List of Terrorism articles
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Cars, vans, and other vehicles crowd a busy street beneath a hazy sky. Men in military fatigues perch on a vehicle in the middle of the throng, waving flags. Low-rise buildings rise up on one side of the road. Moscow’s Recognition of the Taliban Will Backfire
Recognizing Afghanistan’s extremist leaders will fuel radicalism.
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Police and demonstrators confront one another outside London's High Court on July 4. Britain’s Palestine Action Ban Is a Dangerous Overreach
Draconian steps used against activists risk weakening real anti-terrorism measures.
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UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan greets Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the leaders summit during the COP27 climate conference, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on November 7, 2022. The Middle East’s End of Ideology
Across the region, transnational movements are giving way to a political model based on strong states.
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The late Hossein Salami, commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, speaks during a memorial service beneath portraits of slain Hezbollah leader Hasssan Nasrallah, Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, and Nasrallah's successor, Hashem Safieddine, at the Grand Mosque in Tehran on Feb. 23. Iran Is Islamism’s Last Lifeline in the Middle East
Without support from a weakened Tehran, the region’s extremist movements would wither.
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A counterterrorism officer stands in front of Trump Tower in New York on March 30, 2023. Terrorism Means Something Different Now
The firewall between violent nonstate actors and conventional warfare has become highly permeable.
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Three people, one holding a flashlight, crouch in the opening of a tunnel with rain falling in the background. ‘Andor’ Is a Lesson in Building Rebellion
‘Star Wars’ proves a surprisingly rich text for insurgency.
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former foreign minister of Pakistan and current head of the Pakistan People’s Party, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C. ‘We Have Changed as a Country’
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says Pakistan cannot fight terrorism without talking to India.
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A crowd of people are sitting down. In the first couple of rows are people dressed in military uniforms. Syria’s Foreign Fighter Dilemma
Why Trump's about-face on integrating foreign fighters into the Syrian military makes sense.
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A silhouette of a soldier with a gun walking by a black-and-white mural. Syria’s Islamic State Is Surging
As a new regime gets settled in Damascus, it faces a rising threat from an old foe.
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Israeli troops work on their armored vehicles near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 18. Families of Hostages Speak Out Against New Israeli Offensive in Gaza
One family member warned that the military action could “endanger the lives of the hostages.”
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A man in camouflage and a beret raises his fist as he speaks into a microphone. Can the U.S.-Houthi Cease-Fire Hold?
Trump’s announcement that he would end airstrikes on the militant group in Yemen came as a surprise, but the truce seems shaky at best.
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Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 26, 2023. India Makes Diplomatic Push for Military Action Against Pakistan
At the United Nations, New Delhi seeks to build a case for self-defense after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir.
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Indian Border Security Force soldiers stand guard near the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Amritsar, India, on May 1. What Washington Can Do About India-Pakistan Escalation
Saber-rattling between the two nuclear-armed South Asian countries has surged after a terror attack in Kashmir.
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People hold a candlelight vigil to denounce a militant attack against tourists in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on April 23. Kashmir Attack Shatters Illusion of Calm
New Delhi said normalcy had returned to the region, but the deadly violence against tourists shows that it needs to strengthen its defenses.
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Houthi rebel fighters inspect rubble from a U.S. airstrike. Trump’s War on the Houthis Is Going Nowhere
The U.S. Navy can play whack-a-mole with the Houthis, but that changes nothing in the Red Sea.
