How is the AMIA Bombing Linked to the IRGC Aircraft in Argentina?
In 2013, Iran and Argentina signed a memorandum to lead a joint investigation into the 1994 bombing of the Asociación...
Global Terrorism News
How Terror Came Home and What to Make of It
Recently, an agent of the Department of Homeland Security called me and started asking questions about a childhood acquaintance being...
The Destiny of Pakistan’s Totalitarian Proxy Regime in Afghanistan
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 after waging a 20-year insurgency with support from Pakistan and,...
Afghanistan Is Losing Faith in the Taliban
The dramatic fall of Afghanistan’s government on August 15, 2021 was unexpected even for the Taliban’s negotiating team in Doha....
Al-Zawahiri’s Killing Will Increase Global Chaos and Insecurity
On August 3, I was supposed to meet an old friend at a coffee shop near the Basilica di Santa...
ISIS is Back in Syria
A study released by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Monday paints a detailed picture of a resurgent ISIS in...
Has Pakistan Made a Strategic Blunder By Backing The Taliban in Afghanistan?
In Pakistan, some celebrated the fall of Kabul in August last year as a strategic victory. They had good reason...
Fly on the Wall: Strategic Planning
The latest in fair observer’s series of fictional dialogues intended to make sense of the underside of the news. FADE...
Fly on the Wall: Managing War News
The latest in Fair Observer’s series of fictional dialogues intended to make sense of the underside of the news. FADE...
The Taliban Target Tajiks Yet Again
On August 15 last year, Ashraf Ghani, the then president of Afghanistan fled the country. Ironically, Ghani had promised that...
