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Puntland Splits

by Hussein Yusuf | Feb 8, 2011

Puntland, an autonomous state in northeast Somalia with a population of three million, has declared that it is no longer interested in working with the current Somali government. Puntland’s decision stems from the hesitation of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu to embrace a draft constitution supported by the international community that would allow Somalis to form regional states within a federal structure. TFG President Sharif Ahmed’s supporters in Mogadishu and in the diaspora have lobbied hard against federalism, which they believe will lead to the balkanization of Somalia.

Interview with Juan Cole

by John Feffer | Feb 4, 2011

Juan Cole is a professor history at the University of Michigan and the author of Engaging the Muslim World. His blog, Informed Comment, is a go-to resource for analysis of U.S. and Middle Eastern policy. Here he talks with FPIF’s John Feffer about Egypt, Islamofascism, and “America anxiety” in the Muslim world.

Discouraging Civilian Cooperation With Counterterrorism, Part 963

by Russ Wellen | Jan 28, 2011

Enlisting civilian aid in halting terrorism isn’t only a problem in the Middle East.

Interview with John Esposito

by John Feffer | Jan 27, 2011

In a new special focus on Islamophobia, Foreign Policy In Focus interviews prolific author and professor John Esposito about prevailing political and media myths about Muslims and the Muslim world.

WikiLeaks XXXV: The Gathering of a Storm — a History of bin Laden in Diplomatic Cables

by Michael Busch | Jan 26, 2011

“He is finished,” was the regrettably premature pronouncement of a relative of bin Laden in the nineties.

Review: Cutting the Fuse

by Greg Chaffin | Jan 13, 2011

Foreign occupation is the common thread tying suicide terrorism together the world over. In Dying to Win and again in Cutting the Fuse, Robert Pape argues that the United States must endeavor to draw down its occupation of Middle Eastern countries and return to a policy of offshore balancing to maintain its regional interests.

Afghanistan: Killing Peace

by Conn Hallinan | Jan 12, 2011

In spite of a White House report that “progress” is being made in Afghanistan, by virtually any measure the war has significantly deteriorated since the Obama administration surged troops into Kandahar and Helmand provinces. This past year has been the deadliest on record for U.S. and coalition troops. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, security has worsened throughout the country. Civilian casualties are on the rise. U.S. allies are falling away, and the central government in Kabul has never been so isolated. Polls in Afghanistan, the United States, and Europe reflect growing opposition to the nine-year conflict.

Thanks to New START, You Too Can “Ride Out” a Nuclear Attack

by Russ Wellen | Jan 10, 2011

U.S. nuclear-war policy has always been poised between deterrence — riding out a nuclear attack before responding — and launch on warning — an itchy trigger finger.

Apostate Politics: How Some Recanted Muslims Have Bolstered Militarist US Policies

by Samer Araabi | Jan 10, 2011

Recently, there has emerged a cadre of high-profile individuals from the Greater Middle East who, unlike Chalabi, have turned against Islam and embraced their lives in the West. In doing so, they have adopted views strikingly similar to some of the more hawkish factions in U.S. politics.

Will U.S. Use Punjab Governor’s Death as Pretext for More Drone Attacks?

by Hannah Gurman | Jan 5, 2011

While the assassination of Punjab’s governor might be seen as an excuse for more drone attacks in Pakistan, it’s more likely an effect.