Combating Terrorism in the Indo-Pacific: A Call for Collaborative Efforts
As geopolitical tensions and strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region rise, joint actions are necessary for resolving the significant problems. One key obstacle to...
U.N Counterterrorism Boss May Be Reappointed, Is It a Problem He’s Russian?
The United Nations is likely to reappoint the head of its Office of Counterterrorism, who has been leading the entity since its inception in...
ISIS Goes After BTS, Harry Styles, Elon Musk, and Drag in Declaration That ‘End Times’ Are Near
ISIS derided Korean boy band BTS, British pop star Harry Styles, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk as having “absolutely disgusting” influence and claimed that...
Gender-based Terrorism in Pakistan
The involvement of women in acts of terror is not a new phenomenon at a global level. However, it has gained significant attention in...
Young people’s ‘DIY ideology’ poses new UK radicalisation threat
The UK’s counter-terrorism policy is “stuck in past debates” on Islamism and the far right – when young people today have a “DIY ideology”...
The Looming Problem for al-Qaeda’s Affiliate Alliances
Over nine months after Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death, al-Qaeda has still not announced his successor. There is a general consensus that veteran al-Qaeda operative Sayf al-Adl...
Islamic State-K burrowing deep, spreading wide in South Asia
Terror group is extending radical reach well beyond Afghanistan, capitalizing on public dissatisfaction with corruption, inequality and violence The rise of Islamic State Khorasan...
What could derail great power competition? A terrorist attack
TAMPA, Fla. — As the U.S. focuses on great power competition with China and Russia, a terrorist attack or massive crisis response would be...
Confronting All Ten Modalities of Maritime Terrorism
Maritime terrorism remains a nascent field, and some have even argued that it is not actually a field at all. Regardless of any academic...
Egypt takes lead role on global counterterrorism despite rights concerns
Appointment, alongside EU, condemned by rights groups who fear Cairo will use position to further ‘weaken human rights protections” Egypt has assumed the co-leadership...