America’s defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced at a high-risk moment during the war against Iran.

America’s defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced at a high-risk moment during the war against Iran.

I see this war ending with the IRGC still in place, albeit in a much reduced capacity. Iran will certainly be reduced in terms of its ability to threaten the region as a conventional military force. H...

The escapees fleeing al-Hol could create the next generation of Islamic State fighters.

I published this piece in The Atlantic last week, looking at the potential for Iranian or Iranian-backed terrorism in the United States. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/iran-terror-attack-ri...

The ubiquity of violent rhetoric among the far-right is emblematic of another axiom–disagreement is akin to treachery and violence can have a cleansing

It appears the United States may be preparing to start a major, military-led counterterrorism operation against several Mexican drug cartels, and perhaps also against some gangs in Venezuela and elsew...

#95: With Colin P. Clarke

Late yesterday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas “have both signed off on the first Phase One of our Peace Plan.” Phase One of the Trump 20 Point Plan involves prima...

“There's a lot of fingers pointing at him [Netanyahu] saying that the same deal could have been reached a long time ago.

In the past month, unidentified drones — widely believed to be Russian — have menaced Europe, intruding into foreign airspace and causing major disruptions, including temporary airport shutdowns. The ...

On Friday, Hamas issued a formal response to President Donald Trump’s “20 Point Plan” for a resolution of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, stating conditional acceptance of parts of the Trump initiativ...

The intersection of state and criminal threats

In late February, Moroccan counterterrorism authorities arrested a dozen people accused of planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State’s (IS) Sahel branch. The plot reportedly involved the remote ...

On Sunday, Moldova held pivotal parliamentary elections that delivered a victory for the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS).

There are approximately 50,000 veteran Islamic State members and their families currently being held at 27 prisons and detention centers across northeast

The "Great Replacement” is a far-right conspiracy theory that posits elites are conspiring to replace America’s white, Christian populations with nonwhite immigrants. It has gone from fringe manifesto...

The firewall between violent nonstate actors and conventional warfare has become highly permeable.

New study, based on classified documents, reveals terror group's shift from defense to a multifront assault plan, culminating in October 7 invasion; warns Hamas will try again if it recovers

A metastasizing threat will only remain localized for so long.

A metastasizing threat will only remain localized for so long.

News chyrons flashed across the screen last week with reports of another school shooting in the United States, this time in Nashville, Tennessee. But this wasn’t just the latest in America’s macabre n...

Ahmed al-Shara stressed diplomacy in an interview but criticized Israel’s advance into Syrian territory. A statement said to be from Bashar al-Assad, the ousted leader, defended his decision to leave ...

The so-called “crime-terror nexus” is alive and well, and only multilateral cooperation can break it.

The terrorist group has been looking to be active this holiday season, with online chatter about attacks increasing

Just-released report based on intelligence from UN member states warns IS affiliate is growing, gaining ground against rivals

The Hamas attacks of October 7 and the Israeli retaliation, part of a broader regional conflict in the Middle East, have led to a drastic increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents across West...

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With the recent US presidential election ushering Donald J. Trump back into the White House as the 47th President of the United States, there has been much speculation on what foreign policy could loo...

Stripping the Islamic State of its self-proclaimed caliphate is not the same as beating it.

Why terror plots linked to the Islamic State are increasing.

Lebanon’s religious fault lines are straining as Israel’s war with the Hezbollah militant group grinds on.

Negotiations to end the fighting between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah appear to be reaching an endgame. The conflict, which has raged since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, has caused the displacem...

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

Malicious cyber activity and cyberattacks have surged in 2024, partly driven by the rapid advancement and low cost of relevant technologies, making attacks more sophisticated, faster to deploy, and mo...

While the international community has been focused on preventing further escalation of the war in Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion, other flashpoints around the globe should not be igno...

United fronts in the face of far-right violence have the potential to deter would-be copycats. Meaningful gun reform seems unimaginable, but we should be able to get the rhetoric right.

The military takeover could force the Pentagon to withdraw 1,100 American troops and close drone bases in the West African country.

The ouster of Mohamed Bazoum by Niger’s military presents an important opportunity to Russia’s Wagner group.

After Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed mutiny, Vladimir Putin must now figure out what to do with Wagner troops in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

The Russian mercenary group could benefit from the current turmoil in the western African country.