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
A Map of All the Countries That Now Have Al-Qaeda Affiliated Terrorist Groups
The latest group to join the list is Nigeria’s Boko Haram. By Nikhil Sonnad
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
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