Science & Tech
White House Wants More Reaper Drones To Fight ISIS
With the terrorism fight spreading the military wants more drones to fight ISIS.
Threats
ISIS Appears To Have Executed Its Second Japanese Hostage
The Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, whom ISIS appears to have killed on Saturday, devoted his life to highlighting the plight of children in refugee zones.
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Will Nigerians Elect a Military Dictator To Save Them from Boko Haram?
A man who once oversaw one of Nigeria’s least popular and repressive regimes is capturing the attention of citizens tired of Boko Haram and their elected officials.
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France Publishes 'How To Spot a Jihadist' Citizen's Guide
The French government releases new anti-jihadist literature Wednesday as part of a broader counterterrorism response to the Paris attacks.
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AFRICOM Commander Wants Full Counterinsurgency Plan for Boko Haram
Gen. David Rodriguez wants to help Nigeria, but Abuja needs to ask and the U.S. needs a plan. By Kevin Baron and Molly O'Toole
Ideas
Our Overreaction to Terrorist Attacks Like Paris Is Only Making Things Worse
The terrorists’ goal is to spread irrational fear. Our intelligence professionals shouldn’t be helping them. By Michael German
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How an ISIS Beheading Might Change Japan
The apparent murder of Haruna Yukawa may compel Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to press for re-militarization. By Matt Schiavenza
Ideas
This Is America's Best Shot To Fix the Relationship With Saudi Arabia and Fight Terrorism
The U.S. should use the transition in Riyadh to correct course, adjust its relationship with Saudi Arabia and fight extremism. By Sarah Chayes
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Can Obama Get Congress To Help Him Fight Terrorism?
Of all the things he will propose Tuesday night, Obama’s biggest challenge remains getting buy-in from Congress on foreign policy. By Lauren Fox
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Boehner: Surveillance Law Thwarted Capitol Bomb Plot
The House speaker on Thursday credited the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the recent arrest of an Ohio man on terrorism charges. By Dustin Volz
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Anti-Terrorism Raid in Belgium Kills Two Suspected Jihadists
Two suspected jihadists killed by Belgian police in the city of Verviers were part of a group that was allegedly planning to commit a large terror attack. By Dashiell Bennett
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Boko Haram Is Fanning the Flames of a New Refugee Crisis
Since May, nearly 100,000 Nigerians have fled to the neighboring countries of Chad and Niger while Boko Haram's rampage of terror continues unchecked. By John Campbell
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How Scared Should You Be of Al Qaeda’s New Butt Bomb?
Al Qaeda’s most recent publication offers a recipe for a new explosive that goes where no one should go. By Patrick Tucker
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Obama's Careful Dance Around Radical Islam
To not call the attacks in France Islamic extremism whitewashes from public debate an important detail: These terrorists are invoking a great religion to do evil. By Ron Fournier
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How Obscurity Helps Boko Haram's Reign of Terror
The killings in France struck directly at the core Western values -- and kept the world's attention away from a new, disturbing tactic in Nigeria's bloody conflict. By John Campbell
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ISIS, al-Qaeda and Why It Doesn't Matter to Would-Be Jihadists
Despite divergent personal and political aims, the real differences between al-Qaeda and ISIS are often irrelevant to aspiring jihadis like the Paris attackers. By Bobby Ghosh
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Why It Remains Difficult To Shut Down Jihadist Propaganda Online
Online companies are struggling to figure out how to balance free speech with promoting extremist content and propaganda, and it is not easy. By Heather Timmons
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Boko Haram Kills 'Too Many to Count' in Nigeria
According to Amnesty International, the group's assault on a Nigerian border town may be its "deadliest act" yet. By Adam Chandler
Ideas
Could the Paris Attack Change Europe's Approach to Radical Islam?
Jihadists constitute a tiny minority within the European Muslim population, but their ideas are by no means marginal. By David Frum
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A Dramatic End to the French Hostage Standoff
As French police surrounded the Paris gunmen, where the two have at least one hostage, another related hostage crisis is unfolding in a Paris supermarket. By Adam Chandler and Dashiell Bennett
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