Below is a sampling of commentary and events (going back to the September 11 attacks) on the global war on terror.

Updated weekly.

Defense in a New Era

• The Mumbai Attacks and Jihadist Organizations (January 2009) - AEI Newsletter
• Security Should Be the Deciding Issue (10/31/08) - Frederick W. Kagan
• One Crusader's View (10/20/08) - by Thomas Donnelly
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Democracy in Iraq

• Is U.S. Detention Policy in Iraq Working? (1/1/09) - by Jeffrey Azarva
• Out of Conflict, a Partnership (11/24/08) - by Frederick W. Kagan
• Iraq, the Status of Forces Agreement, and American Interests (11/19/08) - by Thomas Donnelly
• List all . . .

The Iranian Threat

• Obama Promises Bush III on Iran (1/2/09) - by John R. Bolton
• Why Israel Is Planning on Attacking Iran (12/1/08) - by John R. Bolton
• Tehran Is the Obstacle to U.S.-Iran Talks (11/25/08) - by Michael Rubin
• List all . . .

North Korea

• Standoff at the 38th Parallel (November/December 2008) - by John R. Bolton and James A. Kelly
• Bush's North Korea Surrender Will Have Lasting Consequences (10/13/08) - by John R. Bolton
• The World Shouldn't Fear the Collapse of North Korea (10/2/08) - by John R. Bolton and Nicholas Eberstadt
• List all . . .

Afghanistan

• Obama and the Taliban (11/17/08) - Danielle Pletka
• Cut and Run Won't Do (11/4/08) - by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
• Talk to the Taliban? Later, Maybe, but Not Now (10/11/08) - by David Frum
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Diplomatic Ties

• Obama and Egypt's Coming Succession Crisis (December 2008) - by Jeffrey Azarva
• Syria Can't Be Flipped (11/13/08) - by Michael Rubin
• Syria's Choice (10/17/08) - by Hassan Mneimneh
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

• It's a War Process (1/6/09) - by Anne Applebaum
• Gaza Is Not Lebanon (1/5/09) - by Thomas Donnelly and Danielle Pletka
• The Three-State Option (1/5/09) - by John R. Bolton
• List all . . .

Public Reaction

• Americans Lean toward Israel (1/5/09) - by Karlyn Bowman
• What Americans Think about the Iraq War (12/8/08) - by Karlyn Bowman
• Public Opinion on the War with Iraq (7/24/08) - by Karlyn Bowman
• List all . . .

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