Bruce Hoffman

Title

Professor and Director, Center for Peace and Security Studies and Security Studies Program

Department

Faculty - SFS

In the news

"Very important in two respects. Firstly, he was al-Qaida's man in East Africa. And he was exactly the type of operative who al-Qaida would've turned to in the aftermath of [Osama] bin Laden's killing to hopefully exact revenge on the United States and on the West."
Bruce Hoffman, professor of peace and security studies, on the importance of the U.S. military action that killed al-Qaida operative Fazul Abdullah Mohammed.
Another Leader's Death Is a Set Back for Al-Qaida June 13, 2011, NPR
Intelligence Test June 12, 2011, Newsweek
Al-Qaida's Paper Trail: A 'Treasure Trove' For U.S. May 31, 2011, NPR
Why Osama Bin Laden Mattered May 13, 2011, CNN
U.S. Is on Alert for Hastened Plots May 4, 2011, The Wall Street Journal
Clinton: Bin Laden's Death Doesn't End War on Terror May 2, 2011, USA Today
Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, But Al Qaeda Remains May 2, 2011, The Huffington Post
Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama Bin Laden’s Deputy, Likely Next Leader of Al-Qaida May 2, 2011, The Washington Post
Bin Laden's Death Shatters Conventional Wisdom May 2, 2011, The National Interest
King Hearings To Revisit 'Radical Muslim' Question March 10, 2011, NPR
Saudi Man Charged with Plotting Terrorist Attack February 27, 2011, USA Today
A 'Vacuum' In Libya: An Opening For Al-Qaida? February 26, 2011, NPR
TSA Scrambles to Combat the Outcry Over Body Scanning November 23, 2010, Time Magazine
Experts: Invest in Local Efforts to Detect Terror September 16, 2010, The Associated Press
Militants Overtake India as Top Threat, Says Pakistan's ISI August 16, 2010, The Wall Street Journal
After Attacks in Uganda, Worry Grows Over Group July 12, 2010, The New York Times
Al-Qaida Aide Believed Dead May 31, 2010, The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Needs Plan for Online Terrorism Recruiting, Expert Says May 26, 2010, PC World
New Terrorism Recruits: Jihad Lite? May 17, 2010, National Public Radio
In Times Square Attempt, a Pattern May Be Emerging May 8, 2010, Vermont Public Radio
Group Allegedly Linked to Shahzad a Kashmir 'Liberation' Organization May 5, 2010, (Ontario) National Post
Attempted Bombing Was Poorly Plotted, Experts Say May 4, 2010, Time Magazine
Times Square Bomb's Ordinary Ingredients Posed a Deadly Threat May 3, 2010, The Washington Post
Attempts Suggest Shift to Small-Scale Strikes May 3, 2010, The Wall Street Journal
Bomb Blasts Kill at Least 35, Wound Scores in Shiite Areas of Baghdad April 7, 2010, The Washington Post
Recent Cases Show Challenge of U.S. Terrorists March 17, 2010, The New York Times
Not Fitting a Terrorist Profile March 16, 2010, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Internet Making It Easier to Become a Terrorist March 11, 2010, Los Angeles Times
Terrorism Recruits No Longer All Fit the Mold March 11, 2010, National Public Radio
Pa. Suspect: Caretaker By Day, 'Jihad Jane' Online March 11, 2010, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Looks Like Terrorism, Quacks Like Terrorism ... February 25, 2010, Indiana Daily Student
Taking Refuge Where His Woes Began February 1, 2010, The Boston Globe
The Resurgence of al-Qaeda January 28, 2010, The Economist
Spotlight: The Intelligence Breakdown January 18, 2010, Time
Qaeda Survives Pressure, Salvages Some Credibility January 5, 2010, Reuters
Obama's Can't-Do Style January 4, 2010, Los Angeles Times
In Bomb Plot Probe, Spotlight Falls On Yemeni Cleric December 30, 2009, National Public Radio
Rules Tighten on Air Travel December 29, 2009, Toronto Star
Airstrikes Hit Suspected Al Qaeda Members in Yemen December 25, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Has the Alleged Fort Hood Gunman's Imam Been Silenced? December 24, 2009, Time
Most Domestic 'Jihadists' are Educated, Well-Off December 14, 2009, Time
Terror's United Front October 22, 2009, The Australian
U.S. Resident Held Without Bail in Terrorism Case September 22, 2009, The Washington Post
U.S. Says Pakistan, Iran Helping Taliban September 22, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Dead Al-Qaida Suspect Tied to Somali Youths In U.S. September 16, 2009, NPR
In Afghanistan, Mission Requires Clarity September 12, 2009, The Virginian-Pilot
Weakened al-Qaeda is Still a Threat September 9, 2009, USA Today
Is Pakistan Winning? September 1, 2009, Macleans
Mehsud Killing Seen as Major Blow to Taliban August 9, 2009, (Pakistan) Daily Times
Mix Of Politics, Faith Motivating Some Minneapolis Somalis to Heed Call of Jihad July 11, 2009, (Minneapolis) Pioneer Press
Militants Show Sophisticated Tactics in Pakistan June 11, 2009, The Associated Press
Holocaust Museum Shooting, Other Recent Attacks Prove Domestic Extremism a Threat June 10, 2009, U.S. News & World Report