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A New American Arsenal

Washington MonthlyNo Torture. No Exceptions.

The American Security Project has collaborated with the Washington Monthly magazine in an effort to end the torture debate once and for all. ASP board members joined a bipartisan group of high-ranking political and former military leaders in an unequivocal repudiation of the use of torture by all U.S. government agencies, including the CIA. Read the full essay series in the latest issue of the Washington Monthly here.




Are We Winning? Measuring Progress in the Struggle Against Violent Jihadism

The American Security Project has developed ten criteria to measure progress – or lack of progress – in the struggle against violent jihadism. On balance, these metrics indicate that the United States is not winning the "war on terror." The lack of measurable progress on most indices, the collapse of international public support for the United States, and the dramatic increase in jihadist violence since 2003 paint a bleak picture. Listen to the replay of this event here.

On March 12, 2008, ASP released a six-month update to the 2007 "Are We Winning?" report.  Read the results and listen to a replay of the event here.