Ideas
The National Counterterrorism Center Must Expand to Better Fight Domestic Terrorists
Broadening the NCTC’s mission to include homegrown terrorism will require bold executive leadership and congressional action.
Ideas
20 Years Later, Terrorism Simmers from Iraq to Afghanistan, Officials Warn
Threats are rising once again, two decades after the American invasion that unleashed them all.
Ideas
Extreme-Right Movements Have Learned from Our Counter-Terror Efforts
We need to adapt as well.
Ideas
Violent Far-Right Movements Aren’t Just a ‘Western Problem’
The focus on jihadist violence has often prevented states from finding and fixing other things that fuel violent extremism in the Global South.
Ideas
In a Changing Security Environment, Defend Your Values
America’s inclusive narrative, and its capacity to learn, remain a beacon for the world.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 116: Has US foreign policy become too militarized?
Two researchers compiled data on U.S. military interventions from 1776 to 2019. Here's what they learned.
Ideas
Fix and Expand the Interpreter Visa Program
The 2006 Special Immigrant Visa program, which helps Iraqi and Afghan interpreters and their families, desperately needs an overhaul and expansion to cover U.S. helpers elsewhere.
Ideas
A Year After Kabul's Fall, Taliban’s False Commitments Are Fully Exposed
But the U.S. has few good options for counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan.
Ideas
Where Does al-Zawahri's Death Leave al-Qaida?
And what does the drone strike that killed him say about U.S. counterterrorism?
Threats
Al Qaeda Leader Killed In US Drone Strike, Biden Says
The strike “made good” on Biden’s promise to target terrorists after withdrawing from Afghanistan, an official said.
Ideas
What We Learned from Russia’s Assaults on Nuclear Plants
Governments, international organizations, and nuclear plant operators have a lot of work to do.
Policy
Biden Seeking To Split $7B In Afghan Money Between Humanitarian Aid, 9/11 Families
Any transfer of money will need to be approved by the courts because of the pending legal cases brought by families of terrorist victims.
Threats
ISIS Leader Dead After US Raid in Syria, Biden Says
A U.S. helicopter malfunctioned and was intentionally destroyed during the mission, officials say.
Ideas
What Removing FARC From Terrorist List Reveals About Biden's Foreign Policy
What’s the use of terrorist lists?
Threats
Terror Groups in Afghanistan Could Attack US Next Year, Pentagon Policy Chief Says
Kahl says ISIS-K might be able to strike in less than 12 months; AQ in one to two years.
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