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Pakistan’s Terror Landscape Continues to Threaten South Asia

Siddhant Kishore

Pakistan’s Terror Landscape Continues to Threaten South Asia

In March 2025, an elderly cleric with a long history in Pakistan’s jihadist circles stood before a gathering at Markaz-e-Taiba and called for “jihad [...] More

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Anti-Semitism is a National Security Issue: It’s Time to Treat it Like One

Nick Fishwick

Anti-Semitism is a National Security Issue: It’s Time to Treat it Like One

EXPERT OPINION / PERSPECTIVE -- Less than three months ago, two people were killed in a terrorist attack on Jewish people in a synagogue in [...] More

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Terror Comes Back to Manchester

Nick Fishwick

Terror Comes Back to Manchester

In 2017 an Islamic suicide bomber detonated at a pop concert in Manchester, killing 22 people and injuring over a thousand others.Now another [...] More

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Experts Warn of Insurgents' Paradise in West Africa

Experts Warn of Insurgents' Paradise in West Africa

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING– A terrorist group with links to Al Qaeda now controls a swath of territory five times the size of Texas, threatens the [...] More

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Why Al Qaeda Refuses to Die

Why Al Qaeda Refuses to Die

DEEP DIVE — More than two decades after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Al Qaeda is not only alive — it has adapted, expanded, and quietly embedded [...] More

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Can India and Pakistan be Brought Back from the Brink of War?

Can India and Pakistan be Brought Back from the Brink of War?

EXPERT INTERVIEW – One week after a deadly terror attack, India and Pakistan stand at the precipice of military conflict, and as one scholar and [...] More

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The Future of Counterterrorism: A Proactive, Tech-Driven Strategy

Michael Salazar

The Future of Counterterrorism: A Proactive, Tech-Driven Strategy

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of his employer.OPINION — In an era when terrorist [...] More

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Parsing the Opportunity from Extreme Challenges in the Middle East
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Parsing the Opportunity from Extreme Challenges in the Middle East

EXPERT INTERVIEW / PERSPECTIVE – The Middle East has changed dramatically over the past four years, creating both extraordinary challenges and [...] More

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Trump Administration's Counterterrorism Policy Should Begin at Golan Heights

Colin Clarke

Trump Administration's Counterterrorism Policy Should Begin at Golan Heights

Christopher Costa

Trump Administration's Counterterrorism Policy Should Begin at Golan Heights

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — We’ve seen all this before, the U.S. mission in Syria is not mission complete – it was not in 2018 – and it’s not done [...] More

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Is the United States on the Verge of Civil War?

Bruce Hoffman

Is the United States on the Verge of Civil War?

Jacob Ware

Is the United States on the Verge of Civil War?

OPINION — Is the United States on the verge of civil war? It is a possibility that has been frequently raised in connection with the outcome of the [...] More

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Sinwar is Dead. What Does it Mean for Power Dynamics in the Region?

Norman T. Roule

Sinwar is Dead. What Does it Mean for Power Dynamics in the Region?

EXPERT Q&A – In what many Cipher Brief Experts are calling one of the most significant events in the year-long war in Gaza, the killing of Hamas [...] More

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Top Counterterrorism Official: Gaza War Has Inspired Dozens of Terror Plots
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Top Counterterrorism Official: Gaza War Has Inspired Dozens of Terror Plots

EXCLUSIVE — The acting Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Brett Holmgren told The Cipher Brief's 2024 Threat Conference [...] More

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Cipher Brief Experts Offer Reflections on 9/11 - and What Came After
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Cipher Brief Experts Offer Reflections on 9/11 - and What Came After

SPECIAL REPORT — It’s been a very long ride since terrorists sent by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden set out on a fateful mission to deliver terror [...] More

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