When al Qaeda was just a startup terrorist enterprise, the Sudanese government offered the group safe harbor. But after a few years, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United States began to take notice of what was going on in that little incubator. They turned up the… Read more
In this week's Heritage in Focus podcast, James Phillips discusses the aftermath of the Arab Spring and escalating tensions around Israel. David Weinberger hosts. To get regular updates on Heritage in Focus podcasts, visit our RSS feed or subscribe on iTunes. To listen to more Heritage… Read more
Yemen’s embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has conditionally agreed to step down from power 30 days after a tentative agreement is signed with a coalition of opposition parties. But this face-saving political deal, brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council, has already been rejected by tens of thousands of protesters who… Read more
The “Arab Spring” has targeted several regimes in the Middle East: Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak has stepped down, leaving the future of the country uncertain; Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh cling to power; Libya’s Muammar Qadhafi has vowed to fight to the death despite the United States and… Read more
James Carafano comments on escalating tensions in Yemen. … Read more
Cully Stimson discusses protests in Yemen. … Read more
As turmoil and transformation sweep across the Middle East and North Africa, President Obama cannot afford to dwell on one crisis at a time. In particular, the United States must not neglect the ongoing crisis in Yemen, a country that has served as a base of operations for terrorist attacks… Read more
Peter Brookes discusses the discovery of package bombs from Yemen. … Read more
There have been at least three attempted terrorist attacks on U.S. soil in the last year and a half: the November 5, 2009, shooting at Fort Hood, Texas; the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing over Detroit; and the failed car bombing in Times Square in New York City. All three… Read more
Jim Carafano discusses the US government's warning of potential attacks by al Qaeda on ships near Yemen. … Read more
According to media reports, Anwar al-Awlaki, the Yemeni-American Islamist radical who played an increasingly influential...… Read more
President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s return to Yemen on Friday after four months in Saudi Arabia has sparked renewed...… Read more
President Ali Abdullah Saleh, although badly wounded, plans to return to Yemen on July 17 to celebrate the 33rd...… Read more
In January, Heritage Senior Research Fellow Jim Phillips predicted that Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution would spark...… Read more
On August 5, more than a dozen Somali-Americans, variously located across several states, were arrested on charges...… Read more
On Monday evening, Dutch authorities detained Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi (of Detroit) and Hezem al Murisi when their...… Read more
Following weeks of strong bipartisan criticism of their handling of terror trials and detainees, Attorney General Eric...… Read more
Reuters today reports Somali pirates just released a captured tanker after getting a record-breaking ransom. Pirates may...… Read more
The foiled bomb plot to destroy a Northwest Airlines flight as it descended over Detroit on Christmas day has focused...… Read more
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