Science & Tech
Kamikaze UAVs, Drones on Leashes, Information Bombs Top Pentagon’s Counterterror Wishlist
Expect to see these technologies in a grey-zone battlefield in the not-too-distant future.
Policy
Islamophobia No Longer Needs Terrorism as a Justification
Conservatives are finding new justifications for anti-Muslim sentiments—and embedding them more deeply in America’s political terrain.
Threats
US Airstrikes Soar in Somalia
U.S. Africa Command has released data on 18 strikes this year, more than four times the average over the previous seven years.
Threats
3 Cities Making Downtowns Safe from Vehicle Attacks
After the truck attack in Manhattan, there’s no excuse for a limited imagination when it comes to safer streets.
Ideas
Give ISIS Fighters Due Process
'Even in victory and when stung by injury,' we must hold to the law — lest we grant extremists a victory of their own.
Threats
What the Attack in New York Revealed About the Islamic State's Supporters
As ISIS loses territory, the greatest danger remains that more competent fighters will return home.
Threats
Dunford: Time to Cut the Connections that Link ISIS’ Global Network
With the extremist group on its heels, coalition members must block its paths to Africa, Southeast Asia and elsewhere, the top US officer said.
Science & Tech
This Technology Could Help Solve IED Detection — And Airport Security Too
New radio-wave sensors are designed to suss out hidden explosives —whether in car bombs or carry-on laptops.
Threats
How Somalia’s Deadliest Attack Ever Tore Open the Heart of a Nation
The collective rage over the Mogadishu bombing ignited a renewed sense of unity among Somalis, leading to protests in major cities and the staging of solidarity events.
Ideas
What Went Wrong With France's Deradicalization Program?
By training at-risk youths in history, philosophy, literature, and religion, the government hoped to fight terrorism at its root.
Ideas
The World Will Soon Have a New Terror Hub in Myanmar If the Rohingya Crisis Continues
Unless the West takes practical steps to help the Rohingya, terrorism may find a new frontier in Asia — and China may buttress its regional power.
Ideas
Why ISIS Is So Good at Branding Its Failures as Successes
The Parsons Green attack shows that governments and media outlets keep falling into the propaganda traps being set for them.
Threats
The Problem of Securing London's Tube
Friday's explosion was not fatal, but it shows how transit networks are especially vulnerable to terrorism.
Ideas
How Al-Qaeda Benefits From America's Political Divisions
If the United States wishes to defeat bin Laden's heirs and the toxic potency of their message, it needs to recommit to its most basic values.
Ideas
It Takes a Village to Raze an Insurgency
As the Trump Administration reviews its counter-terrorism policies and strategies, it should apply the lessons of the Village Stability Operations program.
Threats
How the US Can Pressure Pakistan
Can anything stop the South Asian nation’s support for militants?
Threats
Are ‘Restrictions’ Keeping Us From Winning in Afghanistan?
An Army intelligence expert and retired special forces warrior lay out what red tape the President should cut in Afghanistan.
Threats
Will Anyone Care About Trump's Barely-Different Afghanistan War Plan?
Pull out. Stay in. Double down. It’s the military’s war until elected officials make it America’s war. And Americans won’t care by Wednesday, anyway.
Threats
What We Still Don’t Know About the Islamic State’s Foreign Fighters
The biggest concern is what happens when they come back home.
Threats