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Three panels at a day-long forum on terrorism focused on the future of terrorism and U.S. responses to the threat of terrorism. Among the topics addressed were terrorist tactics and goals, c…

Matthew Alexander talked about interrogation techniques. Mr. Alexander is the former senior military interrogator who led the interrogation team in Iraq that found Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the …

Panelists talked about the implications of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan at a Middle East Policy Council panel. Former CIA Division Chief Frank Anderson talked about Afghanistan…

Panelists talked about present and future U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Among the topics they addressed were U.S. troop levels in the country, countersinsurgency strategies, the political st…

Quil Lawrence talked about the status of 25 million Kurds in Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Turkey. He focused on their modern history and desire for a sovereign Kurdistan.

Marc Sageman talked about his book Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-First Century, published by University of Pennsylvania Press. His book rejects the idea that certain indivi…

Peter Bergen and Anatol Lieven talked about the situation in Pakistan, as well as a the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations. Topics included political and security concerns in Pakistan and the…

Peter Bergen talked about his new study “The Iraq Effect.” An article about the study will appear in the March/April edition of Mother Jones magazine and the full study will appear on the Mo…