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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An Israeli Army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer fires rounds toward the Gaza Strip from a position in southern Israel across the border on Oct. 28.
An Israeli Army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer fires rounds toward the Gaza Strip from a position in southern Israel across the border on Oct. 28.

The Israel-Hamas War Has Entered a ‘New Phase.’ Here’s What to Expect.

Analysis
Daniel Byman
A large screen in a big conference center shows Sisi seated at a table alongside other officials.
A large screen in a big conference center shows Sisi seated at a table alongside other officials.

The World Can’t Solve the Israel-Hamas War Without Egypt

Argument
Jon B. Alterman, Daniel Byman
Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Shilo Rauchberger at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. Wreaths of flowers adorn the grave in front of them as heads in the crowd are bowed in mourning. An Israeli flag is in front of one man.
Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Shilo Rauchberger at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. Wreaths of flowers adorn the grave in front of them as heads in the crowd are bowed in mourning. An Israeli flag is in front of one man.

Hamas’s Strategy of Failure

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Lebanese soldiers stand on a hill overlooking the Israeli town of Metula as a man waves the Palestinian and Hezbollah flags at the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kafr Kila, Lebanon.
Lebanese soldiers stand on a hill overlooking the Israeli town of Metula as a man waves the Palestinian and Hezbollah flags at the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kafr Kila, Lebanon.

Will Hezbollah Join the War Against Israel?

Analysis
Daniel Byman
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
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