Terrorism

Insurgents around the world are using the pandemic to win new converts and weaken their enemies.

Officials say they have grown alarmed at the threat posed by right-wing extremists.

By listing a Russian white supremacist group as a terrorist organization, the Trump administration is sending a long overdue signal to Moscow and the global far-right.

By working collectively and innovatively, the region can prevent the next security and humanitarian disaster.

The battle against jihadi terrorism in Africa takes one of its deadliest turns yet, with consequences far beyond the region.

Millions of people stuck at home will turn to social media, where disinformation is rife. Radical Islamists and far-right groups are exploiting widespread confusion and fear to spread hate.

Tensions with Iran almost scuttled a major international training exercise in the Sahel.

Entrepreneurship can help reintegrate former militants—and may be useful for U.S. criminal justice reform, too.

How Swat Valley went from basket case to on the mend.

After decades of militant radicalism, Sinn Fein won last week’s elections by moving toward the mainstream.

A string of attacks in Britain have led Boris Johnson’s government to seek simple remedies that won’t fix the problem.

The United States needs better insurance against attacks—whether by Mother Nature or human actors.

Republican and loyalist paramilitary groups are using the U.K.’s departure from the EU as political cover to reignite their once-dormant campaigns of terrorism.

The rise of prison emirs and radicalization among incarcerated extremists means that governments must be as vigilant with prisoners as they are with fundamentalists on the street.

With protests raging in the streets, the Islamic Republic finds itself on the defensive at home and overseas over its misrepresentations.

Oil markets expect escalation in wake of U.S. strike on Iranian general.

Many of its militants are now in prison, but that doesn’t mean the battle is over. In 2020, conflict could rise anew.

Friends and foes alike no longer know where the United States stands. As Washington overpromises and underdelivers, regional powers are seeking solutions on their own—both through violence and diplomacy.

Despite years of U.S. and international efforts to fight terrorism in the area, extremist groups are gaining ground.