On November 16, 2015, French public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy published a commentary in which he urges the West to acknowledge that it is at war and must call things by their right names. He subsequently argues that we must battle Islamic jihad … [Read more...] about A Response to Bernard-Henri Lévy*
Contributor: Leslie S. Lebl
Down the Slippery Slope
Left: Faiza Silmi, a 32-year-old Moroccan, walks past a bakery in a street of Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, southwest of Paris, April 21, 2010, Credit CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP Michel Houellebecq’s bestselling satirical novel Soumission, was published on January … [Read more...] about Down the Slippery Slope
Islam and Security in Bosnia-Herzegovina*
Left: Mujaheddin in Bosnia Eighteen years after the Dayton Agreement we hear little, if anything, about Bosnia. Though politicians such as President Bill Clinton and his envoy, the late Richard Holbrooke, were credited with ending the violence, it … [Read more...] about Islam and Security in Bosnia-Herzegovina*
Sharia's Dominion
Leslie S. Lebl, a former career foreign service officer with the State Department, is principal of Lebl Associates, a fellow of the American Center for Democracy, and author of the monograph, "Advancing U.S. Interests with the European Union." Two … [Read more...] about Sharia's Dominion
When America’s Enemies Experience Domestic Unrest
In 1980, following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a joke circulated in Warsaw: "What's the difference between Afghanistan and Poland? Answer: Afghanistan begins with an "A" and Poland with a "P". In other words, Poland might be Western and more … [Read more...] about When America’s Enemies Experience Domestic Unrest
The Big Chill
It's September now and still warm, but the temperature is dropping steadily for those who seek to expose the money trails that underpin terrorism -- radical Muslim terrorism in particular. The chilling effect of foreign legal challenges already … [Read more...] about The Big Chill