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Counterterrorism

From Terror Networks to Hybrid Threats: A Partner Approach to a Growing Threat

The hybrid threat challenge facing Europe today is reminiscent of the terrorist threat challenge of the post-9/11 Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) era. [...] More

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America Is Fighting the Wrong Drone War

For two decades, U.S. drones hunting terrorists across the mountains of South Asia were the symbol of American military power: precise, lethal, and [...] More

Half Measures and Maximum Risk in Iran

Over the past month, U.S. and Israeli operations have killed Iran’s senior leadership, destroyed over 155 naval vessels and roughly 300 ballistic [...] More

Where crime and terror meet: Australia’s illicit tobacco market

The unearthing of IRGC’s involvement in Australia’s firebombing incidents in 2025 has subsequently brought into question - the extent by which [...] More

The Next FATF Test: Can the West Demand Results from Pakistan?

OPINION In the shadow of Mexico City's historic Palacio de Bellas Artes, global financial watchdogs will convene in February 2026 for the Financial [...] More

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

The National Security Impact of Shutting Down USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long served as a critical instrument of American soft power, delivering [...] More

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

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

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