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Soldiers of the Mexican Army stand guard as they secure an area during a military operation in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico, on September 19, 2024

From the Caribbean to Jalisco, Trump Takes Aim at Cartels — But Will He Strike the Kingpins?

DEEP DIVE — Eight weeks ago, Secretary of State Marco Rubio went to Mexico City, the epicenter of the global illegal drug trade, and declared, “The [...] More

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Outgoing NCTC Director Lays Out Today's Very Real Terrorist Threat

EXPERT Q&A — Christine “Christy” Abizaid was sworn in as director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) in June of 2021, as the threat of [...] More

Assessing the ISIS-K Threat: Could It Happen Here?

Assessing the ISIS-K Threat: Could It Happen Here?

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS – For months, U.S. officials have sounded vague but ominous alarms about the threat of terrorism in the U.S. - most [...] More

What "Exercising American Strength" Looks Like in the U.S. Senate

OPINION — “We are in one of the most dangerous periods since World War II right now. That is one reason that a bill like this [$95 billion in foreign [...] More

702 is the Spy Tool that Americans need now

OPINION — The Intelligence Community (IC), in a recent press release, said it will lose what it has “used every day to protect the nation from [...] More

Morocco's Template for Dealing with Terrorism

OPINION — Africa has replaced the Middle East as the epicenter of global terrorist threats, according to a recent analysis by the United Nations [...] More

Today's Terrorist Threat

Today's Terrorist Threat

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — MI5 Director General, Ken McCallum’s, joint address on 6th July with the FBI Chief saw a welcome rebalancing of the Security [...] More

Where is the US' Counterterrorism Doctrine Now?

Javed Ali is an associate professor of practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Ali brings more than 20 years of professional [...] More

One Year after Killing of Baghdadi, What is the State of the Islamic State?

Bottom Line Up FrontOne year ago today, U.S. Special Operations Forces hunted down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died after detonating a [...] More

The Next American Terrorist

The Next American Terrorist

The Growing Irrelevance of Organizational Structure for U.S. Domestic TerrorismBruce Hoffman, Terrorism Expert, Professor, Georgetown [...] More

Coronavirus Exacerbates Growing Conflict and Insecurity in Africa

Bottom Line Up FrontCases of coronavirus are now reported in most African countries.Several African countries have seen a steadily growing number of [...] More

DHS Recognizes White Supremacy Extremism, But More Needs to Be Done

Bottom Line Up FrontOn September 20, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security unveiled a revised counterterrorism strategy which focuses as much on [...] More

High-Tech Counterterrorism in China: Snapshots of a Dystopian Future

Bottom Line Up FrontChina has created a highly controlled environment in Xinjiang where it monitors ethnic Uighurs, relying on emerging technologies [...] More