Terrorism

The War Against Al Qaida: Connecting The Dots

Book Review, NationalJournal.com

To develop a thorough understanding of the dangers terrorists still pose to the United States, one would need to religiously scour the national and international press reports, read between the lines of the government's various threat advisories, and file countless Freedom of Information Act requests for documents both past and present.

Or one can simply read Rohan Gunaratna's new book.

Terrorism: Why 'War' Is Not Enough

Book Review, NationalJournal.com

The United States is now "at war" against terrorism -- but what, exactly, does that mean?

In "Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy," an in-depth look at U.S. counterterrorism efforts that was published in May, the CIA's Paul Pillar warns that such a war poses countless complications. Foreign policy can rarely be distilled down to absolutes, and Pillar warns that "a simple, absolute, confrontational approach" can actually work against U.S. interests, including the counterterrorism efforts themselves.


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