Tag: Osama bin Laden

  • Nation & World

    The worries over U.S. intelligence

    After nearly six decades in U.S. intelligence, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talks candidly about what he saw and learned protecting the country, and why he’s felt compelled in a new book to speak out about President Trump and the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

    14 minutes
  • Nation & World

    It’s time for diplomacy

    Kennedy School panelists say U.S. policymakers should use the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks as an opportunity to shift from a military-driven “global war on terror” to a policy built more on diplomacy, outreach, and persuasion.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Focus on Pakistan

    What did Pakistani officials know about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and when did they know it? Were they complicit — or dumb? Or smart at playing dumb? Those questions were analyzed by a panel of foreign policy experts on Wednesday (May 4) at Harvard Kennedy School.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Lessons of the hunt

    Harvard foreign policy experts say the death of Osama bin Laden is a blow to al-Qaeda, and a sign of the vitality and persistence of U.S. anti-terror expertise. But it will also renew the debate over U.S.-Pakistan ties and may even set the stage for a season of reprisals against American interests.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Horror, by custom

    Radcliffe Fellow looks at the painful ‘facts and realities’ facing women in Pakistan.

    6 minutes