CPASS News

"'Silent Tsunami': The Food Price Crisis" icon
by Mike Lee
World News with Charles Gibson, ABC News, April 20, 2008

Vanda Felbab-Brown, SSP Core Faculty, comments on the worldwide crisis of rising food prices.

"Al-Qaida Planner Masri Believed Dead" icon
by Tom Gjelten
All Things Considered, NPR, April 9, 2008

Bruce Hoffman, SSP Core Faculty, comments on the death of al Qaeda commander Abu Ubaidah al-Masri on NPR.

"A Network of Truces" icon
by David Brooks
The New York Times, April 8, 2008

Colin Kahl, SSP Core Faculty member, comments on Iraqi politics.

"ANALYSIS-Democratic president may reassess Iraq promises" icon
by Kristin Roberts
Reuters: AlerNet, April 7, 2008

Daniel Byman, CPASS Director, comments on the democratic candidates' stances on Iraq policy.

"Fighting Terrorism with Tactics from the Cold War" icon
by Warren Olney
To the Point [KCRW], March 24, 2008

Bruce Hoffman and Michael Scheuer were among guests on "To the Point" to discuss terrorism and Cold War tactics.

"Al-Qaida's No. 2: Attack Israel, US" icon
by Lee Keath
Associated Press, March 25, 2008

Bruce Hoffman comments on new messages from al-Qaida to intensify attacks.

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CPASS University News Headlines

Noted members of the intelligence community, including the head of the Central Intelligence Agency and former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, discuss the role of former CIA Director Richard Helms.
With the U.S. occupation in Iraq continuing to make headlines, a new book by Assistant Professor David M. Edelstein considers the critical question, why do some military occupations succeed and others fail?
Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, U.S. Army (Ret.), has joined the faculty of the Security Studies Program as Visiting Professor of Strategy and Military Operations.
Professor Daniel Byman offers a new approach to a centuries old problem – terrorism.
The West is losing ground in the war against terrorism, according to the consensus reached in a new book co-authored by Georgetown University faculty members Bruce Hoffman and Paul Pillar.