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Forum Summary: Erdogan, Clinton, Kerry, and Ibrahim Address the 2010 U.S.-Islamic World Forum

With a video message from U.S. President Barack Obama and an address from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Saban Center at Brookings and the Government of Qatar hosted

The Useless Logic of Round Numbers

Did Gazans starve less after 100 days of Obama's presidency? Do Palestinians care much for round numbers? I doubt it. Nor do Iraqis, Afghanis, and, now, Yemenis. Misery is misery,

Operation Breakfast Redux

he CIA’s escalating drone war in the Pakistani tribal borderlands and Richard Nixon’s secret bombing campaign against the Cambodian equivalent, argues Pratap Chatterjee.

How the Pentagon Counts Coups in Washington

The US president’s team estimates savings of $250 billion over 10 years. On the other hand, the National Priorities Project has done some sober figuring, based on projections from the

Talking to the Taliban

The new Afghan strategy marks a fresh start but great obstacles to a peaceful settlement - and no doubt a lot more fighting - still lie ahead, says Patrick Seale.

Obama Ignores Key Afghan Warning

The US President and other misguided Democrats are hell bent on preventing the bemedaled Petraeus, a likely Republican candidate for President in 2012, from painting them soft on terrorism. Letting

House Testimony: The Paradoxes of Al Qaeda

I’m testifying today before the House Armed Services Committee about Al Qaeda and U.S. policy. My complete testimony follows.

Looking Under My Bed For Al Qaeda

I looked under my bed last night. Just in case. And don't tell me you haven't either.

Sudan Needs International Action

The West has tended to back the southerners, while China has armed and backed the Khartoum government. That is why a United States-China entente may be the only way to

The new wake of Al-Qaeda

The French expert ANNE GIUDICELLI stressed that the recent failed operation carried out by the Nigerian Farouq Abdel Motaleb demonstrates a new strategy of the network that would extract it