Terrorism

A murderous attack in Kashmir rocks relationships throughout Asia.

Burkina Faso managed to avoid the violence that plagued its neighbors, but a combination of poverty, unstable neighbors, and weak security forces has opened the door for extremists.

The brutal attack in Kenya is designed to show Washington and the world that the terrorist group is still a force to be reckoned with in East Africa.

Forget the Middle East—it’s time to prepare for attacks from the former Soviet Union.

One year on from the defeat of the Islamic State, the new U.S. Congress should draw on lessons learned from efforts to counter violent extremism.

The U.S. helped prevent war in 2008. Those days are gone.

The United States should remember Islamist militants are playing the long game.

Neither state has fixed the problems behind the Mumbai attacks a decade ago.

Many counter-extremism efforts falter because ideological reform programs run by governments lack credibility. Appealing to the basic psychological needs of ex-radicals is more promising.

Washington's hard line gives Tehran every reason to fund the Taliban.

The United States should stop listing Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism, Sudanese foreign minister tells FP, as Khartoum seeks to boost its crumbling economy.

Israeli government officials are helping to normalize the violent anti-Semitism of the Christian right.

The Trump administration has gutted the budget for fighting far-right extremists, making it harder to stop attacks like the Pittsburgh massacre.

Americans’ commitment to unfettered free speech is starting to fray. If Trump can’t control his words, those around him have a responsibility to keep hate speech in check.

The head of the refugee resettlement group that transfixed the Pittsburgh shooter says xenophobia is rising globally.

The attack in Pittsburgh was an act of domestic terrorism. We should call it that.

A strange alliance between Sunnis and Shiites is sure to leave Iraq worse off.

The president’s views don’t seem to line up with those of his team.

The terrorist organization has lost almost all its territory but has found new ways to make vast sums of money.

The case of Tunisia shows that the anger of disappointed middle-class youths is driving radicalization more than poverty or unemployment.