AEI, September 11, 2017 After the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the United States went to war against terrorism. Sixteen years later, Salafi-jihadi terror shows no signs of abating. Al Qaeda has survived despite the death of Osama bin Laden. The rise of ISIS has introduced an extreme new face to global terrorism, and losing territory in Syria, Iraq, and Libya hasn't stopped them from gaining new recruits. AEI's Katherine Zimmerman argues that to win the war on terror, the United States must redefine its enemy. Instead of killing terrorism's leaders, the US must work to stop Salafi-jihadism — the ideology of terror — from spreading.
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Yemen War: How the conflict affects the United States | IN 60 SECONDS
AEI, November 2, 2016 The war in Yemen is not simply a regional conflict, but will also affect United States security interests. Katherine Zimmerman, AEI Research Fellow, explains how the proxy war in Yemen between Saudi Arabia and Iran has implications for al Qaeda, ISIS, and the war in Syria.