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Parameters
Spring 2005
Christopher Henzel |
The Origins of al Qaeda's Ideology: Implications for US Strategy If American strategists fail to understand and exploit the divide between the establishments and the revolutionaries within Sunni Islam, the United States will play into the radicals' hands, and turn fence-sitting Sunnis into enemies.   |
Parameters
Spring 2007
Dale C. Eikmeier |
Qutbism: An Ideology of Islamic-Fascism If we are to know our enemy in the war on terrorism we must first recognize that regardless of the vintage or variety of militant Islam it is the "ideology" of the group or sect that serves as its center of gravity. |
Parameters
Autumn 2005
Harvey, Sullivan & Groves |
A Clash of Systems: An Analytical Framework to Demystify the Radical Islamist Threat The United States must understand the implications of its leadership in the global system, and how to use this position to demonstrate to moderates in the Islamic world why they should join us rather than attempt to beat us. |
Parameters
Autumn 2005
Chris Zambelis |
The Strategic Implications of Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Middle East Promoting democracy in the Middle East will mark a positive shift in American foreign policy if and when Washington decides to back up its rhetoric with action. |
Salon.com
November 1, 2001
Laura Miller |
Who is Osama bin Laden? Is he a cog in a vast wheel of state-sponsored terrorism -- or a new breed of freelance evil genius? |
Parameters
Autumn 2006
Raymond L. Bingham |
Bridging the Religious Divide Academicians, east and west, hotly debate the fundaments of the war on terror. In our nation's capital, decision-makers and renowned scholars meet regularly to posit the pros and cons of U.S. foreign policy. |
Salon.com
October 22, 2001
Max Garrone |
Fundamental problems Religious writer Karen Armstrong explains why Muslim nations have difficulty with democracy and the qualities that all forms of fundamentalism share... |
Salon.com
September 24, 2001
Janelle Brown |
Terror's first victims When fanatics like the Taliban seize control of Islamic countries, women are the first to suffer... |
Parameters
November 2004
Philip Seib |
The News Media and the "Clash of Civilizations" "For the first time in history, global politics is both multipolar and multicivilizational." As the balance of power among civilizations shifts, the relative influence of the West is declining. |
Salon.com
September 28, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Friends like these Why did so many of the Sept. 11 hijackers have ties to Saudi Arabia? Why can't the U.S. use Saudi bases to fight the war on terrorism? What Americans don't know about their best Muslim ally... |
Salon.com
November 5, 2002
Michelle Goldberg |
The powder keg The U.S. helped build the Islamic fundamentalist movement threatening to take over Pakistan. Now can it rescue the world from the deadly consequences? |
Salon.com
October 8, 2001
Gary Kamiya |
War and peace Our fight against terrorism gives the U.S. a historic opportunity to become a kinder, gentler force in the world... |
Parameters
Autumn 2008
Robert M. Cassidy |
Terrorism and Insurgency Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives is a collection of essays that provide insight into the challenges that make this perennial and irregular war exceedingly difficult. |
Parameters
Summer 2004
P. W. Singer |
The War on Terrorism: The Big Picture In the fight against terrorism, are we deterring more terrorists than are being trained for the future? Are we spending so much money trying to capture them, that we're really getting behind? |
Salon.com
November 21, 2001
Laura Miller |
The holy warrior The most entertaining of current books on Osama bin Laden paints him as a devout, charismatic CEO of worldwide terror... |
Reason
December 2001
Charles Paul Freund |
2001 Nights The end of the Orientalist critique... |
Parameters
Winter 2006/2007
Tariq Gilani |
US-Pakistan Relations: The Way Forward An improved US-Pakistani relationship will solidify Pakistan as a reliable regional partner and strengthen the overall conduct of the global war on terrorism, further stabilizing a region that at one time was fraught with danger. |
Salon.com
September 25, 2001
David Rieff |
There is no alternative to war Blame-the-U.S. pacifism misses the point. Bin Laden wants to eradicate Western modernity, not liberate Palestine, and the U.S. has no choice but to fight him... |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Stanley Reed |
Prelude To Terror Book reviews: Osama, The Making of a Terrorist By Jonathan Randal... Ghost Wars, The The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 By Steve Coll... |
Parameters
Autumn 2008
Daniel S. Roper |
Global Counterinsurgency: Strategic Clarity for the Long War Though policy initiatives since September 11, 2001 have positively influenced certain agencies in their efforts to secure America, some steps have actually limited the nation's effectiveness in countering the threats it faces. |
Parameters
Winter 2006/2007 |
Review Essays Joseph C. Myers, The Quranic Concept of War... George H. Quester, Asia's Nuclear Dilemma... Larry M. Wortzel, Resolving China and Taiwan's Differences... |
Salon.com
October 18, 2001
M. A. Muqtedar Khan |
A memo to American Muslims It's time for us to search our souls. How can the message of Muhammad become a source of horror and fear? How can Islam inspire thousands of youth to dedicate their lives to killing others? |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Suspicious minds Many Arab rulers would like to support the Western war on Osama bin Laden. But their subjects disagree, and have a laundry list of reasons why... |
Parameters
Spring 2004
Matthew J. Morgan |
The Origins of the New Terrorism A history of terrorism and where it's headed. |
Salon.com
December 4, 2002
Laura McClure |
What would Mohammed do? Geraldine Brooks, an expert on the role of women in Islam, says the "haters of beauty" behind the Miss World riots misrepresent what is a "pro-sexuality" religion. |
Salon.com
February 8, 2002
Nina Burleigh |
Bush, oil and the Taliban In a new book, "Bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth," two French intelligence analysts allege that before Sept. 11, the White House put oil interests ahead of national security... |
Reason
November 2003
Tim Cavanaugh |
Talking With Terrorists Jessica Stern's new book reports from the front lines of the War on Terror. |
Salon.com
September 26, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Islam's flawed spokesmen Some of the groups claiming to speak for American Muslims find it impossible to speak out against terrorist groups... |
Reason
June 2007
Cathy Young |
Theocons of the World, Unite A prominent pundit wants American conservatives to make common cause with Muslim reactionaries. |
Salon.com
September 19, 2001
Laura Miller |
The "enemy" we barely know A writer who has traveled extensively in Afghanistan talks about how little we understand its people, how dangerous it is to underestimate them and why they have cause to resent the U.S.... |
Salon.com
October 12, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Why the U.S. is losing the propaganda war Foolish decisions, nervous allies and not enough Arabic speakers mean Muslims around the world aren't getting America's side of the story. |
Salon.com
December 12, 2001
Norah Vincent |
It's not just Hamas It's time for America to stop coddling the Palestinians -- they're bloodthirsty bigots who would have exterminated the Jews if they were in charge... |
Salon.com
September 27, 2001
Steve Kettmann |
Creating "many, many Osamas" Novelist William Vollmann says if the U.S. convinces Afghans of bin Laden's guilt, they'll support the move against him. If not, only "genocide" will defeat them... |
Salon.com
March 5, 2002
Eric Boehlert |
Terrorists under the bed "Terrorism expert" Steven Emerson paints a terrifying picture of lethal Muslim fundamentalists among us in "American Jihad." But he doesn't know the difference between Osama bin Laden and Yasser Arafat... |
Salon.com
February 6, 2002
Laura Miller |
Dirty war In "The Lessons of Terror," Caleb Carr argues that terrorism never succeeds. If only we could believe him... |
Salon.com
November 30, 2001
Meera Atkinson |
America the scapegoat An Australian woman who has made New York her home fires back at the smug U.S.-bashers in Europe and her native land... |
Reason
January 2005
Chris Lehmann |
Among the Non-Believers The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, by Sam Harris derides the callow apocalyptic temper of the monotheistic traditions, while effectively seeking to bully readers into accepting nuclear Armageddon as a justified response to rampant fundamentalism. |
BusinessWeek
May 4, 2011
Brendan Greeley |
Why Bin Laden Lost Al Qaeda's leader died because he was outgunned. He lost because he was wrong. |
Scientific American
December 26, 2005
Luis Miguel Ariza |
Virtual Jihad The Internet as the ideal terrorism recruiting tool. |
Reason
June 2006
Cathy Young |
The Jihad Against Muslims Radical Islam poses problems for the West, from within and from without. But if our response turns to bigotry directed at all Muslims, it will leave little reason for hope. |
ifeminists
March 25, 2003
Wendy McElroy |
Laying Down 'the White Woman's Burden' The most recent stereotype to bombard the American psyche is of the Muslim woman who lives veiled and in fear of all men who, by virtue of their maleness, are her oppressors. But is it true in general of Arab-Muslim women who have become the focus of world attention? |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Janelle Brown |
Film to watch as we engage in war Despite strict censorship and a paucity of funds, Middle Eastern cinema illuminates the political and personal lives of people we now battle or befriend in the region... |
Salon.com
September 25, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
The media's Islamic blind spot News reports are obsessing on how the terrorist attacks happened, but not why... |
Reason
December 2001
Sam MacDonald |
Interview: A Different Sort of Conservative Muslim Abdulwahab Alkebsi is the executive director of the Islamic Institute, a Washington think tank that "facilitates the development of grassroots Muslim political movements that are economically conservative"... |
Salon.com
September 22, 2001
Sean Kenny |
Anger in the bazaars of Peshawar The Taliban has strong support in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. If there is civil war, it will start here... |
Salon.com
September 11, 2001
Janelle Brown |
"Purge our society," online bigots shout Post-disaster threats and expressions of racism bubble up on the Web... |
Mother Jones
Jan/Feb 2002
Todd Gitlin |
Blaming America First Why are some on the left, who rightly demand sympathy for victims around the world, so quick to dismiss American suffering? |
Reason
December 2002
Cathy Young |
Ecumenical Intolerance The sin of extremism is neither common to all Muslims nor limited to Islam. |
Salon.com
September 12, 2002
Robert Scheer |
Where's Osama? Sept. 11 could have been avoided if our intelligence agencies had done their job. |
Salon.com
November 22, 2001
David Talbot |
"The North Vietnamese never bombed American cities" Progressive congressman Barney Frank talks about why he supports the war, opposes Bush's attack on civil liberties and thinks Clinton's military legacy is just fine... |
