Threats
The French Military Is Experiencing an 'Unprecedented' Recruiting Surge
And President Hollande just halted plans to shrink the force for at least three years..
Threats
Dozens Killed in Hotel Siege; Many More Rescued By Mali, French, US Special Forces
170 people were taken hostage in an attack jointly claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the African jihadist group, al Mourabitoun.
Threats
Dozens Killed in Nigerian Market Bombing That Points to Boko Haram
A suicide bombing likely carried out by the Islamist group has killed nearly three-dozen people and wounded 80 more at a market near the border with Cameroon.
Ideas
Forget NATO; France Taps the EU in Its Fight Against ISIS
France could have triggered NATO's Article 5. Here's why Paris chose the EU's mutual defense clause instead.
Threats
Russia Is Now Hitting ISIS with 'Pinpoint' Strikes In Syria
The Russian president has scaled up the country’s air campaign against extremists as Moscow's naval forces ally with French warships attacking the Islamic State.
Science & Tech
Brennan: Paris Is A 'Wakeup Call' To Europe On Encryption
The ability to shield communications from anyone but the intended recipient via encryption and other digital means will now face unprecedented challenges.
Threats
Obama Defends ISIS War Plans, Says More US Troops A ‘Mistake’
The commander in chief defended his high bar for military intervention and contrasted tough talking ‘political games’ of his critics with his visits with wounded troops.
Threats
CIA Director: Paris Attacks Should Bring US, Russia Closer
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, some high-profile unity is emerging among formerly tense geopolitical rivals.
Policy
Creating Terror Is Easier Than Fighting It
Obama’s critics are hard-pressed to explain how they would lead a war-weary public against ISIS.
Ideas
What Will Change Now?
After Paris? By now, the war in Syria has become so complicated that 'this doesn't change anything.'
Threats
France Vows 'Merciless' Response to ISIS-Claimed Attacks in Paris
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks that killed at least 129 people. President Francois Hollande called the attacks an 'act of war.'
Threats
US Air Strike Hits ISIS in Libya, Chief Presumed Dead
The U.S. airstrike in the Libyan front was underway before the Paris attacks began, stressed a senior U.S. official.
Ideas
The Secret to Defeating the ISIS 'Caliphate' Might Just Be in Islam Itself
Nearly 100 years after the last Ottoman caliph was exiled, the Sunni world has yet to wholly define itself. And if good people don't step in, worse ones—like ISIS—will.
Threats
Carter: Gulf Allies Need Better Special Operators, Ground Forces More Than 'Fancy' Jets
In an interview, the U.S. defense secretary says America’s Arab allies need fewer high-end fighter jets and more training of ground forces and special-operations troops.
Science & Tech
How The Russian Crash Investigation Could Alter the War On Encryption
If intercepted communications prove an ISIS bomb caused the crash in Egypt, it could be just the boost surveillance state advocates need.
Ideas
Is There a Sunni Solution to ISIS?
David Ignatius calls for reconciliation among Iraqi Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds. But this oversimplifies the bargain that needs to be struck.
Ideas
How ISIS Spread in the Middle East
Tracing the roots of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria—and how to stop it.
Ideas
Counterterrorism's False Trade-off Between Security and Freedom
Fighting terrorism across the globe involves a dangerous paradox: the better it works, the less we appreciate the need for it.
Ideas
Trump Is Right About 9/11
Given that Bush’s advisors still dominate the GOP foreign-policy establishment, his record both before and after 9/11 remains relevant to the terrorism debate.
Ideas
The Boko Haram War Machine Is Far from Defeated
Pushed back by government troops, the extremist group has shown its flexibility by returning to more asymmetric tactics.
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