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The Easiest Way We Could Stop the Prospect of Nuclear Terrorism
The core truth: no nuclear material means no nuclear bombs. By Graham Allison
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U.S. Intel Agencies Say No Terror Chatter on Vanished Malaysian Airlines Flight
One U.S. official said terrorist involvement in Malaysia Flight MH370 would constitute a sharp diversion from typical terrorist 'signatures.' By Global Security Newswire
Ideas
Is This How the War on Terror Ends?
Rivalry among great powers long characterized international affairs—and now it's back. By Peter Beinart
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Will Obama End the War on Terror?
Despite President Obama's pledge to repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force when it expires this year, sources say negotiations to get it done haven't even begun. By Michael Hirsh and James Oliphant
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Al-Qaeda Isn't Dying: It's 'Morphing and Franchising'
DNI James Clapper and DIA Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn concede that al-Qaeda is not on the "path to defeat." By Sara Sorcher
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Does Building Ski Resorts Fight Terrorism?
Skiing, like other forms of tourism, offers the potential for developing areas with few other resources. By Oliver Kaplan
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Freezing Out U.S. Security at Sochi Is a Counterterrorism Fail
Putin’s Sochi stiff arm is a dangerous rejection of U.S. security help, right as the jihadist Caucasus Emirate looks to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics. By Aki Peritz
Business
A Free Society Cannot Escape All Terrorism
An NSA official illustrates the totalitarian temptation in bureaucracies charged with stopping 100 percent of attacks. By Conor Friedersdorf
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Everything You Need to Know About Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Learn more about the resurgent terrorist group in this guide from CFR.org. By Zachary Laub and Jonathan Masters.
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Congress: Terrorists Changing Tactics Because of NSA Leaks
A classified report to Congress reveals that terrorists are changing their patterns based on information from Edward Snowden's leaks. By Jordain Carney
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Brunt of Global Terrorist Attacks Born By Three Countries
Terrorism hotspots continue to grow in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. By Kedar Pavgi
Policy
House Intel Chair Slams White House Outreach to Syria's Islamist Rebels
Mike Rogers says the administration's approach reflects their lack of strategy towards the ongoing conflict. By Sara Sorcher
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Pentagon Seeks Vaccine Against Cold War 'Q-Fever'
Suddenly, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency wants a vaccine for bacteria the Soviets weaponized decades ago. By Diane Barnes
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Meet Pakistan's Next Gen Terrorists
The Council on Foreign Relations breaks down and explains the groups still threatening security in South Asia. By Zachary Laub
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The Next Bin Laden
The rise of Al-Qaeda's "Clausewitz" comes at the same time the NSA is being reined in. Will Americans have to live with a surveillance state to protect themselves from this enigmatic threat? By Michael Hirsh
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U.S. Labels Nigeria's Boko Haram as Terrorists
The State Department designation opens powers to pursue the group, which is linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. By Elaine Grossman
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What Does Nasiruddin Haqqani’s Death Mean?
Remember the Haqqani Network? Once more feared than the Taliban, brother Nasiruddin Haqqani’s drive-by killing in Pakistan on Monday is unusual in many ways -- the biggest being the method. By Joshua Foust
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Is This the Best Option for Syria?
CFR President emeritus Les Gelb argues that the U.S. should pressure moderate rebels to work, at least temporarily, with the Assad regime in defeating the hard-line Islamists—the 'biggest threat' to both sides. By Bernard Gwertzman
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How to Balance Safety and Openness for America’s Diplomats
U.S. embassies abroad increasingly resemble militarized compounds. That has to change, for America's own good. By John Norris
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