This is going up a bit late, since have been a bit distracted with other obligations. It also ended up being published after Intelwire and Red State articles on the topic, though I had written it before reading them both (honest!). A long post for Free Rad!cals, something I am trying to return to with some [...]
Posts Tagged ‘US’
When is a Lone Wolf a Lone Wolf?
Posted: March 1, 2012 in Free Rad!calsTags: Al Qaeda, Anwar al awlaki, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, lone wolves, terrorism, US
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Muslim Integration: America Must Avoid Europe’s Mistakes
Posted: February 2, 2012 in Free Rad!calsTags: counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, terrorism, UK, US, US foreign policy
Another short blogpost for Free Rad!cals, this time on a topic that has been bugging me for a while. It seems as though the US is making a few unfortunate choices in counter-radicalisation terms that emulate earlier mistakes Europe made, something particularly silly given how much attention they have lavished on studying and criticising Europe’s [...]
China Passes the Buck in Afghanistan
Posted: November 4, 2011 in Foreign PolicyTags: Afghanistan, China, China and the world, Chinese foreign policy, Pakistan, US, US foreign policy
Slightly delayed in posting this here for a variety of reasons. Anyway, a new piece for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel looking at China’s play in Afghanistan. Re-reading my old piece in Foreign Policy on the subject, I see I am a bit more positive this time around, but still no clear signs of a Chinese [...]
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Expanding Western Connections
Posted: October 15, 2011 in Terrorism MonitorTags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, Germany, Pakistan, radicalization, TTP, UK, US, US foreign policy
A new piece for Jamestown on a subject I have been trying to get published for a while. Will keep this short as am in hurry, but more soon. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Expanding Western Connections Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 37 October 14, 2011 05:20 PM Age: 18 hrs By: Raffaello Pantucci Faisal Shahzad As [...]
The Risks of Relying on Drones
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Washington PostTags: counter-radicalisation, counter-terrorism, drones, rules of war, US, US foreign policy
A short letter for the Washington Post, this time focused on the question of drones and their use as a tactic in American counter-terrorism. My original letter was much longer, but the distilled point is still there. I have touched on this subject before, and would like to return with a much bigger piece at [...]
Al Shabaab: The American Connection
Posted: June 14, 2011 in GuardianTags: canada, counter-radicalisation, counter-terrorism, denmark, shabaab, Somalia, US, western jihadists
A new piece over at the Guardian, looking at the perennial question of al Shabaab and its western recruits. I realize the conclusion might be seen as a bit exaggerated, but it does seem to me that we are potentially running the risk of going in this direction and at the end of the day [...]
Airport Security: Aiming at Aviation
Posted: May 7, 2011 in HSTodayTags: Al Qaeda, Anwar al awlaki, AQAP, aviation security, chechnya, India, Indian terrorism, Russia, terror on airplanes, terrorism, US
A longer article in the latest HSToday, that predates the current chaos regarding a certain person who was killed in Pakistan. Looks at why terrorists remain fixated with aviation. The whole article can be found below, but those who want to read it in the magazine can find it here or at your local newsagents [...]
Britain Convicts Awlaki Acolyte Targeting US Bound Planes
Posted: March 8, 2011 in HSTodayTags: Anwar al awlaki, AQAP, Bangladesh, counter-terrorism, lone wolves, online, terrorism, UK, US, Yemen
A new piece for HSToday, covering some of the ground I already touched upon with my earlier piece on Rajib Karim,but now going into greater detail about Awlaki’s clear obsession with flights to America. One detail I should clarify, the way the piece reads, it looks like I said that it was the voice message [...]
Britain Goes After Tehrik E Taliban Pakistan
Posted: January 29, 2011 in HSTodayTags: al muhajiroun, counter-terrorism, Europe, Pakistan, Tehrik-e-taliban pakistan, terrorism, UK, US
A short piece for HSToday looking at the decision in the UK to list TTP – still unclear to me why they did it now, except that US also announced it was going to add Qari Hussain to their list of targeted individuals. Any ideas or thoughts on why always welcome. Britain Goes After Tehrik [...]
Targeted killings: what are the alternatives?
Posted: January 3, 2011 in Kings of WarTags: Afghanistan, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Pakistan, predator strikes, UAVs, US
My good friend David was kind enough to hook me up with a guest slot at the prestigious Kings of War blog which is run out of the King’s College, London War Studies department. It explores the issue of Predator strike attacks (which I have touched on before) and looks at what alternatives there are [...]
