The most interesting thing about the 9/11 anniversary this year may have been that al Qaeda's core leadership did not issue a flurry of slick, media-savvy statements.
For years to come, the police storming of a tourist bus in Manila will likely be used in hostage-rescue classrooms as a textbook example of what not to do.
Disparate messages from top commanders of the Caucasus Emirate paint a picture of leadership turmoil that could signify a serious crisis for the group.
Iran's chief proxy group has a presence in Latin America and the United States, but the threat it poses to the latter would be exercised only as a last resort.
Events leading up to the four-day closing of the U.S. Consulate in Juarez shed light on diplomatic security measures and the deteriorating situation in Juarez.
