Book Review
A Century-and-a-Half Look at the Waves of Global Terrorism
Tim Wilson Tue, Aug 9, 2022, 8:01 AM
A review of David C. Rapoport, “Waves of Global Terrorism: From 1879 to the Present” (Columbia University Press, 2022).
Latest in Terrorism
Foreign Terrorist Organizations List
It’s Time to Designate Wagner Group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
James Petrila, Phil Wasielewski Thu, Jun 30, 2022, 10:01 AM
The United States needs to designate the Russian private military company as a foreign terrorist organization to limit its violent activities not only in Ukraine but also throughout Africa and the Middle East.
Domestic Terrorism
Department of Homeland Security Releases National Terrorism Advisory
Katherine Pompilio Tue, Jun 7, 2022, 5:23 PM
On June 7, the Department of Homeland Security released a national terrorism advisory warning that the country remains in a “heightened threat environment” amid a rise in domestic extremism threats in the United States.
Terrorism
Afghanistan and American Jihadists: More Inspiration, Less Destination
Bennett Clifford, Seamus Hughes Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 10:16 AM
Some American law enforcement and national security officials speculate that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan may embolden American jihadist sympathizers.
September 11
20 Years After 9/11
Carrie Cordero Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 8:01 AM
Remembering Sept. 11 and moving beyond the 9/11 era.
Al Qaeda
The Tel Aviv Plot
Bruce Riedel Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 8:01 AM
Newly declassified information reveals that a 2002 al-Qaeda attack in Israel was thwarted at the last minute. The plot was kept secret for nearly two decades.
Afghanistan
What Is the Islamic State in Khorasan?
Chelsea Daymon Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 4:05 PM
On Aug. 26, the Islamic State in Khorasan committed two deadly attacks outside the Kabul airport. Although not new to the region, this has prompted questions about the group, its capabilities and the threat it poses to the stability of Afghanistan.
Iran
Remembering the Khobar Towers Bombing
Bruce Riedel Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 11:33 AM
The terrorist attack on the Khobar Towers was the bloodiest attack on America between the Beirut Marine barracks disaster in 1983 and September 11, 2001. Its legacy still haunts Washington’s relations with Iran. I watched the drama up close.
Countering Violent Extremism
All You Need to Know About the U.K. Proscribing the Neo-Nazi Group Atomwaffen Division
Hayley Evans Mon, May 17, 2021, 10:10 AM
The U.K. proscribed the U.S.-based neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division as a terrorist organization. The move appears to be more for international solidarity and to provide tools to combat online propaganda than one of current and direct operational necessity.
counterterrorism
House Homeland Security Hearing on Transnational Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism
Tia Sewell Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 10:31 AM
On Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing on the transnational threat of racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism. The subcommittee will hear testimony from John Cohen, the assistant secretary of homeland security for counterterrorism and threat prevention, and John Godfrey, the acting coordinator for counterterrorism at the State Department.