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Britain’s Antisemitism Crisis Is Now a National Security Threat

There has been yet another terrorist attack targeting Britain’s Jewish community. This time, two Jewish men were stabbed on Wednesday in Golders [...] More

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Iran’s Long Record of Terror and a Long-Delayed Response

Over the years, Iran has been responsible for killing hundreds of Americans and, most recently, for the killing of thousands of Iranians. After years [...] 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

They're Coming for Our Kids: How Extremists Target Children Online

OPINION September is National Preparedness Month - when we check our emergency kits, review evacuation routes, and prepare for natural disasters. But [...] More

Loosening the Gordian Knot of Global Terrorism: Why Legitimacy Must Anchor a Counterterrorism Strategy

OPINION — The global terrorism landscape in 2026 — the 25th anniversary year of the 9/11 terrorism attacks — is more uncertain, hybridized, and [...] More

I've Tracked Terrorist Networks for Decades. I've Never Seen Anything Like 764.

In 2021, a fifteen-year-old in a small Texas town started something from his bedroom. He’d dropped out of school. He spent his days online, deep into [...] More

What Would Follow a Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation?

What Would Follow a Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation?

DEEP DIVE — On November 24, 2025, President Trump launched a process to designate Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan as [...] More

Anti-Semitism is a National Security Issue: It’s Time to Treat it Like One

EXPERT OPINION / PERSPECTIVE -- Less than three months ago, two people were killed in a terrorist attack on Jewish people in a synagogue in [...] More

The Sahel’s Terror Surge Signals a New Front in Global Security

The Sahel’s Terror Surge Signals a New Front in Global Security

DEEP DIVE — On the night of June 20, 2025, the Nigerien village of Manda became the stage for one of the deadliest massacres in the Sahel in recent [...] More

A Fragile Truce at the Durand Line: Will the Afghanistan–Pakistan Ceasefire Last?

One of the most enduring security issues in South Asia has been rekindled by the recent border conflicts between the Taliban-led Afghanistan and [...] More

Inside the Secret War: Senate Concern Over U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean

“Currently, the administration is waging a secret war against a secret list of unnamed groups that they will not tell us about. There have been four [...] More

From Terrorist to Trial: The Pursuit of Justice

From Terrorist to Trial: The Pursuit of Justice

BOOK REVIEW: RACE AGAINST TERROR: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever WarBy Jake Tapper / Atria BooksReviewed by: Joe ZacksThe [...] More

Terror Comes Back to Manchester

In 2017 an Islamic suicide bomber detonated at a pop concert in Manchester, killing 22 people and injuring over a thousand others.Now another [...] More