Bin Laden’s Death, One Year Later

The Takeaway

Tomorrow will mark the one-year anniversary of the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden’s complex in Abbottabad, Pakistan. In the immediate aftermath of the al Qaeda leader’s death, many wondered how the organization would be affected.  A year later, with al Qaeda now under the leadership of Ayman al-Zawahiri,  Gideon Rose, the editor of Foreign Affairs, illustrates how the group has changed.

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