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Counter-Extremism

Tracking Troop Totals in Afghanistan - America’s Longest War

Tracking Troop Totals in Afghanistan - America’s Longest War

The longest war in U.S. history enters its 17th year on Saturday, with approximately 11,000 American forces still stationed in Afghanistan. The [...] More

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Don’t Ignore Home-Grown Hate Groups

In February, reports emerged that the administration of President Donald Trump was considering rebranding the Obama-era Countering Violent Extremism [...] More

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Bureaucracy and Jihadism

A number of trends now seem to be accepted truths after nearly 16 years of fighting against jihadi terrorism. We have achieved concrete victories in [...] More

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Doubling Down Against the Jihadist Message

Doubling Down Against the Jihadist Message

With the recent U.S. military raid in Yemen and the ongoing campaign in Mosul, the Trump Administration is so far continuing the United States’ [...] More

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The Power of Persuasion in Countering Terror

As part of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) during the Obama administration, Michael Ortiz [...] More

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Countering Extremism: A Problem for Civil Society

The Cipher Brief's Executive Producer and Reporter Leone Lakhani, spoke with Haras Rafiq, CEO of Quilliam, to discuss how the organization works to [...] More

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A Changing of the Guard: U.S. Counterterrorism Policy

A Changing of the Guard: U.S. Counterterrorism Policy

Though January will see a major transition in American power, the global threat of terrorism will remain. As the Obama Administration enters its [...] More

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The Post-Caliphate Counterterrorism Challenge

The Cipher Brief spoke with network member and former Acting Director of the CIA, John McLaughlin, about the current U.S. counterterrorism strategy, [...] More

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A Problem Larger than Terrorism

As the calendar approaches January 21st and President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Cipher Brief sat down with Patrick Skinner of [...] More

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Terrorists Don't Have to Win - They Just Have to Survive: Counterterrorism in 2016

Terrorists Don't Have to Win - They Just Have to Survive: Counterterrorism in 2016

Editor’s Note: Over the coming days, The Cipher Brief presents some of our most incisive coverage on key issues of 2016 and a look ahead at what is [...] More

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Counter Messaging, Not Divisive Rhetoric: Effective Counterterrorism in 2017

Matthew Olsen

Counter Messaging, Not Divisive Rhetoric: Effective Counterterrorism in 2017

The Cipher Brief sat down with Matthew Olsen, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to discuss the terrorist threat in the coming [...] More

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The Missed Opportunity to Counter the Terrorism Message

Daniel Milton

The Missed Opportunity to Counter the Terrorism Message

In the middle of the night on May 17th, 2015, United States military forces entered Syria to capture Abu Sayyaf, a key Islamic State leader involved [...] More

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The Private Sector Role in Countering Violent Extremism

The Private Sector Role in Countering Violent Extremism

As government efforts to challenge terrorist propaganda online are often met with distrust by the very people they are trying to reach, the private [...] More

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