Bruce Riedel is director of Brookings new Intelligence Project. He has served as an adviser in the White House to the last four presidents. His next book, Avoiding Armageddon: America, India and Pakistan to the Brink and Back, will be published in January.
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Will Israel Really Strike Iran?
Benjamin Netanyahu is edging closer to launching a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities.... MORE
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Who's The Next Saudi King?
Bruce Riedel remembers Prince Sultan and tells us who’s in line to rule. MORE
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Don't Trust Musharraf
Bruce Riedel argues that we can’t forget to hold Musharraf accountable for bin Laden. MORE
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Which Dictator Is Going Down Next?
Gaddafi’s death sends a clear message to every dictator in the Middle East: Run!... MORE
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Al Qaeda's Not Dead Yet
The death of Anwar al-Awlaki is a setback. But his terror cell still has its leaders intact. MORE
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Al Qaeda’s Not Dead Yet
The death of Anwar al-Awlaki is a setback—but the group’s Yemen branch still has its leaders intact.... MORE
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Israel Has the Edge
Iran’s threats to build missiles and send warships off the U.S.... MORE
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Yemen on the Brink
Bruce Riedel writes that President Saleh’s return is about to lead to civil war. MORE
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Why Pakistan Is Getting Cocky
Pakistan’s Army and intelligence service are behaving ever more provocatively. MORE
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Is al Qaeda Really on the Ropes?
The deaths of Qaeda leaders are cause for celebrating, but this is not the end of the organization. MORE
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The 9/11 Attacks’ Spiritual Father
Abdullah Azzam, inspiration to al Qaeda, was killed two decades ago, but his ideas won’t die. MORE
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How We Enabled Al Qaeda
The U.S. made tactical, strategic, even geographical mistakes.... MORE
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Heavy Blow to Al Qaeda
The reported death of one of Al Qaeda’s leaders, al-Rahman, further debilitates the terrorist... MORE
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Assad’s Lethal Arsenal of WMD
He’s fighting off an uprising, but the Syrian leader holds a trump card: the region’s most powerful... MORE
