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Latest Terrorism Monitor Articles
How Significant is Syria’s Role in Iraq?
When U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns arrived in Damascus on September 11 to discuss the continuing infiltration of terrorist operatives from Syria into Iraq with President Bashar Assad, he found the country's obstinate young ruler to be almost exuberantly cooperative. Assad's sudden change... MORE
Syria, the U.S. and Terrorism
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Israel was not alone in the Middle East in trying to tie its wagon to the Bush administration's ensuing war on terrorism. Syria, too, sought to underline its own hostility to militant Islam, reminding Washington that it had... MORE
The New Face of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan
The September 26 death of Amjad Farooqi, Pakistan's most wanted terrorist, reveals the new face of terrorism taking shape in the backwoods of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Killed after a five-hour gun battle with security forces in Sindh, Pakistan, Farooqi had a bounty of Rs 20... MORE
Financing Terror: An Overview
Terrorism financing is widely acknowledged to be an essential component of terrorist activity. Accordingly, and especially after 9/11, combating the financing of terrorism was deemed to merit its own specialization and was subsequently elevated to the level previously reserved for the combating of money laundering.... MORE
Drugs and the Financing of Terrorism
The financing of terrorism through illicit drug trafficking has been touted as a major problem since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Indeed, during the last decade, Afghanistan has been the most important opium producing country in the world. It was under Taliban rule... MORE
Wahhabism and al-Qaeda in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Nine years have passed since the imposition of the Dayton Agreement on war torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. While Dayton facilitated the end of fighting between Serb, Croat, and Bosnian republican forces - the latter typically referred to in global media as "Muslim militia" - it also left... MORE
Al Qaeda’s Threat to Japan: Tokyo’s Wake Up Call to the War on Terrorism
In October of 2003 Japan received its first overt threat from al Qaeda. A videotape was released on which Osama Bin Laden purportedly promised suicide attacks against the United States and those countries supporting the American occupation of Iraq. That list includes Australia, Great Britain,... MORE
Editor’s Note On East Asia
In the case of East Asia, some countries -- like China -- have been skilled at adapting the war on terror to their own national security priorities. For others -- such as Indonesia and Japan -- the specter of transnational terrorism as represented by al... MORE
Viktor Bout: From International Outlaw to Valued Partner
Viktor Vasilevich Bout, one of the world's most notorious arms merchants with proven links to the Taliban, has become a valued partner of the U.S. as it grapples with the insurgency in Iraq. Bout's airline, British Gulf, flies material into Baghdad International airport for the... MORE
Syria’s Supposed Schizophrenia
Much has changed since the 1960s and 70s. Back then, there was a whole host of states that could be suspected of funding, equipping or lending more surreptitious assistance to terrorist organizations. In 2004, the list of state sponsors of terrorism has diminished considerably. Born... MORE