Islam has been a major and durable aspect of Russia's history, geography, and culture.

If there is one success story since 9/11, it has been the efforts to combat terror finance. If military action is sometimes akin to conducting surgery with an axe, efforts to dry up sources of funding are like wielding a scalpel.

One month after al Qaeda released its first English-language magazine in the Arabian Peninsula, al Shabaab released its first professional-quality English-language "news" broadcast to jihadi web forums last week seeking to attract Westerners to its ranks.

A review of Brigadier General Gholamreza Baghbani's career trajectory solidifies a pattern of generational change in the IRGC QF in which former QF field operatives are pursing prominent political and advisory positions.

Despite our well-deserved jubilation when another terrorist rightfully meets his maker, the global war against Awlaki's ilk is far from over. Understanding what his death does and doesn't mean has consequences extending far beyond one enemy combatant's demise.

Killing the world's most wanted terrorist will not be enough to fundamentally change the nature of the battle against terrorism or eradicate the cancer from Pakistan. That will only be possible once Pakistan itself decides to fundamentally change the way it governs itself and pursues its national interest.

A charismatic envoy's sudden downfall is the chance for Washington to move from engagement with Islamabad to containment.

In the past decade, Southeast Asia has faced a series of crises: the Asian financial crisis, Islamic and separatist terrorism, continued instability in recently democratized states, the erratic security behavior of the military junta in Burma, and the 2004 tsunami disaster. Despite Southeast Asia's progress toward democratization and economic development...