Terrorism
An African Powder Keg: Terrorism in the Sahel
Unless deep-rooted socioeconomic and security issues are addressed, Africa’s development miracle risks being derailed. Nowhere is this truer than with the G5 countries in the Sahel.
Quetta Attack: An Outgrowth of Sectarian Conflict or a New Target of ISKP?
Assessing the usual terrorist suspects behind a recent suicide bombing in Quetta.
Is Islamic State Still a Threat?
Is Islamic State a spent force or a globe-spanning “al-Qaeda on steroids”?
Terrorism Returns to London
The killings of two young people during a terror attack on London Bridge have stirred up political argument in Britain. But the father of one of the victims has penned an impassioned plea, urging the press not to use his son's death to further an “agenda of hate.”
Extremist Violence Still Threatens Global Progress
Great power rivalry will always be with us. Extreme poverty and the violence it germinates do not have to be.
Lessons Unlearned from Charlie Hebdo: Strengthening the EU’s Intelligence Infrastructure
The EU can improve the effectiveness of its intelligence agencies not by creating new bureaucracies, but by getting more out of the resources it already has.
The 2018 Bucharest Conference on Terrorism and the Middle East
This year’s Bucharest Conference on Terrorism and the Middle East explored regional security issues from the perspectives of experts from Iran, Syria, and Russia.
Cry Havoc! Why the West Needs to Let Slip the Dogs of War in Africa
Could mercenaries help to unwind the growing nexus of terrorism and criminality in Africa?
Interview: Maxime Fiset from the Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence
We sit down with Vanessa Reggio of the Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence (CPRLV) to discuss new poles of radicalization and what can be done to curb their spread.
Egypt’s Samir Al Ghatas on the Nature of Terrorism
Is terrorism fueled by economic, social, religious, or psychological factors?