Ten years after the bombing of the USS Cole, the situation in Yemen has deteriorated to the point where the country is on the brink of collapse. Christopher Boucek analyzes al-Qaeda’s presence in Yemen and what the United States can do to contain the threat.
The violence and insecurity in Somalia has spread beyond its borders through piracy, arms deals, human trafficking, and terrorism. Ken Menkhaus and Christopher Boucek explain that the chief militant group in Somalia has demonstrated its ability to wage war outside the country and that Washington lacks good policy options to confront this growing threat.
Details the terror groups in Pakistan, their capability of striking beyond South Asia, and how the United States, Europe, and Pakistan can work to prevent deadly strikes: “While there are groups that are capable of striking the West on their own, the threat comes increasingly from the enhanced collaboration among different actors with varying agendas and capabilities.”
Christopher Boucek discusses the prospects for closing Guantanamo, the role that Yemen and other countries will play in the process, and its impact on U.S. national security.
No one is fully knowledgeable about the state of the Syrian economy, how exactly it has been affected by the events taking place in the country, or how to interpret the choice economic indicators issued by Syrian officials.
The U.S. pivot to the Asia-Pacific has created both tension and opportunity in its relations with China.
The best hope for reconciliation and democracy promotion in the Arab world comes from a focus on economic reform and other concrete issues.
The Islamists’ defeat in Algeria’s recent parliamentary elections is a product of the pragmatism of the ruling Algerian elite and shows that the regime is sensitive to society’s demands. The results are likely an exception to the trend of rising Islamist influence in the Arab world.
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