May 09, 2008
Highlighting al-Qaeda's Bankrupt Ideology
By Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson   
Contesting al-Qaeda's message is no less important than capturing or killing the group's operatives. Recognizing the need for a refocused communications offensive against al-Qaeda's ideology is a critical -- albeit overdue -- part of a reengineered counterterrorism strategy.
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Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century: Implications for Homeland Security
Charles Allen, undersecretary of homeland security for intelligence and analysis and a fifty-year veteran of U.S. intelligence service, addressed The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum on May 6, 2008. Read the text of his wide-ranging remarks on the future of U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism strategy.
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The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in Lebanon
In light of Hizballah's declaration of war against the Lebanese government, watch Lebanese Druze leader and anti-Syrian "March 14" ally Walid Jumblatt's keynote address to last fall's Weinberg Founders Conference.
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Senior Counterterrorism Officials Address the Institute
Read and listen to remarks from Deputy National Security Advisor Juan Zarate, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Patrick O'Brien, Acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Michael Leiter, and State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Dell Dailey.
Just Like Us! Really?
A new book on Muslim popular opinion uses deeply flawed methodology and interpretation to tell a distorted tale of "moderation" among Muslim publics. Robert Satloff writes in The Weekly Standard
Turkey's Headscarf Legislation: The Negative Impact on EU Accession
Ambiguity regarding the legal and social effects of lifting Turkey's ban on Islamic headscarves on college campuses could further sour European opinion on Turkey's EU accession. Antonia Ruiz Jimenez writes.
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