Threats
Is It Time for a Counterinsurgency Approach to the Cyber War Against ISIS?
What's missing in policy discussions about ISIS is a sense of an overarching strategic framework for countering the group in cyberspace.
Threats
US Military Concerned ISIS Fighters Returning to Caribbean Could Reach Border
A top US commander warns Caribbean and South American countries are unable to track 100 foreign fighters that could return from Syria.
Threats
Boko Haram's Turn to ISIS Reflects a Terrorist Group In Retreat, Analysts Say
Boko Haram is dangerous, but any new allegiance with the Islamic State will not necessarily make them stronger or more effective.
Threats
Iraqi Security Forces Launch Offensive To Retake Tikrit from ISIS
A battle for the strategic city of Tikrit has begun, with Iranian-backed militias and Iraqi security forces battling Islamic State militants.
Threats
The US, ISIS and the War of Narratives That's Being Lost
It's no secret that countering ISIS messaging requires telling a better story. So why hasn't the U.S. come up with one yet?
Policy
2016 Hopeful Gov. Scott Walker Equates Wisconsin Protesters With ISIS
The governor said as commander in chief, he’d handle militant terrorists as he faced protesters back in Wisconsin.
Science & Tech
How the Military Will Fight ISIS on the Dark Web
ISIS already is on the Dark Web raising money through Bitcoin. The military is on the Dark Web, too.
Policy
White House Counter-Extremism Summit Shows Hearts And Minds Don’t Come Easy
White House summit shows 'hearts and minds' aren't easily won -- at home or abroad.
Policy
Picking a Political Fight Over the Language of Terrorism
Instead of talking about the war on ISIS, the Obama administration is spending time tripping over words into a political trap it's opponents deftly have set.
Ideas
How Shinzo Abe Is Modernizing Japan's Military
Tokyo's counterterrorism ambitions following ISIS's beheadings of two Japanese hostages is part of a broader realignment of Japan's armed forces, says AEI's Michael Auslin.
Threats
The War Over Vaccines: Terrorism's New Front
Terrorists are withholding vaccines and that’s not just a public health emergency; it’s a threat to global security.
Business
On Extremism: Stop Talking About Strategy and Start Talking About Execution
The boring truth is we have strategies to fight violent extremism; we’re just not able to execute them.
Threats
Terrorism Finance Trackers Worry ISIS Already Using Bitcoin
The ability to move cash around national borders could help ISIS fund attacks in the West, just as an Al Qaeda group apparently funded the attacks in France.
Threats
Satellite Imagery Is Revolutionizing the Way We Respond to Wars
A 60-year-old technology is being reinvented to illuminate the world's blind spots and even predict and prevent conflicts and humanitarian disasters.
Policy
Obama’s ISIS War Powers Request Has Few Limits on Who, Where, How
President Obama’s requested authorization for the use of force against ISIS has few limits on how, where, and whom the fight is against.
Science & Tech
'Dramatic Improvement' in US and European Intel Sharing Because of ISIS
The FBI is tracking every ISIS member it knows in the US, but needs Congress to block companies from offering encryption.
Threats
Can Libya Survive a Civil War That's Only Getting Worse?
The view from the frontlines of a forgotten war where rival factions have all but obliterated Libya’s connection to the outside world.
Threats
In the Name of Security, Nigeria’s Election Charade
To get tough on Boko Haram, US officials need to get tough on Nigerian leaders for their flagrant effort to control the outcome of the election.
Ideas
The Case for Why Economic Development Is Making Nigeria More Dangerous
While living standards are rising, rapid modernization has laid bare the state's ability to effectively provide security.
Threats
Kenji Goto's Death Is Forcing Japan To Rethink Fighting Terrorism
Tokyo is quickly coming to a geopolitical crossroad. Will it become more assertive globally after this attack?
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: