In The News
- in the news | September 29, 2014 | Future of War
America's wartime president
Many Muslims hoped that the first African-American president, who had opposed the Iraq War as a candidate, would be quite different than his predec... - in the news | September 28, 2014 | International Security
Taliban close in on town where 106 Britons died
Now fears are growing that the town in Helmand province could soon fall again to the insurgents, who have taken advantage of the months of politica... - in the news | September 26, 2014 | International Security
On web: Islamic Spring vs ISIS?
The gruesome images circulated by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria might have grabbed the headlines in recent weeks, but the group is merely the... - in the news | September 25, 2014 | Future of War
Are the airstrikes working?
The Pentagon says the al Qaeda offshoot group called Khorasan was planning an imminent attack on European or American soil. But did the airstrikes ... - in the news | September 25, 2014 | International Security
Who are the top international-relations specialists?
Surprise! Scholars have a very different view than policymakers do. - in the news | September 24, 2014 | International Security
War without end: The U.S. may still be fighting in Syria in 2024, 2034, 2044 . . .
National security reporter Thomas E. Ricks, a man not subject to confusion, can’t decide whether to call the latest hostilities a new installment o... - in the news | September 23, 2014 | Future of War
Lone wolves are biggest terror threat
While al Qaeda and its affiliates have failed to conduct any successful attacks in the United States since 9/11, they have sought to encourage acti... - in the news | September 23, 2014 | Future of War
2014 Jihadist Terrorism and Other Unconventional Threats
While the core al-Qaeda group that struck the United States on 9/11 has been decimated in recent years, its affiliates and associated groups have d... - in the news | September 23, 2014 | International Security
With Hezbollah and U.S. airstrikes in Syria, are we on the verge of a big Mideast war? Is this the end of Ottoman history?
The U.S. involvement in Syria is big news, but the Hezbollah strikes, conducted by armed drones, may be more historically significant. - in the news | September 23, 2014 | International Security
Assessing Terrorism Threats
Tara Maller & Buck Sexton with Megyn Kelly on The Kelly File talking assessing terrorism threats. - in the news | September 23, 2014 | International Security
Are Weaponized 'Crab Walker' Robots The Future Of Chinese Land Wars?
Peter Warren Singer*Robotics designers in the US have long gotten their inspiration from both science fiction and biology, and Chinese engineers are no different, mos... - in the news | September 23, 2014 | International Security
- in the news | September 22, 2014 | Future of War
Hezbollah armed drone? Militants' new weapon
Over this past weekend, Hezbollah, the militant Shiite group that is headquartered in Lebanon, reportedly used drones to bomb a building used by th... - in the news | September 22, 2014 | International Security
When everyone else gets as much data as we do, how will we prevail in combat?
In the future everyone will be data-rich, my New America colleague Sascha Meinrath said over his lunch of baked salmon last week. So, he figures, t... - in the news | September 21, 2014 | International Security
Afghanistan Presidential Rivals Approve a Power-Sharing Government
This unity deal comes after months of turmoil over a disputed election that destabilized the nation. This is at a crucial time when most foreign tr... - in the news | September 21, 2014 | International Security
Afghanistan's Unity Deal is Important for Progress in the Country
For more insight of Afghanistan's unity deal, we spoke with Faiysal AliKhan, a policy analyst and fellow with the New America Foundation. - in the news | September 21, 2014 | International Security
Afghan Power-Sharing Deal
New America Foundation's Faiysal AliKhan discusses the new deal that named former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani president. - in the news | September 18, 2014 | International Security
SY-400 Guided Rocket Makes TV Debut
Peter Warren SingerIn early September, a CCTV-4 newscast announced that the PLA had a new "Heavy Sword on Land, China's Tactical Ground to Ground Missile System." - in the news | September 17, 2014 | International Security
Pterodactyl Drones In Chinese Air Force Service
Peter Warren SingerRecently, photos have appeared of an active duty Pterodactyl UAV being towed into take off position in the PLAAF 38th Division. This photo set is b... - in the news | September 16, 2014 | Future of War
The British connection to ISIS beheadings
It is a real crisis for Cameron, and it underlines a sobering fact: British citizens have volunteered to go to Syria to fight at 25 times the rate ... - in the news | September 16, 2014 | International Security
The Islamic State of Sexual Violence
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/09/16/the_islamic_state_of_sexual_violence_women_rape_iraq_syria - in the news | September 15, 2014 | International Security
How Will the U.S. Decide Which Syrian Rebels to Arm?
http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/how-will-the-u-s-decide-which-syrian-rebels-to-arm-20140915