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Stephen Tankel talked about former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mike Mullen’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in which he said that Pakistan had chosen to use “violent extremism” to maintain leverage over Afghanistan’s future. Professor Tankel discussed the validity of the statement and Pakistan’s reaction, and the work of the Pakistan army and its intelligence agency in anti-terrorist activity, and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
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Stephen Tankel spoke about relations be tween the U.S. and Pakistan, and Pakistan’s decision to reopen its border crossings to U.S. and NATO military transit into Afghanistan. Pakistan’s decision followed an apology by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for an airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in a November, 2011 U.S. airstrike. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
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The Indian Mujahideen (IM) is a loosely organized indigenous Islamist militant network. According to South Asia security specialist Stephen Tankel, the IM represents part of a larger universe of Islamist extremist entities operating inside India, many of them connected to external organizations such as the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. This event marks the release of a new Wilson Center publication, written by Tankel, on the IM--an organization that arguably constitutes India's chief indigenous jihadist threat.
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While the Pakistani state pledges lack of capacity to deal with the various facets of the militant challenge, the world is unconvinced of the 'will' of the Pakistani leadership to fight with determination. Despite constant debate on the issue, there have been few attempts to holistically examine the factors that impede Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts. Stephen Tankel's report, Domestic Barriers to Dismantling the Militant Infrastructure in Pakistan, published by the USIP Pakistan program, seeks to address this void by holistically examining the constraints and policy choices that dictate Pakistan's outlook towards Islamist militants operating from on its soil.
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Stephen Tankel, assistant professor in the School of International Service, spoke to WTTG Fox 5 about the national security briefing that presidential candidates receive. Tankel said, “This is a one-time briefing provided by career intelligence officers on a broad array of topics.” Tankel also appeared on WTTG Fox 5 earlier in the week.
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Stephen Tankel testified about national security threats posed by terrorist groups and the impact the killing of Osama bin Laden might have on U.S. and Pakistan relations. Among the issues addressed were possible retaliation by Pakistani-based terrorist groups and recent terrorist plots against the United States planned in Pakistan, including the Times Square attack by Faisal Shahzad and the New York City subway plot by Najibullah Zazi.
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The Assad government in Syria is facing tough opposition from rebels who have been joined by militants from other countries. These foreign fighters provide firepower to the rebels but experts say they may fight in other countries after the civil war in Syria is over. VOA’s Kokab Farshori reports on what this means for international efforts to control terrorist groups
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FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film — an updated and expanded version of A Perfect Terrorist — reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.
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India's recent development has underscored its role as a crucial regional power and an important economic and political actor. Yet the nation faces a variety of threats to its internal stability that hold the potential to hinder continued progress. As engagement between the United States and India has increased in recent years, both nations have begun to explore homeland security cooperation as an opportunity to help meet their shared security challenges. In a new report titled "U.S.-India Homeland Security Cooperation: Building a Lasting Partnership via Transportation Sector Security," CSIS examines how this partnership can be further solidified, particularly through cooperation on issues of transportation security.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Afghanistan and Pakistan at a time when the relations between US and Pakistan are under lot of strain and the Karzai governments has recently announced to abandon the reconciliation process. As the Obama administration presses ahead with troop withdrawal plans its military leaders want to see reduction in acts of violence by insurgents. Stephen Tankel, assistant professor at American University, believes any role of Pakistan in the Afghan reconciliation process is likely to be on Clinton's agenda.
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The bio of David Coleman Headley reads like a spy novel. The Chicago man who pleaded guilty this month to a role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks is the character who straddles two worlds, and leads a double life. Stephen Tankel spoke to Dina Temple-Raston about David Coleman and Lashkar-e-Taibi.
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