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Syria Masks Its Islamism Behind Bureaucracy March 29, 2025

Former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa and a coalition of militant groups led by his Committee for the Liberation of the Levant (HTS) successfully overthrew the brutal al-Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024, leaving the fate of the country uncertain....

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Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2025 March 29, 2025

Terrorism

Western Leaders Should Think Twice Before Removing Foreign Dictators March 22, 2025

Libya. Iraq. Syria. All were countries that suffered under the decades-long reign of brutal dictators. All have been swept up into anarchic spells of violence and terror after the West moved to overthrow those dictators. With last weekend’s news of t...

America Should Talk to Hamas About Hostages March 21, 2025

Axios recently reported that Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer “lashed out” at U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler in a “tense” phone call for negotiating with terror group Hamas for the return of a kidnapped U.S. citizen.In February, the U....

Israel Has Every Right To Eliminate Hamas March 20, 2025

A ceasefire with the Islamist terror group was never going to last....

Israel

Pakistan May Hit Afghanistan for Jaffar Express Terror Attack March 14, 2025

The New FBI’s Battle Against Iran’s Expanding Terror Network March 10, 2025

Cuba and the Vatican Deal in the Face of U.S. Elections March 07, 2025

During the last week of Biden’s presidency, the Vatican negotiated the removal of Cuba from the terrorism sponsors list in yet another example of its long-standing relationship with the Cuban dictatorship. It’s time for the Church to stop whitewashin...

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Counterterrorism Shortcomings in the Sahel March 04, 2025

As the global epicenter of Salafi-jihadi activity, the Sahel in 2023 accounted for 26 percent of global terrorist attacks, which caused 47 percent of terrorist-related deaths. ...

Terrorism

Forgotten Wars: Conflict Intensifies in Burkina Faso March 03, 2025

Over the past decade, Burkina Faso has been experiencing a profound political and humanitarian crisis, driven by armed insurrections and a resurgence of terrorism. Since 2015, the country has witnessed an escalation of violence perpetrated by jihadis...

Local Forces and Counterinsurgency Campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq February 22, 2025

Terrorism

Austria and the Normalization of Islamist Terror February 19, 2025

The debris had barely been cleared from last Thursday’s Munich car attack – indeed, the two slain hadn’t yet succumbed to their injuries – when another suspected Islamist unleashed horror in another European city. ...

Austria

A Review of the Use of Tunnels by Hamas and Other Jihadi Groups February 19, 2025

Terrorism

Lessons From the Global War on Terror February 19, 2025

The concept of “iatrogenic influence” highlights how information operations can unintentionally produce harmful outcomes, counteracting the influence objectives the operations sought to achieve. ...

Terrorism

A Timeline of Evil: Terror Attacks in Europe in 2024-25 February 18, 2025

Russia

Is Al Jazeera Providing Material Support to Hamas? February 18, 2025

On January 25, the world watched in revulsion as Hamas paraded four young Israeli female hostages through a Gaza square. They were surrounded by hordes of militants garbed in fatigues, donning black face-concealing masks, and green Hamas head gear pr...

The Munich Attack Reveals a Terrorized Germany February 17, 2025

No nation should be expected to put up with this. The Munich attack yesterday, in which a Mini Cooper ploughed into a trade-union march, injuring nearly 40 people, was the fifth time in nine months that Germans flicked open social media or turned on ...

Munich Terror Attack Will Fuel Support for AFD February 13, 2025

Germany has, once again, been rattled by a terror attack. This Thursday the target was a protest rally that was organised by a trade union. The authorities revealed that a 24-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan had tailed the protest march with h...

Germany

Trends in Terrorism for 2025 January 13, 2025

Sitting down to write my annual assessment on trends in terrorism in early 2025, I am struggling more than usual, fresh off the horrors of an Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed fourteen people and injured dozens...

Terrorism

Can Ambassador Huckabee Bring the Hostages Home? January 09, 2025

His reputation for decisive leadership, a personal connection to US President-elect Trump, and a willingness to confront terrorism precedes him and gives us hope...

Israel

Chechen Leader Threatens Komil Allamjonov, Uzbekistan's Democratic Reformer January 09, 2025

Two months after surviving an assassination attempt, Komil Allamjonov, the former press secretary to Uzbekistan’s president, finds himself embroiled in dangerous international intrigue. Last October, gunmen attempted to assassinate Allamjonov, riddli...

Uzbekistan

foreign policy

Russia

Transforming Russia from Spoiler to Pivot Player January 08, 2025

The invasion of Ukraine has underscored Russia’s enduring capacity to disrupt global stability. Yet, as the United States navigates an increasingly competitive geopolitical environment dominated by China’s ascendancy, we must recalibrate our strategy...

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history

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Twin Terror Attacks, Gang Shooting Close Biden’s Presidency January 07, 2025

Americas

3 Murdered in Terror Attack Near Kedumim West Bank January 06, 2025

The ISIS Threat Never Left January 06, 2025

New Year's terror in New Orleans: 14 people dead and dozens wounded after a 42-year-old man drove a rented pickup into a celebratory crowd on Bourbon Street. Police killed the terrorist in a shootout before he could wreak further havoc. The truck bor...