The Guantanamo nightmare has to end
U.S. President Joe Biden’s avowed intention to close the Guantanamo detention camp offers hope to end an embarrassing episode in the most recent history of the United States.
In Saddam strongholds that fought America, Iraqis fear a U.S. departure
The U.S. troop drawdown is creating a security vacuum, security officials, former fighters and residents say.
Extremists "emboldened" by the deadly Jan. 6 assault on Congress could undertake attacks against elected officials and government facilities, the alert said.
Bangladesh’s dangerous Islamist appeasement and what it portends
Left unchecked and periodically molly-coddled, Bangladesh’s Islamist parties could spell havoc for its democracy.
Third of Tokyo subway sarin attack victims likely suffered PTSD
One-third of victims of the March 1995 deadly sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system long suffered symptoms related to posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a study by Hiroshima University and others. "The victims may be still suffering from symptoms" even 25 years after ...
The message of Islamist beheadings
Jihadis represent a tiny minority of the world’s Muslims. But, by making clear their willingness to behave inhumanely, they have ensured that few dare defy them.
Trump’s Afghan troop withdrawal puts Biden in a jam
Avoiding calamity is not the same as wise statecraft. Trump’s final military act is reckless, particularly in Afghanistan.
Macron doesn’t need to insult Islam to defend free speech
It is one thing to defend freedom of expression — an obligation of all democratic leaders. It is quite another to deploy a whole nation behind a particular expression of that freedom.
Al-Qaida’s No. 2, accused in U.S. Embassy attacks, is secretly killed in Iran
Israeli agents shot Abu Muhammad al-Masri on the streets of Tehran at the behest of the U.S., intelligence officials have confirmed.
Biden to be briefed by national security experts next week, transition official says
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will be briefed by national security experts next week, Biden transition official Jen Psaki said Friday, amid concerns that being out of the loop due to delays to the transition could be a national security risk. Biden's team is pressing ahead ...
