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2024: 10 Events That Changed The World

SPECIAL REPORT — As we look back at the major national and global security events of 2024, it’s tempting to overuse certain words: stunning; [...] More

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U.S.-Iran Tensions Erupt in Iraq

Bottom Line Up FrontThe December 29 U.S. strike on the Iran-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah (KAH) militia in Iraq represented the first kinetic U.S. [...] More

The United Kingdom Brings Home Several Orphans from Syria

Bottom Line Up FrontThe United Kingdom recently announced that it had taken back several children who were living in territory formerly held by the [...] More

Turkey Begins Sending Back Foreign Fighters to the West

Bottom Line Up FrontTurkey recently sent a dozen Islamic State prisoners back to their respective home countries, while Erdogan has promised to send [...] More

The Islamic State Names Its New Caliph

Bottom Line Up FrontFollowing the recent death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the so-called Islamic State announced its new leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi [...] More

Protesters Killed in Iraq as Demonstrations Intensify

Bottom Line Up FrontDozens of protesters were killed in Iraq late last week, as anti-government demonstrations continued throughout the [...] More

Al-Qaeda is Strengthening Its Networks Throughout the Sahel

Bottom Line Up FrontAl-Qaeda maintains a stronger position in the Sahel than Islamic State-affiliated groups.Although Western targets have been [...] More

Disinformation and Terrorism

Bottom Line Up FrontWhile much of the discussion around disinformation focuses on the role of nation-states, violent non-state actors have also [...] More

The Islamic State in West Africa Province is Growing in Strength and Sophistication

Bottom Line Up FrontIt is probable that Islamic State core transferred its technological know-how to its West African province (ISWAP) through direct [...] 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

The Use of Drones in Unconventional Warfare

Bottom Line Up FrontDrones have become a trusted tool in the arsenal of non-state actors seeking to engage in asymmetric attacks against a more [...] More

The EU Makes Progress in Prosecuting Foreign Fighters, But More Needs to Be Done

Bottom Line Up FrontOne of the most significant challenges facing countries seeking to prosecute foreign fighters is the difficulty of obtaining [...] More

The Staying Power of the Islamic State

Bottom Line Up FrontSeveral high-level reports published over the past few weeks reiterate what most terrorism and security analysts have been saying [...] More