Daniel Byman

Daniel Byman is a professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His latest book is Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism.

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Palestinian youths celebrate the news of a cease-fire deal outside Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 9.
Palestinian youths celebrate the news of a cease-fire deal outside Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 9.

One Question Looming Over the Gaza Deal: Why Now?

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before a map of the Gaza Strip during a news conference in Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before a map of the Gaza Strip during a news conference in Jerusalem.

The 6 Lessons Israel Overlearned After Oct. 7

Analysis
Daniel Byman
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington on July 7.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington on July 7.

After Trump Turned on Putin, Is Netanyahu Next?

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9.
Smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9.

Israel’s Strategic Declaration

Argument
Daniel Byman
Trump boards Air Force One while lifting a fist and wearing a MAGA hat.
Trump boards Air Force One while lifting a fist and wearing a MAGA hat.

How Trump Could Lose This War

Analysis
Daniel Byman
People stand outside the White House protesting the Israeli strikes on Iran and any potential U.S. involvement. One of the banners reads "Stop U.S. backed Israel's attacks on Iran," while another reads "All together for peace."
People stand outside the White House protesting the Israeli strikes on Iran and any potential U.S. involvement. One of the banners reads "Stop U.S. backed Israel's attacks on Iran," while another reads "All together for peace."

Four Questions Trump Should Consider Before Attacking Iran

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Smoke rises over Tehran.
Smoke rises over Tehran.

Intelligence Window Might Have Been a Factor in Timing of Israeli Attack on Iran

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Debris of a missile fired from Iran toward Israel leaves a trail in the night sky over Jerusalem after being intercepted.
Debris of a missile fired from Iran toward Israel leaves a trail in the night sky over Jerusalem after being intercepted.

How the Israel-Iran War Might End This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Iselin Brady, Daniel Byman
People gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike.
People gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike.

Iran’s Options for Retaliating Against Israel Have Narrowed

Analysis
Daniel Byman
A farmer sits in his tractor as he plants corn near sunset. The sky around him is hazy with dust and other debris from the planting process. The field edges against a road lined with telephone wires that cut across the image.
A farmer sits in his tractor as he plants corn near sunset. The sky around him is hazy with dust and other debris from the planting process. The field edges against a road lined with telephone wires that cut across the image.

A Smuggled Pathogen Raises Specter of Chinese Agroterrorism

Analysis
Sofia Triana, Daniel Byman
Mexican soldiers stand guard during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a jailed drug kingpin in Culiacan, Mexico, on Jan. 5, 2023.
Mexican soldiers stand guard during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a jailed drug kingpin in Culiacan, Mexico, on Jan. 5, 2023.

The Problem With Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups

Analysis
Tricia Bacon, Daniel Byman
Two people are silhoutted with their hands to their faces as they look over a hazy horizon toward smoke rising over Gaza.
Two people are silhoutted with their hands to their faces as they look over a hazy horizon toward smoke rising over Gaza.

One Question Looming Over Israel-Hamas Truce Deal—Why Now?

Analysis
Daniel Byman
An attack helicopter cuts across a blue sky dotted with fluffy wisps of clouds. Four large birds also fly across the sky beneath the helicopter, their wingspans stretched wide in flight.
An attack helicopter cuts across a blue sky dotted with fluffy wisps of clouds. Four large birds also fly across the sky beneath the helicopter, their wingspans stretched wide in flight.

5 Questions About the Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hezbollah

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Smoke billows on an orange-hued horizon over the devastated landscape of the Gaza Strip.
Smoke billows on an orange-hued horizon over the devastated landscape of the Gaza Strip.

What Trump Inherits in Gaza

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Rockets fired by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defense system on Aug 9.
Rockets fired by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defense system on Aug 9.

Where Is the Massive Hezbollah Response to Israel’s Attacks?

Analysis
Daniel Byman, Skyeler Jackson
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