[escenic_image id="5516610"]Lebanon's history of conflict has put into question how much change the Lebanese should expect from their leaders.  Hariri is no different, and the numerous obstacles he…

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri successfully managed to bring together leaders of the Forces of March 14 at the Hotel Bristol. The final communiqué of the meeting called for better relations with…

[escenic_image id="5513839"]The 28 January 2010 London International Conference on Afghanistan was the most recent meeting of international leaders seeking to restore peace and prosperity to that…

[escenic_image id="5515728"]The heads of major U.S. intelligence agencies told a Senate committee Tuesday that an attempted terrorist attack on the American homeland in coming months is "certain."…

[escenic_image id="5514943"]In various terrorism cases in the US, Britain and Canada, suspects have claimed a devotion to Anwar Al-Awlaki— an eloquent Muslim cleric based in Yemen.  Mr. Awlaki has…

The case of Algeria disproved the popular perception that terrorism was impossible to combat. On the contrary, Algeria succeeded in ending the violence, thanks to the rigidity of both society and the…

Al Qaeda’s base in the Islamic Magreb begun its armed activities in the area under the name the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat. It was founded by the organization's Emir, Hassan Hattab, in…

[escenic_image id="5514921"] For some time, Algeria, and the Islamic Maghreb more generally, saw a surge in the occurrence of terror attacks. The presence of al Qaeda in Algeria, and its attempts at…

[escenic_image id="5514924"]On the morning of April 11, 2007, the center of Algiers was shaken by a devastating blast, when a suicide-car exploded in front of the Government palace. At the same…

[escenic_image id="5514925"]Among the numerous casualties of Iran’s tainted 2009 presidential elections was the legitimacy of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While for two decades Khamenei had…