Studying a group's progress in bombmaking can tell us much about the group and whether it's receiving outside training.
A U.S. operation sheds light on how drug traffickers are working north of the border and laundering the proceeds.
Strained U.S.-Pakistani relations hamper U.S. diplomatic and intelligence efforts in the country.
Unless authorities find evidence to charge a suspect, the bombmaker will likely become more proficient and strike again.
Authorities cannot afford to ignore militants who make tradecraft errors.
Militant groups' success often depends on the involvement of exceptional individuals, particularly as leaders.
Recent incidents and reports of cooperation between jihadist groups may signal a converging threat, or a false positive.
A year after the Libyan weapons stockpiles were looted, Libyan MANPADS could be almost anywhere in the world.
