The March bombings in Moscow have shown that efforts by the Kremlin to quiet the North Caucasus have only made rebel leaders more desperate and more willing to resort to terrorism to achieve their goals.
Both the United States and Russia face the threat of global terrorism, and they should work together and share intelligence in order to respond to terrorist threats.
In the wake of the recent Moscow suicide bombings, the Russian people may begin to draw a connection between corruption among police and security forces and the inability of those security forces to protect Russian citizens from terrorist attacks.
In spite of terrorist acts like the Moscow metro bombings, the Russian people continue to show strong support for their leaders, who are credited with having prevented a total economic collapse.
The recent London Conference on Afghanistan has revived debate on negotiations and reconciliation with the Taliban. Optimistic assessments of the Marjah operations, as well as pessimistic evaluations of the Afghan state, have both been used as arguments in favor of talking to the Taliban.
Recent arrests of high-profile Afghan Taliban leadership by Pakistan do not indicate a strategic change in Pakistan’s counterterrorism strategy.
Since Yemen became a policy priority three months ago, there has been much discussion about the emergence of under-governed spaces in the country as host for Al-Qaeda. It is critical to understand how these alternatively governed areas function, deal with conflict, and how traditional methods of conflict resolution work.
Pakistan's support of terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba has stymied the India-Pakistan peace process, hindered U.S.-Pakistan relations, and threatens to undermine any attempts to create stability in Afghanistan.
There are limits to how much foreign intervention can accomplish in Yemen. To overcome its daunting security, economic, and political challenges, Yemen’s political system needs to become less centralized and more inclusive.
Pakistan has not taken the necessary steps to dismantle the terrorist group which perpetrated the Mumbai attacks, Lashkar-e-Tayiba, whose network is spreading beyond South Asia and which poses a particular threat to India.


















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