It is quite telling that if President Obama had to construct a strategy for defeat, it would not differ from what he and his aides describe as America’s way forward.

Relying on the Pakistani government to carry out the investigation to determine whether any individuals within the Pakistani government or ISI were involved in sheltering Osama bin Laden is a mistake.Washington should launch its own investigation and create a special commission to probe the mysteries of bin Laden's multi-year sanctuary in Abbottabad.

Obama has treated foreign policy as something to keep on the back burner so he could concentrate on domestic politics. By killing Osama bin Laden, he got what he wished for. And that may just be the beginning of his problems.

A new set of publicly releasedIraqi documents may help Americans understand the nature of the threat Saddam Hussein posted.

In the second edition of Study of Revenge: The First World Trade Center Attack and Saddam Hussein’s War against America, author Laurie Mylroie examines the first terrorist attack against the United States--the 1993 World Trade Center bombing--and Iraq’s key role in this conspiracy.

The 9/11 Commission's reportis explicit about Iran's ongoing intimate relationship with al Qaeda.

A debate over the war on terrorism.

Al Qaeda continues to struggle through the paradox that the same ideology that serves to cement its authority hampers its ability to become truly powerful.