This event discussed the current state of U.S. counterterrorism policy and what can be done to address emerging threats to our security.

This latest episode of violence in Yemen is more evidence that the country where the most active al Qaeda franchise has found sanctuary is sliding toward civil war. The unrest has given al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) more freedom to operate within the country in expanded safe havens.

The Obama administration's security and antiterrorism policies are failing to impress our enemies.

Playing defense in the war on terrorism is a losing strategy. The nation's best hope for victory is for President Obama and his advisers to learn offense.

The assumptions that President Obama carried into the White House have proved to be unfounded. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to adapt to these challenges without losing his confidence.

The Christmas day attack highlights Congress' need for improvement in the areas of intelligence, organization, and communication.

Those who believe bin Laden's death has brought the war on terror to an end fundamentally misunderstand the ideology that motivates both jihadist terrorism and Islamist antipathy toward the West in general and the United States in particular.

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