The Special Issue contains the following articles:
- Bin Ladin's Killing and its Effect on Al-Qa`ida: What Comes Next? By Bruce Hoffman
- Special Operations Forces and the Raid Against Bin Ladin: Policymaker Considerations in Combating Terrorism by Michele L. Malvesti and Frances Fragos Townsend
- How Bin Ladin's Death Will Affect Al-Qa`ida's Regional Franchises by Camille Tawil
- The Impact of Bin Ladin's Death on AQAP in Yemen by Gregory D. Johnsen
- The Impact of Bin Ladin's Death on AQIM in North Africa by Geoff D. Porter
- Bin Ladin's Death Through the Lens of Al-Qa`ida's Confidential Secretary by Nelly Lahoud
- Bin Ladin's Location Reveals Limits of Liaison Intelligence Relationships by Charles Faddis
- What the Experts Say... With Juan C. Zarate, Mark Kimmitt, Elliott Abrams, Michael F. Walker, Frank Taylor, Rohan Gunaratna, Dell L. Dailey and Thomas W. O'Connell