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How GEOINT Can Sustain US Advantages in Africa

OPINION — Africa presents a range of security, economic, and humanitarian challenges to US national security that the Intelligence Community must [...] More

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How Can Blinken's Bold Plan for Afghanistan Succeed?

How Can Blinken's Bold Plan for Afghanistan Succeed?

Tim Willasey-Wilsey, Cipher Brief Expert[rebelmouse-image 60322659 expand=1 dam=1 alt="Tim Willasey Wilsey" site_id=26883708 is_animated_gif="false" [...] More

A New Approach to Domestic Terrorism

A New Approach to Domestic Terrorism

Javed Ali, Policymaker in Residence, University of MichiganJaved Ali is a Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. [...] More

A Roadmap for Tackling Violent Extremist Content Online

Javed Ali is a Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and had over 20 years [...] More

The Tragedy of Social Media Moderation

OPINION — Within today’s online environment, we’ve seen a billowing public awareness of “fake news,” the uncontrolled spread of disinformation (and [...] 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

A Look Inside the Justice Department's National Security Priorities

A Look Inside the Justice Department's National Security Priorities

Last week, the Justice Department brought an indictment against two individuals accused of working with China’s Ministry of State Security to conduct [...] More

The Boogaloo Movement – From Eccentric Distraction to Domestic Terror

Bottom Line Up FrontThe Boogaloo Movement is comprised of an eclectic mix of individuals unified by a deep disdain for government, especially law [...] More

COVID Lessons Learned From Tackling Extremist Ideologies

COVID Lessons Learned From Tackling Extremist Ideologies

Farah Pandith, Former Special Representative to Muslim Communities, US Department of State[rebelmouse-image 60322557 expand=1 dam=1 alt="Farah [...] More

Not Your Typical CIA Officer, Or?

The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most Notorious TerroristsBy Tracy Walder | [...] More

The Coronavirus Will Increase Extremism Across the Ideological Spectrum

Bottom Line Up FrontFallout from the coronavirus pandemic is likely to provide a boost to extremists from across the ideological spectrum.Religious [...] More