Terrorism

In Brief

Terrorism, al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden have become synonymous since the attacks of 9/11. But after a decade of counterterrorism activity around the globe, and the killing of bin Laden by U.S. special operations forces, what's next for the global terrorism network and efforts to counter it? Brookings experts examine the military and political issues.

Afghan security personnel stand near the mountains where an Afghan Pamir Airways plane is believed to have crashed. (Reuters/Ahmad Masood )

Opinion | Foreign Policy Trip Reports

Afghanistan Trip Report IV: Crossing the Salang

May 9, 2012, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown describes her journey across the Salang pass and explains the current security and governance situation in northern Afghanistan.

Recent Activity

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In the News

The problem [of terrorist groups in Yemen] for the U.S. is this really is a race against time. We've been lucky because AQAP [Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula] has gotten a bomb on a plane twice. ... This is a race to see if they can pull off a strike on the U.S. homeland or if we can take out AQAP's top leadership.
May 23, 2012 , Bruce Riedel, U.S. News & World Report
In the News

[There] weren't great hopes right now for peace talks [with the Taliban in Afghanistan] at the moment in any case.
May 16, 2012 , Michael E. O'Hanlon, CNN
Paper | The Polish Institute of International Affairs

Security and Politics in Pre-transition Afghanistan

May 9, 2012, Vanda Felbab-Brown
In the News

[I]n Yemen, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is growing, getting more powerful, recruiting more assets and taking advantage of the fact that Yemen is essentially the Humpty Dumpty of the Arabian Peninsula — it's falling apart, broken.
May 9, 2012 , Bruce Riedel, CNN
Opinion

Afghanistan Trip Report V: The Afghan Local Police: "It's Local, So It Must Be Good" - Or Is It?

May 9, 2012, Vanda Felbab-Brown
Opinion | The Daily Beast

Ibrahim al Asiri: al Qaeda's 'Genius' Bomb Maker

May 8, 2012, Bruce Riedel
Opinion | The Daily Beast

Obama's Deal with Afghanistan Underscores its Crucial Role in the War on Terror

May 3, 2012, Bruce Riedel
Blog Post

The Al Qaeda Document Release: What They Tell Us about Bin Laden and his Supporters

May 3, 2012, Bruce Riedel | comments
Past Event

The One-Year Anniversary of Osama bin Laden's Death: A Live Web Chat with Daniel Byman

May 2, 2012
Opinion

Afghanistan Trip Report III: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership: An Important, but Ambiguous Signal

May 2, 2012, Vanda Felbab-Brown