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.
Latest in Terrorism
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.
Domestic Terrorism
House Appropriations Hearing on Justice Department's Response to Domestic Violent Extremism
Tia Sewell Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 8:31 AM
On Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies will hold a hearing titled, "Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism in America: The Role and Response of DOJ." The subcommittee will hear testimony from Jill Sanborn, the assistant director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, and Brad Wiegmann, a deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's National Security Division.
Afghanistan
A Preview of Post-Withdrawal Problems in Afghanistan
Bryce Klehm Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 11:01 AM
Tuesday’s House Armed Services Committee hearing previewed some problems that might emerge as a result of withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Fault Lines
Fault Lines: The Great Game All Over Again
Lester Munson Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 2:06 PM
The latest episode of Fault Lines
Podcasts
The Lawfare Podcast: Identifying and Exploiting the Weaknesses of White Supremacist Groups
Jen Patja Howell Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 5:01 AM
A lot of people are expressing anxiety about white supremacist violent terrorism, yet in a new Brookings paper entitled "Identifying and Exploiting the Weaknesses of the White Supremacist Movement," Daniel Byman, Lawfare's foreign policy editor and a senior fellow at the Brookings Center for Middle East Policy, and Mark Pitcavage, a senior research fellow at the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League, say that while the threat is r