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This section of the website gathers together a sampling of commentary and events (dating back to the September 11 attacks) on the global war on terror.

The War on Terror

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Featured Article

"How Not to Defeat al Qaeda" | By Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan

If the United States is fighting a terrorist organization--al Qaeda--why must we conduct a counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan against two other groups--the Quetta Shura Taliban and the Haqqani Network--that have neither the objective nor the capability to attack the United States outside Afghanistan? [Read more]

AEI's Public Opinion on the War with Iraq is a compilation of public opinion polls on, among other things, the build-up to and beginning of the war in Iraq, the proper use of force, achieving stability in the region and the prospect of peace, and what should be done from here on out.

Recent Publications

McChrystal Lite

By Thomas Donnelly , Tim Sullivan
The Weekly Standard
Monday, November 9, 2009

A clever commander like McChrystal and the capable troops he leads will no doubt figure out how to make the most of what they have got. But a half-surge would seem to cut their prospects of winning by more than half.

The Two-Front War

By Frederick W. Kagan
The Weekly Standard
Monday, November 9, 2009

Pakistan has shown surprising determination and competence in its struggle against one part of the Islamist network. The United States must show similar determination and competence in our struggle against the other.

U.S. Must Back Karzai--Flaws and All

By Thomas Donnelly
Washington Examiner
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

We must go to war with the partners we have, not necessarily the ones we would like to have.

AEI People and Programs, October 30, 2009

By AEI Staff
AEI People and Programs
Friday, October 30, 2009

This issue covers the health care debate, the Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index, the swine flu and more.

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Books

Surrender Is Not an Option Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad

By John R. Bolton
Threshold Editions/Simon and Schuster
(November 2007)

A candid personal account of Bolton's turbulent sixteen-month tenure at the United Nations.

Of Men and Materiel The Crisis in Military Resources

Edited By Gary J. Schmitt , Thomas Donnelly
AEI Press
(February 2007)

This bookexplores a problem that has been building quietly for years: the military has been expending without expanding or even replacing what has been spent.

War by Other Means An Insider's Account of the War on Terror

By John Yoo
Atlantic Monthly Press
(September 2006)

This book offers an insider account of the contexts, facts, and personalities behind the War on Terror.

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Events

PAST EVENTS

Afghanistan Strategy: The Way Forward

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

The United States faces a critical decision point in its next steps in Afghanistan. This event will address the implications of such policy choices and the prospects for success in the struggle against extremist forces.

The Surge: A Military History

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

At this AEI event, Kimberly Kagan will discuss her new book, which provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the operations, widely known as "the surge," dramatically brought Iraq away from the tragedy of civil war.

Keeping America Safe

Thursday, May 21, 2009
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Former Vice President Dick Cheney delivers an address at the American Enterprise Institute.

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