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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Pakistan’s Comeback Kid
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s former prime minister, once faced possible execution.... MORE
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The Ball’s in Your Court, Mr. President
Bruce Riedel on why the president must take action, now that the administration has acknowledged... MORE
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Al Qaeda Is Probably Pleased
Russia, the U.S., and Israel: these are some of the targets of the global jihad.... MORE
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Maggie Thatcher's Real Soul Mate
They faced wars, controversy, and assasination. Bruce Riedel on Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi.... MORE
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The Al Qaeda Comeback
Bruce Riedel on the reemergence of al Qaeda. MORE
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Al Qaeda’s Syria Offensive
The terror group’s Syrian front is not only attacking Assad, but building a base from which they... MORE
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Saudi Succession Crisis Looms
As Abdullah names half-brother Muqrin third in line, Bruce Riedel says a scary new world’s on the... MORE
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The Algeria Powder Keg
Bruce Riedel on why Algeria matters. MORE
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Revolution in the Kingdom?
A Saudi uprising is finally a possibility—and would be a catastrophe for Obama, says Bruce Riedel. MORE
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Al Qaeda’s Dangerous Play in Mali
Bruce Riedel on why the jihadists in Africa should be stopped. MORE
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Pakistan’s Impossible Year
An already-shaky nation faces 2013’s divisive elections and a volatile army turnover.... MORE
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Al Qaeda 3.0
Top administration lawyers may hint at the end of the war on terror, but al Qaeda’s third... MORE
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Could Mumbai Happen Again?
The group that killed scores in Mumbai still flourishes—and will almost certainly strike again. MORE
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Jordan's Arab Spring
Over the past two years, the Arab awakening has simmered in Jordan, but never boiled over—until now.... MORE
