Publications

Time for U.S. forces to intervene in Mali: Opposing view

January 22, 2013 James S. Robbins USA Today

With U.S. troops out of Iraq and leaving Afghanistan, the last thing the American people want to hear about is the potential for another war. But the growing conflict in Mali is not a new war; it is another front in the same struggle against violent extremism America has been waging since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The End of the War on Terrorism? Al Qaeda Hasn’t Gotten the Memo

January 21, 2013 James S. Robbins U.S. News & World Report

Until recently, most Americans had never heard of the west African country of Mali. They may have heard of the Malian city of Timbuktu, but even then only as a byword used to describe the middle of nowhere. However, an Islamist insurgency has thrust Mali into the forefront of the national security debate, and highlighted the continuing complexities of the struggle against violent extremism.