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May 23, 2016
United States
Will Killing Mullah Mansour Work?
On Saturday, the Pentagon released a remarkable statement: “Today, the Department of Defense conducted an airstrike that targeted Taliban leader Mullah Mansur.” Soon after, a tweet from the Office of…
December 17, 2014
Pakistan
Behind Pakistan’s Taliban War
Military forces have degraded the Pakistani Taliban’s insurgency, but the Peshawar school attack demonstrates the limits of government control and lethality of rebel forces, says CFR’s Daniel Markey.
May 1, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
Beyond Bin Laden, a Dangerous World
Osama bin Laden’s killing helped spawn a crisis in Pakistan and left tough al-Qaeda-affiliated movements in the Mideast and Africa, says CFR’s Linda Robinson.
September 24, 2012
Defense and Security
Ask the Experts: Do Targeted Killings Work?
The United States did not always carry out targeted killings (or assassinations) of perceived national security threats. To the contrary, the norm against targeted killings outside of battlefield set…
May 2, 2011
Afghanistan
What’s Next for al-Qaeda?
Osama bin Laden’s death is a real and symbolic blow to al-Qaeda, and its stature in the Middle East is already diminished by the pro-democracy movements in the region, but the group remains lethal. S…