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  • commentary
    Terrorist Organizations

    commentary

    Osama a Wizard of Illusion and Rhetoric

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Jun 1, 2011

    Providence Journal

    Bin Laden was chairman of the board, not CEO, using his moral authority to urge his tiny army forward, pointing out new ways to kill Americans, encouraging followers to think outside the typical terrorist playbook, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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    Military Families

    commentary

    In Memoriam

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

    May 29, 2011

    Newsday

    Not only would the delivery of quality behavioral care prevent suicides, but it would also aid in the recovery of the nearly 20 percent of service members with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression, writes Rajeev Ramchand.

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  • commentary
    Global Security

    commentary

    Glimpse of bin Laden Techniques in Captured Records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq

    Benjamin Bahney, Renny McPherson, Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz

    May 27, 2011

    RAND.org and GlobalSecurity.org

    Captured financial documents of al-Qa'ida's Iraq affiliate in Anbar Province revealed its internal operations and enabled one of the most comprehensive assessments of an al-Qa'ida linked group, write Benjamin Bahney, Renny McPherson, and Howard J. Shatz.

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  • commentary
    Libya

    commentary

    How Might bin Laden's Demise Affect Business?

    Charles Wolf, Jr.

    May 25, 2011

    RAND.org and GlobalSecurity.org

    Given how markets are responding thus far, Osama Bin Laden's death is likely to have a modestly positive and buoyant effect on equity markets, writes Charles Wolf, Jr.

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    Intelligence Analysis

    commentary

    What Should We Expect of Our Spies?

    Gregory F. Treverton

    May 25, 2011

    Prospect Magazine

    Questions not asked or stories not imagined by policy are not likely to be answered or developed by intelligence, writes Gregory F. Treverton.

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  • commentary
    Egypt

    commentary

    In Obama Speech, Will There Be Aid for Arab Spring Nations?

    Julie E. Taylor

    May 19, 2011

    CNN

    Assisting Arab democratic transitions will not eliminate religious extremism. But successful transitions would directly challenge the jihadist brands that promote attacks on America, writes Julie Taylor.

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  • Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad walks past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he arrives at a news conference in Istanbul, May 9, 2011
    Iran

    commentary

    The Quiet Before the Storm

    Alireza Nader

    May 16, 2011

    PBS FRONTLINE

    The Iranian regime faces immense internal and external pressures that are coming to the surface in surprising ways. Indeed, the relative calm prevailing now may be a sign of the great storm to come, writes Alireza Nader.

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  • commentary
    Terrorist Organizations

    commentary

    Al-Qaeda after bin Laden

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    May 12, 2011

    National Journal

    Wary of communicating with each other and with al Qaeda's field commands, al Qaeda central could become more isolated, more dependent on its affiliates, allied groups, and individual acolytes, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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  • commentary
    Global Security

    commentary

    Focus on Economic Aid to Pakistan

    Seth G. Jones

    May 10, 2011

    NYTimes.com

    It makes little sense to abandon Pakistan and cut off all financial assistance...but America could reduce part of its security assistance, focusing instead on economic and humanitarian aid, writes Seth Jones.

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  • commentary
    Terrorist Organizations

    commentary

    Can You Help Stop Terror Plots?

    John S. Hollywood, Kevin J. Strom

    May 10, 2011

    CNN

    Of the plots foiled in the last 10 years on U.S. soil, the would-be terrorists came from many different ethnic groups. We know of no cases where ethnic profiling helped stop a terrorist plot, write John Hollywood and Kevin J. Strom.

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    Middle East

    commentary

    Arab Spring, not Osama bin Laden's Fall, Will Determine Middle East's Fate

    John V. Parachini @JohnParachini

    May 9, 2011

    Christian Science Monitor

    The unanswered question is just what will endure in the Arab world: comparatively peaceful demonstrations leading to regime change, or brutal tactics by authoritarian regimes to crush dissent and cling to power, writes John Parachini.

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  • commentary
    Cybercrime

    commentary

    Could Bin Laden's Death Prompt a Cyber Attack?

    Isaac R. Porche III

    May 6, 2011

    RAND.org and GlobalSecurity.org

    A truly monumental attack that could cripple key U.S. computer systems — something akin to the Stuxnet worms attack on Iran's nuclear infrastructure, for example — would take many months of planning, significant expertise, and a great deal of money to pull off, writes Isaac Porche.

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    Suicide Attack

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    What Al Qaeda Is Thinking Now: Defanged, but Desperate to Show They're Still in the Fight

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    May 4, 2011

    New York Daily News

    There may be some spontaneous acts by individuals enraged by Bin Laden's death who are inspired to follow him into martyrdom. But these are the spasms of reaction, not planned retaliatory operations, and will not demonstrate that Al Qaeda can survive Bin Laden, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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  • commentary
    Global Security

    commentary

    Is the Arab World Changing for the Better?

    David Aaron

    May 3, 2011

    CQ Global Researcher

    If some measure of democracy does result, the elected governments likely will reflect the popular antipathy that the "Arab street" has for both the United States and Israel, writes David Aaron.

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    International Diplomacy

    commentary

    The World after bin Laden

    David Aaron

    May 3, 2011

    The Washington Post

    What's needed is an international conference of all the regional players that have a greater stake in the outcome of the Afghan/Pakistan conflict than does the U.S., writes David Aaron.

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