December 5, 2008

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Featured topics in this issue: Terrorism; North Caucuses

Al Qaeda Ideology and the Mumbai Attack

Interview with Rohan Gunaratna, head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore. He has over 20 years of academic, policy, and operational experience in counter terrorism. Gunaratna is the author of 12 books, including an international bestseller Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror.

The Evolution of Terrorism, What to Expect Next

Interview with Paul Pillar is a Professor at Georgetown University; he retired in 2005 from a 28-year career in the U.S. intelligence community, in which his last position was National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia. He has also headed the Assessments and Information Group of the DCI Counterterrorist Center and from 1997 to 1999 was deputy chief of the center.

Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Mumbai Mastermind

The Mumbai attack was a departure from the usual way that terrorist attacks are carried out. Historically, if a new terrorist tactic is successful other terrorist groups adopt and utilize it.

The Future of Terrorism

Experts discuss the underlying causes of terrorism and offer an insight into its future.

In Search of Justice

U.S. laws allow Americans who were victims of terrorist attacks to seek compensation from organizations and governments deemed responsible, however, the effectiveness of the current system is limited. 

The North Caucuses: Prospect for Peace

Interview with Alexey Malashenko, a Scholar-in-Residence at the Carnegie Moscow Center, and a Professor at the Russian State University - Higher School of Economics.