In the News
“Lessons for U.S. From Soviet Role in Afghanistan,” All Things Considered, Jan. 13, 2013.
“Jihadist Perceptions of the ‘Arab Spring,’” The Commentator, Nov. 30, 2012.
“Gone but Not Forgotten,” Foreign Policy, Sept. 30, 2011.
“Pentagon Terror Plot Foiled,” The Daily Beast, Sept. 29, 2011.
“Beyond our Fears: Building Peace in a Post-9/11 World,” America Magazine, Sept. 26, 2011.
“After Bin Laden, Same as Before?,” National Review, Sept. 19, 2011.
“Bin Laden’s Legacy: Why We’re Still Losing the War on Terror,” National Defense University Press Blog, Sep. 15, 2011.
“Special Abu Muqawama Q&A with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross,” Abu Muqawama, Sep. 14, 2011.
“It’s Time to Rethink Counterterrorism Spending,” Bloomberg Businessweek, Sept. 7, 2011.
“Is al Qaeda Really Losing,” The Times-Picayune, Sept. 1, 2011.
“The Long War’s Long Tail,” Foreign Policy, Aug. 30, 2011.
“Expert Evaluates bin Laden’s Legacy,” USC News, Aug. 19, 2011.
“US is Right to Give Aid to Somalia, Despite Risk of Helping al Shabaab,” Christian Science Monitor, Jul. 21, 2011.
“The Panetta Doctrine: Declare Victory, Don’t Go Home,” Danger Room, Jul. 11, 2011.
“U.S. ‘Extends Drone Strikes to Somalia,’” Al Jazeera, Jul. 1, 2011.
“Google Wants to Fight Extremism, But it Needs to Understand it First,” PBS, Jun. 30. 2011.
“Jihadi Forum Watchers Beat Wires to Zawahiri Story,” The Atlantic Wire, Jun. 16, 2011.
“In America, a Home-Grown Jihad,” The Hindu, Jun. 7, 2011.
“Tennessee’s Anti-Sharia Bill is Now an Anti-Terrorism Bill, and Still Terrible,” The American Prospect, May 20, 2011.
“Revenge or Redemption,” The Post (Ireland), May 8, 2011.
“Osama bin Laden Didn’t Win, But He Was ‘Enormously Successful,’” Washington Post, May 2, 2011.
“Al-Shabaab Plagued by Defeats, Desertion,” IPT News, Mar. 17, 2011.
“Good Cop, Bad Cop,” The American Prospect, Mar. 10, 2011.
“Fox’s Favorite Muslim Radical,” Salon, Mar. 2, 2011.
“The Lost Boys,” GQ, Feb. 3, 2011.
“Islamic Militants Suspected in Russia Airport Bombing,” Washington Times, Jan. 24, 2011.
“The FP Survey: Terrorism,” Foreign Policy, Jan. 20, 2011.
“The Best Way to Stop So-Called Frankenbombers? Be Smart, Says U.S. Counterterror Officials,” New York Daily News, Dec. 7, 2010.
“American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat,” Congressional Research Service, Dec. 7, 2010.
“North African States at Risk of Being Overrun by al-Qaeda,” Telegraph, Oct. 21, 2010
“How We’ve Changed al-Qaeda,” The Atlantic, Oct. 7, 2010
“Indian Jihadis in Qaida’s Somalia Arm?,” Times of India, Aug. 23, 2o10
“Jihad’s Ugly American Face,” Investigative Project on Terrorism News, Aug. 20, 2010
“Changing Stop and Frisk Policies is a Bad Idea,” Brooklyn Downtown Star, Jul. 20, 2010
“Experts Warn of Further Uganda Attacks,” The Washington Post, Jul. 14, 2010
“The Next Osama?,” FrontPage Magazine, Jul. 12, 2010
“Somali Islamists Claim Uganda Carnage: Officials warn of al-Shabaab threat with American recruits,” The Washington Times, Jul. 12, 2010
“Faith, Doubt, and U.S. Foreign Policy,” The American, Jun. 22, 2010
“Scholars See Future of Pakistan Democracy as Uncertain,” The Washington Times, Jun. 17, 2010
Rhetoric and Reality: Countering Terrorism in the Age of Obama, Center for a New American Security, Jun. 2010
Would-Be Warriors: Incidents of Jihadist Terrorist Radicalization in the United States Since September 11, 2001, Rand Corporation, 2010
“Turnstile Terrorism,” Accuracy in Academia, Apr. 7, 2010
“Experts Divided on Deradicalization Efforts,” CQ Homeland Security, Mar. 30, 2010
“U.S. Seeks Cleric Backing Jihad,” The Wall Street Journal, Mar. 26, 2010
“New U.S. Deradicalization Effort Show Promise, Expert Says,” Security Management, Mar. 26, 2010
“Pakistan Strikes Taliban Camps in Arakzai,” The Long War Journal, Mar. 25, 2010
“Christians’ and Muslim’s Image Problems,” Global Politician, Mar. 11, 2010
“The Smearing of Rashad Hussain,” Foreign Policy, Feb. 23, 2010
The Terror Threat from Somalia: The Internationalization of Al-Shabaab, American Enterprise Institute, Feb. 12, 2010
“Homegrown Terrorism and Transformative Learning: An interdisciplinary approach to understanding radicalization,” Global Change, Peace and Security, Feb. 2010
Terrorist Dropouts: Learning from Those Who Have Left, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Jan. 2010
“No Indication Yet of Initiatives Targeting Terrorist Recruitment in U.S. Prisons,” St. Petersburg Times, Jan. 13, 2010
Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim Americans, Duke University, Jan. 6, 2010
“A US Pipeline for Jihad in Somalia?,” Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 30, 2009
“How to Prepare for a Hazmat Response,” Fire Chief, Dec. 1, 2009
“Fort Hood Shootings: US Muslims Feel New Heat,” Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 17, 2009
“Army Major and Recent Convert to Islam was Behind Shootings at Fort Hood,” The Long War Journal, Nov. 5, 2009
“‘Dead’ al Qaeda Terrorist Surfaces for Media,” The Washington Times, Oct. 15, 2009
“Terror Plot: A Failed Replay of London and Madrid?,” Christian Science Monitor, Sep. 23, 2009
“Bomb Plot: When Should Authorities Have Stepped In?,” Christian Science Monitor, Sep. 21, 2009
Adam Gadahn and Al-Qaeda’s Internet Strategy, Middle East Policy, Sep. 22, 2009
“CBN News Uncovers New Details About Alleged North Carolina Terrorist Ringleader,” Christian Broadcast Network, Aug. 17, 2009
“Shooting of Two Soldiers in Little Rock Puts Focus on ‘Lone Wolf’ Islamic Extremists,” Christian Science Monitor, Jun. 11, 2009
“Not All Terrorists Come From Faraway Lands,” Newsleader.com, Jun. 3, 2009
“Identifying Domestic Terrorists,” Townhall, May 27, 2009
“Who Will Stop the Pirates?,” Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 9, 2009
“Nuclear Threat: High or Highly Exaggerated?,” Security Management, Apr. 2009
“The Kingdom of Jordan: Intra-Faith Dialogue, Inter-Faith Diplomacy,” The Review of Faith and International Affairs, Mar. 20, 2009
“Canadian Mosque Sets Up ‘Detox’ Program for Would-Be Terrorists,” Fox News, Feb. 26, 2009
“Shabaab and Rival Islamist Group Clash in Central Somalia,” The Long War Journal, Jan. 14, 2009
“Lebanon – A Second Front for Hamas?,” The Washington Times, Jan. 9, 2009
“As Threat of Germ Warfare Looms, Commission Devises Plan,” Medill, Dec. 3, 2008
“Mainstream US Islamic Websites – and Terror,” FrontPage Magazine, Sep. 29, 2008
“Collapse of the Security System,” The Frontier Post, Sep. 25, 2008
“The Jihad Against Free Speech,” FrontPage Magazine, Jul. 31, 2008
“The Emergent Islam I Want,” The Washington Post, Jul. 23, 2008
“Musharraf’s Israeli Disciples,” The Jerusalem Post, Mar. 14, 2008
“The Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘Grand Jihad’ in Toledo,” FrontPage Magazine, Mar. 10, 2008