Terrorism

Four months after the U.S.-Taliban deal, the militant group is growing—and growing bolder, while its al Qaeda ties remain.

Months of isolation and governments grappling with other crises could lead to a rise in attacks.

For more than a century, white supremacy groups have wreaked incalculable devastation against Black Americans.

Since 9/11, federal funding for counterintelligence has shifted the way New York and other cities are policed.

Canada is searching for new frameworks to tackle ideological violence.

There’s plenty of reason to doubt a misogynist murderer deserves to be prosecuted as a terrorist.

The Sahel region was inching toward stability, but conflict between local jihadi groups is threatening to bring back chaos.

The Trump administration seeks to put an American in charge of the U.N. mission in Mali.

The coronavirus will ravage a resilient Somalia—with ripples far beyond its borders.

Report finds problems with morale and management that hampered U.S. counterterrorism initiatives in foreign countries.

Under fire from human rights groups, the Pentagon is asking lawmakers for funding to improve its ability to track civilian casualties in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, Foreign Policy has learned. 

As big-government initiatives expand and leaders deflect blame, anti-establishment groups, angry Luddites, and China-haters could turn to violence.

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.