RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John Villasenor, October 06, 2011, The Brookings Institution
John Villasenor discusses the security concerns raised by the creation and likely proliferation of new small drones equipped with both a video camera and a warhead that can be flown, kamikaze style, into a target. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John Villasenor, September 23, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Using examples of recent issues caused by previously unknown flaws in the nation’s infrastructure, John Villasenor argues that approaches for securing the infrastructure need to be updated to reflect the complexity of financial, communications, and power generation and distribution systems. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, September 11, 2011, The Daily Beast
Ten years after 9/11, al Qaeda’s core has been decimated by American counterterrorist strikes, especially the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. But according to Bruce Riedel, al Qaeda’s ideas have spread throughout the Islamic world, and its spiritual father, Abdullah Azzam, still inspires fanatics and killers every day.
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Stephen R. Grand, September 09, 2011
Ten years after the attacks on the United States by al Qaeda, Stephen Grand reflects on the progress the United States has made, and the continuing conduct of the war on terror.
PAST EVENT
Thursday, September 08, 2011
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
On September 8, Foreign Policy at Brookings and NBC’s Meet the Press hosted a discussion focusing on the legacy of September 11, 2001. The two-panel session explored the long-term impact of 9/11 on U.S. interests abroad; relations with Europe, South Asia, and the countries of the Middle East; and the U.S. missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John Villasenor, Cody Monk and Christopher Bronk, August 29, 2011, The Brookings Institution and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Internet and mobile phone networks are potential conduits for vastly expanded criminal financial transactions. John Villasenor, Cody Monk and Chris Bronk discuss steps that government agencies and the industry can take to address their growing inability to track illicit financial transactions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John Villasenor, August 15, 2011, The Brookings Institution
In the light of the Bay Area Rapid Transit decision to shut off mobile phone service in stations to impede a protest, John Villasenor examines when entities in control of wireless networks have a right to disrupt the movement of digital information in the name of public welfare. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, August 12, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
While Congress and the White House narrowly averted a full-on debt limit crisis last week, the resulting agreement calls for more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. On August 12, Foreign Policy at Brookings hosted a panel discussion examining the impact of the deficit reduction deal on American national security and foreign policy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, August 01, 2011, CTC Sentinel
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has emerged as a potent threat to the U.S. homeland, staging attacks and inspiring American Muslims to violence. Bruce Riedel highlights al Qaeda's resiliency in the Arabian Peninsula, examining its strategy to defeat the United States and its allies, and identifying the group's ambitions.
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Bruce Riedel, July 15, 2011, The Daily Beast
Bruce Riedel comments on Al Qaeda's obsession with the September 11th attacks and its past attempts to stage mass-casualty attacks on the anniversaries of its operation over the past decade. Riedel concludes that its new leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is most likely trying to put together another attack to mark the ten year anniversary of 9/11.
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John Villasenor, July 05, 2011, The Brookings Institution
The same advances in information technology that have enabled video-capable smartphones and wireless Internet-based movie delivery have also made it possible to build smaller, less expensive and more versatile drones, writes John Villasenor. Villasenor examines why these advances make it more likely for drones to be used for attacks against American interests, and outlines technology and policy steps that can help reduce the likelihood of such attacks. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Charles K. Ebinger and James Hayes, April 2011, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Because a significant amount of American infrastructure is owned by the private sector, the government alone cannot address the issue of security from terrorist attack. Charles Ebinger and James Hayes follow-up on previous qualitative analysis to offer a greater understanding of how corporate decisions are made about security implementation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Noah Shachtman, November 17, 2010, The Wall Street Journal
As the Transportation Security Administration increasingly employs full-body scanners at airports across the country, privacy groups, pilots and many travelers are protesting against the use of the revealing imaging technology. Moving beyond privacy concerns, Noah Shachtman writes that the larger question is whether the TSA’s tech-centric approach to security makes air travel safer. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Stephen R. Grand, September 11, 2010, The Brookings Institution
Nine years after 9/11, says Stephen Grand, our faltering progress in marginalizing al Qaeda and putting relations with the Muslim world on sounder footing are not for an unwillingness to sacrifice blood and treasure by two U.S. administrations. Rather, he says, it stems from our inability as a nation to understand who our enemies are, who our friends, and the nature of the challenges we confront. Grand offers ideas to address these challenges. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Daniel L. Byman, September 10, 2010, The Brookings Institution
Daniel Byman says that on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, many hard-working officials should pause and give themselves credit for keeping our country safer. But it is also time to focus on how to make sure the years to come see no return of mass-casualty terrorism to our shores. Read More