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Counter Terror’s High-tech to Low-tech Backfire

Justin Leopold-Cohen0 Comments

As the media ponders how Israel will respond to Iranian missile attack, many remain awestruck by the September 17, 2024, Israeli pager attack and subsequent walkie-talkie detonations that killed or…

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, drug monopoly, Ghazni, global terrorist groups, illicit trade, ISIS, islamic jihad, Islamic Terrorists, madrasa, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism, UN Security Council, UNAMA, West

The Coming Disaster in Afghanistan

Unnamed Afghan0 Comments

Afghanistan, under Taliban control, is a powder keg ready to erupt with consequences that will ripple throughout the region and the world. The driving forces of this impending disaster are…

Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic AdversariesAsia, damage, denied access, dirty bomb, Europe, Middle East, nuclear attack, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear operations, Nuclear Weapons, planning, surveillance, targeting, Terrorism

The Operational Logic of Nuclear Weapons Use by an Adversary

Bradley Gericke1 Comment

The employment of nuclear weapons by adversaries of the United States is, logically, not only a possibility, but a likelihood. Americans want deterrence to hold. Decision-makers are obligated to seek…

Defense & SecurityTerrorism, United Kingdom, United States

Emerging U.S.-U.K. Tensions May Jeopardize Counterterrorism Efforts

Col. Rob Maness

The media firestorm that has arisen in the wake of Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has brought newfound attention to the issues of extradition and the…

Defense & SecurityChina, Cyber, India, Pakistan, Russia, Terrorism, United States

From Missiles to Microchips

Joshua E. Duke

This article was originally published on June 30, 2020. Efforts by the United States Intelligence Community (IC) to apply Cold War strategies to new age threats and non-state actors have…

Defense & SecurityIran, Terrorism, United States

A New Nuclear Deal with Iran Shouldn’t Be Accompanied by Terrorist Legitimization

John O'Malley

Iran has a new demand for U.S. diplomats as they conclude what will hopefully be the final round of negotiations for a new nuclear agreement later this month: Remove the…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyIndia, Pakistan, South Asia, Taliban, Terrorism, United States

India Should Become The United States Premier South Asian ally

Kimia Hashemi-Nejad

For years, CIA officials tried to confront Pakistani intelligence officials about their assistance to the Taliban. Douglas London, who oversaw the CIA’s counterterrorism operations in South Asia until 2018, recalled…

Defense & SecurityAl Qaeda, COVID-19, Iraq, ISIS, Syria, Terrorism

COVID-19 and the Increasing Risk of Terrorism

Mohamed ELDoh

There is no doubt that the global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of life. From how we interact with one another to how we commute and work, people…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Iraq, ISIS, Terrorism, United States

After Almost Twenty Years, America’s “War on Terrorism” Resembles Insanity

John Arias

September 11th, 2020 will mark the nineteenth year since the attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. For those nineteen years, terrorism underpinned U.S. foreign policy decision making. As a result,…

Defense & SecurityCOVID-19, Disinformation, International Security, Public Health, Social Media, Terrorism

Social Media’s Role in Disaster Preparedness & Crisis Management

Mohamed ELDoh

There were over 4.5 billion active internet users around the world as of January 2020—roughly 60 percent of the global population. In an average month, over 3 billion are active…

Defense & SecurityIraq, ISIS, Syria, Terrorism, United States

Now That Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead, What Next?

Alan Lis

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was killed on the 26th of October in a raid carried out by U.S. Special Forces when he detonated a suicide…