Katherine Faley

Saturday, May 18, 2013

A Strategy of Tactics Won’t Defeat Terrorism

Katherine Faley | October 4, 2011, 9:23 am

The media has been abuzz over the Obama administration’s triumphant killing of al Qaeda leader Anwar al Awlaki, targeted in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen on Friday. While his death is certainly a boon to the war on terror, … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Subsaharan Africa

Al Shabaab Exacerbates Somalia’s Famine Crisis

Katherine Faley | September 8, 2011, 2:04 pm

On Monday, the United Nations added a sixth area in Somalia to the country’s list of famine-stricken regions. The food crisis devastating East Africa has hit Somalia the hardest, affecting nearly 4 million people there alone. The spread of famine … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Once Again, Beirut Falls into Syrian and Iranian Orbit

Katherine Faley | June 17, 2011, 8:38 am

On Wednesday Lebanese President Michel Suleiman denied accusations that the country’s new government—formed five months after Hezbollah and its allies forced the collapse of the previous government—is a client of Syria and Iran. “This government is 100 percent Lebanese, with … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Wishful Thinking Doesn’t Make Post-Bin Laden World Any Less Dangerous

Katherine Faley | June 3, 2011, 9:52 am

According to a May 2 USA Today/Gallup poll, 54 percent of Americans felt that Osama bin Laden’s death would make the United States safer from terrorism. As the House Homeland Security subcommittee hears testimony on terrorist safe havens in Pakistan, … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa

Iraq Needs Long-Term U.S. Military Presence

Katherine Faley | May 24, 2011, 10:13 am

Baghdad and Kirkuk have witnessed a series of violent bombings targeting Iraqi security forces this past week, as Iraq’s leaders meet this month to discuss the extension of a U.S. military presence beyond 2011. AEI resident scholar Frederick W. Kagan … read more >

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