Daniel Byman

Daniel Byman is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. His latest book is Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism.

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A giant, dark plume of smoke rises high over the homes and buildings of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike.
A giant, dark plume of smoke rises high over the homes and buildings of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike.

What You Need to Know About the Israel-Hamas War

Analysis
Daniel Byman, Alexander Palmer
A woman walks past a building damaged in a drone attack in Moscow on Aug. 23.
A woman walks past a building damaged in a drone attack in Moscow on Aug. 23.

Are Ukraine’s Airstrikes in Russia Effective?

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Osama bin Laden (left) sits with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in a photo published in November 2001.
Osama bin Laden (left) sits with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in a photo published in November 2001.

Whatever Happened to Al Qaeda?

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Ayman al-Zawahiri, then-deputy leader of al Qaeda, is seen in a screengrab taken from a video that aired on Al Jazeera on Aug. 5, 2006.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, then-deputy leader of al Qaeda, is seen in a screengrab taken from a video that aired on Al Jazeera on Aug. 5, 2006.

Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Legacy of Terror

Obituary
Daniel Byman
A black and white police SUV is parked on a street with the Tops grocery store shown in the background.
A black and white police SUV is parked on a street with the Tops grocery store shown in the background.

The Global Roots of the Buffalo Shooting

Analysis
Daniel Byman
A video from a German neo-Nazi band is seen on YouTube on Aug. 27, 2007, in Berlin.
A video from a German neo-Nazi band is seen on YouTube on Aug. 27, 2007, in Berlin.

When Hate Goes Viral

Excerpt
Daniel Byman
Two police officers in vests and helmets hold weapons in front of a residential building.
Two police officers in vests and helmets hold weapons in front of a residential building.

Jihadi Networks Are More Resilient Than We Think

Review
Daniel Byman
Police officers attempt to push back a mob supporting U.S. President Donald Trump as the rioters try to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.
Police officers attempt to push back a mob supporting U.S. President Donald Trump as the rioters try to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.

Carnage Comes to the Capitol

Argument
Daniel Byman, Colin P. Clarke
Protesters try to enter the Michigan House of Representatives chamber and are kept out by State Police at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan on April 30.
Protesters try to enter the Michigan House of Representatives chamber and are kept out by State Police at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan on April 30.

Election Violence in the United States Is a Clear and Present Danger

Argument
Daniel Byman, Colin P. Clarke
Russian ultra-nationalists wave Russian Empire's black-yellow-white flags as they take part in the so-called "Russian March" in central Moscow on November 4, 2012.
Russian ultra-nationalists wave Russian Empire's black-yellow-white flags as they take part in the so-called "Russian March" in central Moscow on November 4, 2012.

The U.S. Government Is Finally Getting Tough on White Nationalist Terrorism

Argument
Daniel Byman
Maj. Gen. Qassem Suleimani
Maj. Gen. Qassem Suleimani

Iran Can Find a New Suleimani

Argument
Daniel Byman
The annual Tribute in Light memorial echoing the twin towers of the World Trade Center illuminates the night sky during the tenth Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2011, in this view from Bayonne, New Jersey.
The annual Tribute in Light memorial echoing the twin towers of the World Trade Center illuminates the night sky during the tenth Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2011, in this view from Bayonne, New Jersey.

It’s Hard to Commemorate 9/11 If You Don’t Understand It.

Argument
Daniel Byman
A Sri Lankan security officer stands guard at a roadside checkpoint in Minuwangoda on May 14.
A Sri Lankan security officer stands guard at a roadside checkpoint in Minuwangoda on May 14.

You Can’t Defeat Tomorrow’s Terrorists by Fighting Yesterday’s Enemy

Argument
Daniel Byman
Men suspected of being Islamic State fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after leaving the group's last holdout of Baghouz, Syria, on Feb. 22. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
Men suspected of being Islamic State fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after leaving the group's last holdout of Baghouz, Syria, on Feb. 22. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)

What Comes After ISIS?

Argument
Daniel Byman
A man lights a candle outside of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
A man lights a candle outside of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

When to Call a Terrorist a Terrorist

Argument
Daniel Byman
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