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Nationalist Insurgencies and the al-Qaeda Narrative
By Francisco Martin-Rayo The Obama administration’s heavy-handed approach to drone strikes in Yemen has blurred the distinction between terrorist and innocent civilian. As administration officials continue to identify nearly all military-aged males in strike zones as possible combatants, media outlets … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, drones, Francisco Martin-Rayo, Hammami, Harvard Kennedy School, predator, Shabaab, somalia, Yemen
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In Yemen, Democracy Is America’s Second Choice
Though Yemen’s internal politics have changed dramatically since January 2011, U.S. strategy there has remained single-mindedly focused on eradicating al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Democracy promotion, and the hopes of millions of Yemenis who supported the revolution, do not appear to be among the Obama Administration’s concerns in the country. Continue reading
Gadhafi’s death: A message to Arab youth, and old dictators
By Ashraf Hegazy Executive Director, Dubai Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs The death of Muammar Gadhafi, as well as that of his son and his closest advisor, in addition to the fall of Sirte, allows the Transitional … Continue reading
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Tagged Ali Abdullah Saleh, Belfer Center, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Iraq, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Yemen
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Al Awlaki killing: Another Obama counter-terrorism success
The successful strike on Al Awlaki today is yet another success in Obama’s greatly expanded counter-terrorism offensive and his use of armed UAVs as the center of that campaign. The death of the American citizen cleric is notable, too, because … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Barack Obama, Richard A. Clarke, United States, Wehrmacht, World War II, Yemen
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The power of the Shamal
Having wandered recently among the orange-red dunes of the Arabian desert, my mind is filled with analogies about shifting sands, blurred vision, and the stark clarity that can come when the winds settle down. The winds on this peninsula and … Continue reading