Everybody who pays attention to these sorts of things knows Muslim societies are almost uniquely immune to the forces that have been driving down fertility rates on every continent for decades. But everybody, it seems, fell asleep before the final act.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is an entrenched and organized group that continues to threaten Western interests, and all members of the Western alliance have a responsibility for defeating the group.

Preemption is the key to keeping Americans safe from future attacks, so President Obama should point to the successes of the counterterrorism policies that he has continued from his predecessor.

Post-September 11, rulers urged the U.S. to focus on the "root causes of terrorism"; a good case can be made that they are the root cause.

In the aftermath of September 11, the rulers or cabinet ministers of Iran, Malaysia, Jordan, Syria, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia urged America to focus on the "root causes of terrorism." A good case can be made, however, that they themselves are the "root cause." The fact that the September 11...

An effective sanctions regime against the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps must necessarily target its financial arm.

The root cause of terrorism is not poverty but autocracy and tyranny.

The cost of corruption goes beyond money. Corruption has done almost as much to hobble Iraq's reconstruction as the insurgency.