Threats

Boko Haram Won’t Stop Nigerians from Watching the World Cup

Several well-attended viewing centers in the northeastern part of the country have been attacked by Boko Haram terrorists. By Kayode Ogunbunmi

Science & Tech

The State Department Is Fighting With ISIL on Twitter

The State Department is taking to Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube to push back on messaging by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, al-Shabab and ISIL. By Rebecca Carroll

Threats

Can Iraq Survive the ISIL?

Go inside the conflict in this interview with the Brookings Institution Doha Center's F. Gregory Gause III. Interview by Mohammed Aly Sergie.

Science & Tech

How ISIS Games Twitter

The militant group that conquered northern Iraq is deploying a sophisticated social-media strategy. By J.M. Berger

Threats

A Guide to ISIS, the Group That's Tearing Up Iraq

ISIS began its life as Al Qaeda in Iraq after the U.S. invasion, but have morphed into an extremely dangerous force. By Zachary Laub and Jonathan Masters

Ideas

It’s Time for Obama To Re-Engage with Iraq

Just because the U.S. pulled out of Iraq in 2011 doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a vested interest in the worsening violence there. By Aki Peritz

Science & Tech

How the Pentagon Can Track the Taliban 5

The Taliban 5 may disappear back into the fight, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t findable. By Patrick Tucker

Threats

What the Fall of Mosul Means for Iraq

An al-Qaeda splinter group has seized an Iraqi city the size of Philadelphia. What does it signify for the country and the region? By Carl Schreck

Threats

The Pakistani Taliban Wants To Hijack an Airplane

The Pakistani Taliban says its goal in attacking the Karachi airport this week was to hijack a plane and destroy government buildings -- and possibly nuclear reactors. By Global Security Newswire

Ideas

They Will Never March Down the Champs-Élysées

Seventy years after Normandy, today’s enemies remain far from Paris. By Kevin Baron

Threats

Number of Islamic Extremists Groups Up 60 Percent Since 2010

Terrorist groups based out of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Yemen represent the most serious threat to the United States, according to a new RAND report. By Rachel Oswald

Policy

Justice Department Renews Focus on Domestic Terrorism

A committee that hasn’t met since 9/11 reconvenes to focus on domestic threats. By Kaveh Waddell

Threats

How Obama Thinks About Counterterrorism

Fewer U.S. troops and the rise of the partnership-alliance model of beating back terrorists. By David Rohde

Threats

Why Terrorists Love Twitter

Social media could be a boon to the global counterterrorism effort. But so far, terrorists are just doing it better. By Laura Ryan

Threats

Obama Wants a New $5 Billion Fund for the Global War on Terror

With the war in Afghanistan ending, the Overseas Contingency Operations budget won't cut it anymore, so Obama is proposing a new $5 billion fund to pay for the global war on terrorism. By Global Security Newswire

Threats

U.S. Special Ops Adds to African Presence for 'Secret' Price Tag of $70 Million

Increasing fears about the spread of al-Qaeda across Africa have the Pentagon sending its Green Berets back to their original mission. By Ben Watson

Threats

Inside America's Shadow War on Terror—and Why It Will Never End

As the Afghanistan war winds down, the war against extremists is nowhere near finished. By James Kitfield

Threats

Like CSI Pakistan, New Methods Hope to Boost Counterterrorism

Corrupt and inept systems have hampered Pakistan's ability to track terrorists for years. Now, that looks to be changing. By Sara Sorcher

Ideas

How To Defeat Boko Haram

The Nigerian military must find the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram -- but it also has to address the underlying issues that fuel the terror group. By Isobel Coleman and Sigrid von Wendel