Director of Intelligence Studies Jennifer Sims discussed options for reforming the U.S. counterterror intelligence system at the Henry L. Stimson Center.

CIA Director Leon Panetta says he expects al-Qaida to attempt an attack on the U.S. in the next six months. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and CPASS Director Daniel Byman explain why intelligence officials are so certain, and what intelligence officials are doing to prevent another terrorist attack.

Professor Paul Pillar talks with NPR's Renee Montagne about U.S. efforts to target and kill high-value Taliban targets in Pakistan. Is it working? And what does it accomplish?