Science & Tech
How Facial Recognition Might Stop the Next Brussels
Keeping terrorists away from crowded spaces requires recognizing them before they get there, which is no easy task.
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After Brussels, Will Voters Demand Foreign-Policy Experience?
Trump wants waterboarding, Cruz wants to ‘secure’ Muslim neighborhoods in wake of attacks.
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What We Know About the Brussels Attacks
Dozens were killed in bombings at an airport and subway station, prompting outrage and disbelief across an already-shocked Europe.
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How Syria’s Uprising Spawned a Jihad
Five years ago, the opposition to Bashar al-Assad was mostly peaceful and secular. What happened?
Science & Tech
The Pentagon Wants to Buy That Bomb You’re Building in the Garage
DARPA will pay tinkerers to weaponize off-the-shelf items — in hopes of defending against such hacks.
Ideas
The US Government Is Secretly Huddling With Tech Firms to Fight Extremism
A coalition of civil rights groups wants to be included in the closed-door meetings to keep the feds in check.
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Why Colombia's War Against the FARC Isn't Over Yet
After decades of violence, peace may be on the horizon for 2016.
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Kenya Wants Its Own Guantanamo
Critics say the plan will only alienate citizens with ties to Somalia, where the militant group al-Shabab is based.
Policy
Obama Confronts the Politics of Religion and Terrorism
The president preached inclusion and hit back at anti-Muslim rhetoric during his first appearance at a mosque.
Ideas
Want an Alternative to ISIS? Look to Tunisia
The Islamic State offers a false choice between dictatorship and extremism. Tunisia proves there’s a better way.
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Al-Qaeda Is Still Exploiting Weak Governments in West Africa with Deadly Results
The group has targeted Algeria, Niger, Mali and now Burkina Faso—killing people and carrying out kidnappings for ransom, all to stop what they perceive as the corrupt influence of the West.
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Indonesia Blames ISIS for Suicide Bombs in Jakarta
A Muslim country heretofore largely unaffected by the Islamic State is hit by a series of bombings.
Ideas
The Right Way to Fight Boko Haram — and How the U.S. Should Help
Nigeria’s new president is wrong to separate his terrorism problem from his corruption problem.
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China Is On A Collision Course with ISIS
Bejing’s ambitious plan to build links to central Asia and Europe will demand a better counter-terrorism policy.
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Nigeria Just Arrested Its Former Defense Chief for Looting Anti-Boko Haram Funds
If the allegations are true, it would help explain the country’s gross under-resourcing of government security services.
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Why Indonesia is Immune to ISIS
Can lessons from countries like Indonesia be applied to volatile countries in the Middle East?
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African Extremist Group Al-Shebab Shows Trump in Recruitment Video
Video of the GOP frontrunner appeared between old clips of now-deceased al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki.
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‘Call of Jihad’: ISIS Turns to Video Games, Hollywood to Reach Recruits
This video shows how ISIS is increasingly appropriating images of western pop culture, portraying terror as glamorous.
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2016 Predictions: A Look Ahead at the Future of War
New America polled former Navy SEALs, Pentagon officials, technologists, historians — and here’s what they expect.
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