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Terrorism

Pakistan Can’t Insulate Itself From Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future

Arif Rafiq Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Notionally, the U.S. exit from Afghanistan presents Islamabad with an opportunity to proactively shape Kabul’s political future in its favor. But in reality, a post-withdrawal Afghanistan without an internationally backed, intra-Afghan accord offers far greater risks than rewards for Pakistan.

Getting Boko Haram Fighters to Defect

Vincent Foucher Friday, May 7, 2021

Around the world, states locked in conflict with jihadists are trying to devise policies to reintegrate disillusioned militants into society. In Nigeria, a program targeting defectors from the violent extremist group Boko Haram offers a window into the promise and pitfalls of such efforts.

The Venture Capitalists of Terrorism

Colin P. Clarke Thursday, May 6, 2021

One way to think about the Islamic State is as a venture capital firm that provides much-needed resources to the affiliates—or “provinces,” in the organization’s lingo—with the best potential for a high rate of return. Nowhere has this approach been more successful than in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Column

Armed Gangs and Warlords Are Taking Over Venezuela

Frida Ghitis Thursday, April 29, 2021

Column

The ‘Forever War’ Is Over. Let the Reckoning Begin

Candace Rondeaux Friday, April 16, 2021

Column

Al-Qaida Is Diminished, but Don’t Write Its Obituary Just Yet

Colin P. Clarke Friday, March 19, 2021

Trend Lines Podcast

Biden’s Review of Drone Strikes Is a Chance to Reject ‘Targeted Killings’

The Editors Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Column

The GOP Is Now the Party of Political Violence

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Feb. 12, 2021

Q&A

How Trump Inaugurated a ‘Golden Age of Domestic Extremism’

The Editors Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021

Column

Deplatforming Pro-Trump Extremists Could Drive Them Underground

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Jan. 15, 2021

Column

Will America’s Fever Break After the Pro-Trump Siege of the Capitol?

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Jan. 8, 2021

Column

African Development Can’t Be a Casualty of Climate Change Policy

Howard W. French Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Column

Get the U.S. Military Out of the Counterterrorism and Nation-Building Business

Charli Carpenter Friday, March 26, 2021

Q&A

Biden’s Restrictions on Drone Strikes Are About Much More Than Drones

The Editors Thursday, March 11, 2021

As Right-Wing Extremism Rises, Jihadism Still Persists

Colin P. Clarke Friday, Feb. 19, 2021

Without Trump, What Is the Future of Trumpism?

Jan-Werner Müller Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021

Trend Lines Podcast

In Trump’s Wake, a ‘New Normal’ of Emboldened Far-Right Extremists

The Editors Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021

Column

American Carnage: The Familiar Fantasies Fueling Trump’s Mob Insurrection

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021

How the Taliban’s Rivalry With ISIS Is Shaping the Afghan Peace Talks

Michael Semple Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020

The Venture Capitalists of Terrorism

Colin P. Clarke Thursday, May 6, 2021

Column

African Development Can’t Be a Casualty of Climate Change Policy

Howard W. French Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Column

Get the U.S. Military Out of the Counterterrorism and Nation-Building Business

Charli Carpenter Friday, March 26, 2021

Q&A

Biden’s Restrictions on Drone Strikes Are About Much More Than Drones

The Editors Thursday, March 11, 2021

As Right-Wing Extremism Rises, Jihadism Still Persists

Colin P. Clarke Friday, Feb. 19, 2021

Without Trump, What Is the Future of Trumpism?

Jan-Werner Müller Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021

Trend Lines Podcast

In Trump’s Wake, a ‘New Normal’ of Emboldened Far-Right Extremists

The Editors Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021

Column

American Carnage: The Familiar Fantasies Fueling Trump’s Mob Insurrection

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021

Column

Armed Gangs and Warlords Are Taking Over Venezuela

Frida Ghitis Thursday, April 29, 2021

Column

The ‘Forever War’ Is Over. Let the Reckoning Begin

Candace Rondeaux Friday, April 16, 2021

Column

Al-Qaida Is Diminished, but Don’t Write Its Obituary Just Yet

Colin P. Clarke Friday, March 19, 2021

Trend Lines Podcast

Biden’s Review of Drone Strikes Is a Chance to Reject ‘Targeted Killings’

The Editors Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Column

The GOP Is Now the Party of Political Violence

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Feb. 12, 2021

Q&A

How Trump Inaugurated a ‘Golden Age of Domestic Extremism’

The Editors Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021

Column

Deplatforming Pro-Trump Extremists Could Drive Them Underground

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Jan. 15, 2021

Column

Will America’s Fever Break After the Pro-Trump Siege of the Capitol?

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Jan. 8, 2021

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