus far this year- in an atmosphere...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Europe

A Mujahideen Bleed-Through from Iraq? Part Four – The Case of Palestine and Israel

12.12.2008 Michael Scheuer

As discussed earlier in this series of articles, the entry of Sunni mujahideen from Iraq into Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon has been a fairly visible...

Publication Terrorism Focus Middle East

Playing With Fire: Pakistan’s Unintended Strategic Challenge in India’s Homeland

09.11.2008 Michael Scheuer

Having examined India’s Afghan policy as a challenge meant to undermine Pakistani security (see Terrorism Focus, August 12), this article examines Pakistan’s low-intensity war against...

Publication Terrorism Focus Central Asia

India’s Strategic Challenge in Pakistan’s Afghan Hinterland

08.12.2008 Michael Scheuer

A defining characteristic of U.S. and Western foreign policy during the Cold War and its aftermath before 9/11 was its failure to integrate counter-terrorism into...

Publication Terrorism Focus South Asia