List of Terrorism articles
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A videotape of Osama bin Laden is broadcast. Osama bin Laden’s Aesthetic Never Died
Why young jihadists are still big fans of the long-deceased al Qaeda leader.
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Ralph Madonia from the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Hazardous Materials Response Team secures his Bio Hazard suit October 15, 2001 as he responds to a report of a powdery substance found in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Forgotten Biological Terror of 9/11
A new type of fear gripped the United States 20 years ago—and never stopped spreading.
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Relatives of a man killed in the Kabul airport bombing bury his body. Islamic State-Khorasan’s Reach Extends Far Beyond Afghanistan
The extremist group seeks to destabilize South and Central Asia.
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Taliban fighters stand on an armored vehicle. In Afghanistan, It’s Back to the Future—of Taliban Tyranny
A government of mullahs and terrorists snuffs out freedoms despite talk of inclusion and human rights.
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Two U.S. soldiers walk past a concrete block with a painted-on Iraqi flag as they patrol a neighborhood in Baghdad on Jan. 18, 2008. 20 Years After 9/11, U.S. Global Authority Is Weaker Than Ever
A crisis within Islam spawned al Qaeda. It also put an end to a U.S.-led unipolar world.
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Taliban fighter in Kabul Biden Is Running a Hostage Negotiation With the Taliban
Making concessions now will only encourage terrorism.
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911-changed-america-chasm-alex-nabaum-illustration Did 9/11 Change the United States?
We asked seven of our contributors what’s different after 20 years.
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U.S. Army 3rd Division Bradley fighting vehicles take up their position. How the U.S. Got 9/11 Wrong
The lone superpower inadvertently taught the rest of the world how to fight it—and win.
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New Confederate State of America members separate themselves from counter-protesters. Failed Governance Has Created Extremists in the United States Too
The Islamic State and the U.S. far-right share the same roots.
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Afghan schoolchildren study at a destroyed high school. Biden’s Conundrum: How to Pressure the Taliban Without Hurting Afghans
After 20 years of building up Afghanistan, can the United States really cut the country off now?
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A demonstrator shows Pakistani currency notes contributed by the protestors for holy war against America and to help Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia during an anti-US protest rally of a Sunni extremist group Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) in Islamabad on September 28, 2001. Can the West Make the Taliban Moderate?
The United States has leverage over the new Afghan government. Here’s how to use it.
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Taliban fighters sit on the back of a pickup truck at the airport in Kabul on Aug. 31. The Taliban Can’t Control Afghanistan. That Should Worry the West.
The risk of a terrorist resurgence comes primarily from the Taliban’s Islamic State rivals.
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A U.S. Air Force aircraft takes off from the military airport in Kabul on Aug. 27. Ending the Forever Wars Was Never Up to Us
Leaving Afghanistan will not stop terrorism or leave the threats the United States faces behind.
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A man watches a new documentary tracing the life of Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the Haqqani network, a violent Taliban wing, on a monitor in Islamabad on Oct. 23, 2020. It’s Crazy to Trust the Haqqanis
A faction of the new Afghan government is extraordinarily close to al Qaeda and other terror groups—including the Islamic State.
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Pakistani rangers stand in front of the Chinese consulate. Why Terrorists Will Target China in Pakistan
As awareness of Uyghur persecution increases and anger about Beijing’s investment projects simmers, Chinese citizens and businesses are likely to suffer.
