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Contradictions in Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strategy Leading to Security Collapse
Few in Pakistan doubt that the United States and Pakistan are headed for a total divorce, at least on the question of Pakistan’s counterterrorism strategy in the near future. A strongly-worded press release issued by the Pakistani military’s Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) after the 139th... MORE
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Insurgents Intensify Attacks in Iraq as U.S. Prepares Military Withdrawal
Three mortars were fired at an American base in eastern Baghdad on June 6, killing five U.S. soldiers. The incident represented the single most deadly attack on U.S. forces since 2009. A week later, two additional U.S. soldiers were killed in southern Iraq. In recent... MORE
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Shiite Militancy Makes Inroads in Sunni Gaza
Recent years have witnessed an increase in Iranian activity in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon and Gaza. These activities have had military, political, economic, and religious effects in the region. This article will present the Gaza Strip as an example of Shiite Iran’s increased... MORE
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Understanding Strategic Change in al-Qaeda’s Central Leadership after Bin Laden
Since the leader of al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, was killed on May 2, much analysis has appeared speculating potential changes to the organization and its leadership. This article aims to answer the basic question of in which direction core al-Qaeda (based along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border)... MORE
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Attacks on Saudi Diplomats in Karachi May Be Part of a Saudi-Iranian Proxy War
A diplomatic staffer of the Saudi Consulate in Karachi, Hassan al-Qahtani, was killed by unknown gunmen riding two motorcycles in Karachi on May 16 (Dawn [Karachi], May 16). A few days earlier, unidentified assailants had thrown Russian-made HE-36 hand grenades at the Saudi Consulate in... MORE
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Yemen Without President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Following the bombing of a mosque located within the walls of the Presidential Palace on June 3, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, along with five other ranking government officials who were also injured, was flown to the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh for surgery. [1]... MORE
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Unrest in Syria Inspires New Wave of Kurdish Activism
As the momentum of opposition demonstrations targeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gains in the face of an increasingly violent crackdown by the state, questions are emerging as to the survivability of a regime widely considered to be among the most autocratic in the region. Like... MORE
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India Pressures Pakistan on Other Terrorist Fugitives after Bin Laden’s Death
The secret U.S. operation in Pakistan’s garrison city of Abbottabad in early May has exposed Pakistan’s terror underbelly. The operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden triggered severe international criticism against Pakistan for allegedly sheltering the al-Qaeda chief for almost six years.... MORE
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Salafists, Copts and Sectarianism in Egypt after the Revolution
Egypt’s Salafist movement has made good use of the liberties won in the January 25 Egyptian Revolution, despite its small role in the demonstrations that deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian Salafists held conferences countrywide to determine their course in an uncertain future. [1]... MORE
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From Rommel to Qaddafi: Petrol Supplies Still the Key to Military Success in Libya
“The bravest men can do nothing without guns, the guns can do nothing without plenty of ammunition, and neither guns nor ammunition are of much use in mobile warfare unless there are vehicles with sufficient petrol to haul them around.” General Erwin Rommel, 1942 [1]... MORE