2013-05-17T18:28:11Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/j/jenkins_brian_michael.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/09/27/NJ.html 2010-09-27T04:00:00Z 2010-09-27T04:00:00Z

We have come through wars, depressions, natural and man-made disasters, indeed higher levels of domestic terrorist violence than that we face today, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/06/24/RAND.html 2010-06-24T20:19:00Z 2010-06-24T20:19:00Z

How should the United States counter homegrown jihadist terrorism? With al Qaeda and its jihadist allies extolling recent terrorist exploits in the United States, we must anticipate further attacks by terrorists who have been recruited and radicalized here in this country, writes Brian Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/05/12/AOLN.html 2010-05-12T18:17:00Z 2010-05-12T18:17:00Z

Why aren't there more Times Square bombers? It is not a complaint, but a question that intrigues terrorism analysts. Why haven't more jihadist terrorist attacks been attempted in the United States since 9/11?, asks Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/05/10/NJ.html 2010-05-10T14:09:00Z 2010-05-10T14:09:00Z

The lesson of the Times Square attack is that the terrorist threat posed by the jihadist movement continues to evolve. It is today more decentralized, more dependent upon al Qaeda's affiliates, allies and individual acolytes to continue its global terrorist campaign, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/04/26/NJ.html 2010-04-26T13:40:00Z 2010-04-26T13:40:00Z

Although al Qaeda appears to be coming under pressure in some dimensions, I remain wary of calling a tipping point, and I am even more skeptical about the prospect of a knockout punch, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/03/26/WP.html 2010-03-26T18:53:00Z 2010-03-26T18:53:00Z

President Obama's nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration said he would like U.S. airport screening to more closely resemble Israel's. Perhaps attention is turning to what really matters about the attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253: what it can teach us about aviation security, write

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/03/12/AOLN.html 2010-03-12T20:16:00Z 2010-03-12T20:16:00Z

The revelation of the arrest in October of Colleen Renee LaRose, who had adopted the pathetically predictable nom de guerre Jihad Jane, once again focuses national attention on homegrown terrorism. But while worrisome, this threat needs to be kept in perspective, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/03/05/LATM.html 2010-03-05T15:02:00Z 2010-03-05T15:02:00Z

High-ranking officials in Washington tell Americans that the threat from terrorists—principally self-radicalized homegrown terrorists—is high. Do terrorists pose a threat to Los Angeles? asks Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/12/30/SPH.html 2009-12-30T15:39:00Z 2009-12-30T15:39:00Z

Two foiled airliner bombings bracket a decade that changed the world's understanding of terrorism as a new form of global warfare and has had profound ramifications we are still coming to grips with in the U.S., writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/12/01/RAND.html 2009-12-01T23:54:00Z 2009-12-01T23:54:00Z

President Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan reflects a nation deeply divided on the war. There are compelling arguments on both sides, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/08/26/FP.html 2009-08-26T14:51:00Z 2009-08-26T14:51:00Z

In hindsight, KGB analysts and Soviet officials were extraordinarily prescient about the perils of Islamist terrorism and the fallout from the Afghan jihad. But could Russia, for all its faults and foibles, be a more valuable counterterrorism partner today, asks Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/21/GS.html 2009-04-21T19:36:00Z 2009-04-21T19:36:00Z

The recent French and American rescues of hostages held by pirates off the coast of Somalia were necessary and proper. No one believes these actions will end piracy. But unless we impose risks on the pirates--which means taking some risks ourselves--piracy will certainly flourish, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/01/GS.html 2009-04-01T13:33:00Z 2009-04-01T13:33:00Z

Former Vice President Cheney has been insisting again that the coercive interrogation techniques used against terrorism detainees after 9/11 prevented attacks on the United States.... His assertions merit more careful examination, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/02/13/HST.html 2009-02-13T16:43:00Z 2009-02-13T16:43:00Z

The lawlessness along the mexican border has gone way beyond a local crime wave: there has been a dramatic increase in armed robberies, not by lone gunmen but by heavily armed gangs. Kidnappings and homicides are way up—and not just murders but beheadings.... It is starting to look like a terrorist campaign, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/12/16/NJ.html 2008-12-16T16:33:00Z 2008-12-16T16:33:00Z

The debate over withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has effectively ended: Troops will begin withdrawing in early 2009.... What is not yet entirely clear is what type of residual American force may remain in Iraq, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/12/09/UPI.html 2008-12-09T14:53:00Z 2008-12-09T14:53:00Z

We tend to describe terrorism as senseless violence, but it seldom is. If we look at the attacks from the attackers' perspective, we can discern a certain strategic logic, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/12/08/NJ.html 2008-12-08T18:51:00Z 2008-12-08T18:51:00Z

Vice President-elect Biden was on solid historical ground. He was not implying that there is a band of bad guys hiding in some cellar conjuring up a crisis specifically to take on Obama. It is simply that, many new American presidents have confronted major foreign policy crises within their first year in office, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/11/16/SDUT.html 2008-11-16T17:53:00Z 2008-11-16T17:53:00Z

When Sen. Joe Biden observed during the presidential campaign that a new President Barack Obama "will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power," he was on solid historical ground, writes Brian Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/10/06/PJ.html 2008-10-06T16:23:00Z 2008-10-06T16:23:00Z

Given American concerns about nuclear proliferation and the possibility of nuclear terrorism, tying U.S.-Russian cooperation in the nuclear domain with the current Russia-Georgia quarrel may amount to shooting ourselves in the foot in a misguided attempt to punish Russia, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/09/11/UPI.html 2008-09-12T02:52:00Z 2008-09-12T02:52:00Z

America is uniquely susceptible to nuclear terror. Beneath our characteristic national optimism lie seams of anxiety, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.