A Journal of Ideas

Al Qaeda

The Death of Fear

While it is always strange to celebrate a death, the death of a terrible fear is very much worth celebrating.

By Ethan Porter

Word on the Street

What Osama bin Laden and George W. Bush get wrong about Muslims.

By Fawaz Gerges

Fight Al Qaeda

One of the most bitter ironies of the Iraq tragedy is that our occupation has been a godsend to Al Qaeda and its affiliates, drawing thousands of foreign fighters to the country over the past four years. As a result,...

By Peter Bergen