UPCOMING EVENTS

New!  US Engagement with the Muslim World: What to Expect from the New President
Featuring Dr. Fawaz Gerges, ISPU Fellow

 

Date: Saturday, December 13

 

Time: 12:00 p.m.

 

Location:
Stonegate Conference Center

2401 W Higgins Rd.

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

 

Tickets: $30

 

Contact:

Fakhia Rashid: 847-962-9077 or email

 

 

 

IN FOCUS

New!

Losing the War on Terror

By Muqtedar Khan, ISPU Fellow

December 1, 2008

 

 

New!  Listen to Interviews Online

• An interview with Dr. Mohammed Ayoob, ISPU Adjunct Scholar
  Featured on Michigan State University
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• What the U.S. can do to heal its foreign policy with the Muslim World
  Dr. Mohammed Ayoob, ISPU Adjunct Scholar
  Featured on "All Things Considered" on NPR
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RECENT ARTICLES

New!

Losing the War on Terror

Muqtedar Khan, ISPU Fellow

December 1, 2008

 

I once lived about a mile from the Taj hotel in Mumbai, Indai. I worked for an engineering firm and freelanced as a copywriter for advertising agencies in Mumbai. Every time I got a new gig, I would celebrate by going to the Taj for a buffet or a breakfast. For a 23-year-old, it was a thrill to be able to afford the atmosphere of the Taj.

 

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New!   Obama, an Internationalist President

John Esposito, ISPU Advisor

 

Barack Obama’s campaign victory was epic-making in America and across the Muslim world. On November 4, as soon as the election was called for Barack Obama, I began to receive congratulatory emails from friends in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and Europe. Some had stayed up through the night to hear the final results. Of course, I wasn’t surprised at the global interest and support, which had been evident on recent visits to Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Wherever I spoke, regardless of the topic, someone in the audience would ask me a question about Obama and his prospects. Privately, it was the topic of conversation. So what will all this mean?

 

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New!   Obama Gets Powell and McCain Gets al-Qaeda

Ivan Eland, ISPU Fellow

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New!   Worry About bin Laden, Not the Taliban
Ivan Eland, ISPU Fellow

September 20, 2008

 

A recent US raid into Pakistan from Afghanistan using Special Forces on the ground is apparently part of the Bush administration's new "get tough" policy on the Taliban and al-Qaeda sanctuary in the tribal areas of Pakistan. For many years, Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda leadership have been thought by US intelligence to be hiding in these wild and remote areas.

 

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