Policy

Why Hasn't the GOP Treated Fort Hood Like Benghazi?

Both attacks suggest multiple institutional failures, but only a handful of congressmen have pushed for more insight into the Fort Hood shooting. By James Oliphant

Threats

Why the U.S. Has Few Options To Help Find Kidnapped Girls in Nigeria

Finding more than 270 kidnapped girls will be a challenge in Nigeria’s lawless northeast. By Ben Watson and Kedar Pavgi

Ideas

How Climate Change Affects Terrorism

Climate change not only threatens the environment, it can lead to greater instability and fuel global conflict and terrorism. By Jon Gensler

Threats

Terrorist Attacks Have Increased By 43 Percent in the Last Year

A decentralized al-Qaeda focused on less global objectives, while Syria honed its reputation as both factory and battleground for new fighters. By Kedar Pavgi and Ben Watson

Science & Tech

The Secret Weapon in the War on Poaching...and Terrorism

Forget drones. Big data makes finding rhinos easier than finding insurgents. By Patrick Tucker

Threats

The U.S. Is Vulnerable to Terrorism in Space

Space terrorism is a growing threat to U.S. national security, according to a new report. By Laura Ryan

Science & Tech

This App Tells Loved Ones That You're OK After a Bombing

A student living in Paris got sick of trying to contact her family back in Beirut whenever there was a bombing there. So she made an app for that. By William Brennan

Ideas

Teaching Machines How to Spell Will Help Catch Terrorists

It’s time anti-terrorism technology move beyond finding ways to replace humans and start finding ways to work with us. By David Murgatroyd

Threats

The Easiest Way We Could Stop the Prospect of Nuclear Terrorism

The core truth: no nuclear material means no nuclear bombs. By Graham Allison

Threats

U.S. Intel Agencies Say No Terror Chatter on Vanished Malaysian Airlines Flight

One U.S. official said terrorist involvement in Malaysia Flight MH370 would constitute a sharp diversion from typical terrorist 'signatures.' By Global Security Newswire

Ideas

Is This How the War on Terror Ends?

Rivalry among great powers long characterized international affairs—and now it's back. By Peter Beinart

Threats

Will Obama End the War on Terror?

Despite President Obama's pledge to repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force when it expires this year, sources say negotiations to get it done haven't even begun. By Michael Hirsh and James Oliphant

Threats

Al-Qaeda Isn't Dying: It's 'Morphing and Franchising'

DNI James Clapper and DIA Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn concede that al-Qaeda is not on the "path to defeat." By Sara Sorcher

Threats

Does Building Ski Resorts Fight Terrorism?

Skiing, like other forms of tourism, offers the potential for developing areas with few other resources. By Oliver Kaplan

Threats

Freezing Out U.S. Security at Sochi Is a Counterterrorism Fail

Putin’s Sochi stiff arm is a dangerous rejection of U.S. security help, right as the jihadist Caucasus Emirate looks to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics. By Aki Peritz

Business

A Free Society Cannot Escape All Terrorism

An NSA official illustrates the totalitarian temptation in bureaucracies charged with stopping 100 percent of attacks. By Conor Friedersdorf

Threats

Everything You Need to Know About Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Learn more about the resurgent terrorist group in this guide from CFR.org. By Zachary Laub and Jonathan Masters.

Threats

Congress: Terrorists Changing Tactics Because of NSA Leaks

A classified report to Congress reveals that terrorists are changing their patterns based on information from Edward Snowden's leaks. By Jordain Carney

Threats

Brunt of Global Terrorist Attacks Born By Three Countries

Terrorism hotspots continue to grow in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. By Kedar Pavgi