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Emerging trends in terrorist attacks will present new challenges for agencies working to prevent them.
The Department of Justice announced charges have been filed against two individuals in connection with a drive-by shooting in Oakland, Calif. that killed one law enforcement officer and left another severely injured. The Justice Department alleges that the two defendants have connections to the "Boogaloo" extremist movement, according to the criminal complaints.
Are there opportunities to wind down fighting with some terrorist groups in the region?
If the United States wants to make progress on China's human rights violations, it needs to take China's security concerns seriously.
In the fight against terrorism, victory should be defined as a continuous process of providing security and maintaining society’s core values in the face of terrorist threats.
Botched terrorist attacks aren't failures for terrorist groups. They're a learning process.
Law-enforcement and counterterrorism agencies need to recognize a real and growing threat.
The American drone strike last night that killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, is a seismic event in U.S.-Iranian relations—and for the broader Middle East. We put together an emergency podcast, drawing on the resources of both Lawfare and the Brookings Institution and reflecting the depth of the remarkable collaboration between the two.
How did the small island nation wind up with one of the highest rates of recruitment for the Islamic State?
Threats new and old, at home and from abroad.