Why Isn’t There a Domestic War on Terror in the US?
By Rebecca Best The US State Department appears on the verge of removing five organizations from its list…
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How Blowback by Armed Groups Is Turning Civil Wars into International Conflicts
By Peter Krause and guest contributor Nils Hägerdal The crescendo of missile and drone strikes into Saudi Arabia…
A Widening Rift Between Europe and the Sahel
Guest post by Silvia D’Amato Two weeks ago, the Malian military junta, in power after a coup in…
How Do Governments Decide Which Groups Are “Terrorist Organizations”?
By Brian J. Phillips and Mirna El Masri US Senator Ted Cruz recently called for Yemen’s Houthis to…
The Dystopia Continues in Afghanistan
Guest post by Atal Ahmadzai The new wave of suicide bombings in Afghanistan is puzzling. Since the collapse…
Israel Designates Palestinian Groups Terrorist Organizations
By Navin Bapat, Rebecca Best, and Simanti Lahiri Last month, Israel designated six Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) terrorist…
Looking Back at 9/11
It’s been twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Conventional wisdom holds that the tragic…
Why the “Terrorist” Label Helps Some Groups and Hurts Others
Guest post by Rebecca Best Does adding a terrorist group to the US State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization…
The Revolt of Islamic State-Khorasan
By Navin Bapat and guest contributor Rebecca Best Note: This analysis was completed on the morning of August…
The End of the War on Terror
By Navin Bapat On August 15, 2021, almost twenty years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Taliban recaptured…