Costs and Consequences of Counterterrorism
Bottom Line Up Front The U.K. Parliament has issued a report detailing shortcomings with how its security services handled five terrorism cases in 2017. […] More
Terrorism
Terrorism Trends in Central Asia
Bottom Line Up Front Despite being well-known for producing high numbers of foreign fighters, Central Asian countries, especially Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, have been mostly […] More
The Staggering Cost of the Never-Ending ‘Global War on Terror’
Bottom Line Up Front By October 2019, the U.S. will have spent approximately $6 trillion in efforts related to support of the so-called ‘global […] More
Terrorists Stalk Dark Web for Deadlier Weaponry
Bottom line: Terrorists are turning to the dark web’s crypto-bazaars, social media channels and e-commerce sites to buy more coveted military equipment than the usual […] More
The Release of Anjem Choudary
Bottom Line Up Front On October 19, al-Muhajiroun co-founder Anjem Choudary was released from prison in the U.K. after serving over two years for inspiring […] More
The Taliban’s Devastating Attack in Kandahar
Bottom Line Up Front On October 18, the Taliban assassinated General Abdul Raziq, the extremely powerful and controversial police chief of Kandahar Province. The […] More
Terrorists’ Use of Drones and Other Emerging Technologies
Bottom Line Up Front Last week, it was revealed that several individuals in Denmark were arrested trying to purchase drones they intended to send to […] More
Tit for Tat between Tehran and Washington in Syria
Bottom Line Up Front: On October 01, Iran fired several ballistic missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria. Tehran claimed that the missiles were launched […] More
California’s Homeland Security Challenge
From wildfires to terrorist plots, to the arrest of individuals with IEDs, the State of California is constantly under threat. With more than 38 million […] More
A Snapshot Look at Cyber Threats
The Cipher Brief is taking a look at different expert perspectives on cyber threats this week. As one of those perspectives, we spoke with Nick Rasmussen, […] More
The State of Global Terrorism Remains Intensely Local
Bottom Line Up Front: Newly released data on terrorism suggests some surprising new trends, as well as a continuation of long-standing issues, including the clustering […] More
Journalists Face Real Danger Amid Cries of Fake News
Bottom Line Up Front: The Pakistan Press Club Safety Hub Network reported 13 cases of murder, violence, intimidation and censorship against local Pakistani journalists in […] More
The Next ‘Field of Jihad’
As the anniversary of 9/11approaches, it brings a time of deep reflection, not only on what was lost on that day in 2001, but also […] More
Al Qaeda’s Achilles Heel: Leadership
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri recently released a video calling on Muslims to unite against what he calls an “international infidel alliance”. The video was released […] More
The Global Threat Posed by Al-Qaeda
A United Nations report delivered to the Security Council last month offered a stark reminder that al Qaeda remains a serious threat around the world. […] More
ISIS Looking to Rebound in the Philippines—And Spread
Indonesia was hit by a series of deadly bombings this past May. The attacks targeted churches and were carried out by families with young children, […] More
U.S. Needs More Focus on Terrorist Threat in Indonesia
Cipher Brief Expert and former senior national security officer for the Australian Government, Alasdair Gordon, weighs on on the risks of the U.S. not placing […] More
Hezbollah’s Armed Resistance
A recent European Union report offers an EU specific look at terrorism faced by member states in 2017. A part of that report focused on terrorist […] More