Trending Terrorism in Asia
Newscom A recent survey of indicators compiled and presented by The Heritage Foundation found that Asian countries comprise three out of the top four countries with the most domestic terrorist attacks....
View ArticleWhat the Mehsud Strike Means for Fighting Global Terrorism
Newscom It was welcome news that a U.S.-launched drone strike killed Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) who was responsible for slaughtering thousands of Pakistanis and wanted for...
View ArticleAfghan Terrorist Detainees to Be Released: A Wake-Up Call
FINDLAY KEMBER/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom In a move that was long in coming but widely expected, the Afghan government announced today that it is going to release all but 16 of the 88 terrorist detainees...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda Seeks American Recruits in Syria
Massimo Pizzotti Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom Al-Qaeda forces in Syria are actively seeking recruits from Americans who have traveled there to fight or to assist opposition forces, according to...
View ArticleAssad’s War on Terrorism Is a Misnomer
Newscom The Syrian peace talks are cautiously proceeding despite Iran being invited and then disinvited from the talks, divisions within the Syrian government delegation, and utter disagreement over...
View Article“Terrorism Is Real, Definable, and Bad”
“[W]e are not as safe as we should be,” Christopher Harmon notes in chapter one of his new book, A Citizen’s Guide to Terrorism and Counterterrorism. Harmon focused on his two reasons for writing the...
View ArticleU.S. Interests Lie in a Democratic Bangladesh
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week held a hearing on labor and trade issues in the aftermath of the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza last April that killed over 1,100 garment...
View ArticleObama's Path to Defeat in Afghanistan
President Obama and Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State. Photo credit: Dennis Brack/Pool/Sipa Press/secpotusipa.004/1011190005 Former secretary of state, national security adviser and Nobel...
View ArticleTerrorist Arrests in India Mark Victory Ahead of Elections
Several members of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist group have been arrested in the lead up to elections in India. Suspected IM leader Tehsin Akthar—the alleged architect of the deadly Patna...
View ArticleA Nation That Is 'Boston Strong'
Photo: CJ GUNTHER/EPA/Newscom After the bombing shattered the Boston Marathon last year, hundreds of runners left their shoes behind in a spontaneous memorial. Many wrote messages on them. Those are...
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