Center for Strategic Communication

Al Qaeda and Its Apathetic Public

My friend Ryan Evans’ excellent review of Fawaz Gerges’ new book, The Rise and Fall of Al Qaeda got me thinking about conspiracy theorism and its relationship to Al Qaeda’s fortunes. Ryan takes issue with Gerges’ contention that Al Qaeda never really had a “viable...

Anonymous vs. the Muslim Brotherhood?

Apparently Anonymous has decided to take on the Ikhwan day after tomorrow.  I’m curious what if anything will come of this.  Probably nothing, but I’m prepared to be wrong.  (I sort of hope I’m wrong, actually, as I’m not an enormous fan of the...