Terrorism & Extremism

The 'Tribute in Light' memorial, consisting of two shafts of light torepresent the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, shines in New York City, inthis photo made from Bayonne, New Jersey, September 11, 2003. The lightingmarks the second anniversary of the attacks on the center. REUTERS/RayStubblebine PP03090055RFS - RP4DRIFRWDAA

It’s hard to commemorate 9/11 if you don’t understand it

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

U.S. soldiers from the Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment aim their rifles as they conduct a live firing exercise January 18, 2003 near Bagram air base in Afghanistan. About 70 soldiers participated in the exercise to hone their combat skills. - PBEAHUOSFAT

Terrorism & Extremism

Eighteen years on: The war on terror comes of age

Daniel L. Byman

Combating Terrorism Center September 2019

Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shout anti-American slogans, after the news of his death, during a rally in Quetta May 2, 2011. Bin Laden was killed in a U.S. helicopter raid on a mansion near the Pakistani capital Islamabad early on Monday, officials said, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. officials said bin Laden was found in the million-dollar compound in the military garrison town of Abbottabad, 60 km (35 miles) north of Islamabad. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E75300AX01

Order from Chaos

Al-Qaida today, 18 years after 9/11

Bruce Riedel

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

2019

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Past Event

The counter-ISIS coalition: Diplomacy and security in action

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Washington, DC

Reports

Vishant Patel, senior manager of investigations at the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, shows a heat map and talks about how malicious computer networks known as the Citadel Botnets attack computers in Western Europe at the Microsoft Cybercrime Center in Redmond, Washington November 11, 2013. Microsoft, the maker of the most popular computer operating system in the world is launching a new strategy against criminal hackers by bringing together security engineers, digital forensics experts and lawyers trained in fighting software pirates under one roof at its new Cybercrime Center. Picture taken November 11, 2013. To match Feature MICROSOFT-CYBERCRIME/ REUTERS/Jason Redmond (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CRIME LAW) - GM1E9BE1NSH01

Technology & Innovation

Terrorist definitions and designations lists

Chris Meserole and Daniel L. Byman

Friday, July 19, 2019

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte - RC1E2EE98B10

Terrorism & Extremism

Pushing the jihadist genie back into the bottle: How to counter the ongoing terrorist threat

Eyal Tsir Cohen

May 2019

Members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) take part in a drill inside the Groupama Stadium in Decines, near Lyon, France, as part of a G6 Interior Ministers meeting of the six largest EU countries to discuss security and anti-terror issues, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot - RC1259805A00

Terrorism & Extremism

Terrorism and the threat to democracy

Daniel L. Byman

February 2019

Libya

Empowered decentralization: A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya

John R. Allen, Hady Amr, Daniel L. Byman, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jeffrey Feltman, Alice Friend, Jason Fritz, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Bruce Jones, Mara Karlin, Karim Mezran, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Federica Saini Fasanotti, Landry Signé, Arturo Varvelli, Frederic Wehrey, and Tarik M. Yousef

Monday, February 11, 2019

United States President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the State Department during the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism in Washington February 19, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW MILITARY POLITICS RELIGION) - GM1EB2K00X201

Terrorism & Extremism

A roadmap to progress: The state of the global P/CVE agenda

Eric Rosand, Michael Jones, Franziska Praxl-Tabuchi, and Emily Winterbotham

September 2018

Blog Posts

Protesters confront a Kenyan police officer during an anti corruption protest in Nairobi, Kenya, April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC19AB39F5A0

Order from Chaos

Corruption and terrorism: The case of Kenya

Narrelle Gilchrist and Norman Eisen

Thursday, August 22, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the shootings in El Paso and Dayton in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC12ACFFDB90

TechTank

How big tech and policymakers miss the mark when fighting online extremism

Megan Squire

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

People gather for a vigil to remember victims of the mass shootings at Dayton and El Paso, at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RC1946393E00

Order from Chaos

What the post-9/11 war on terror can teach us about responding to domestic terrorism today

Hady Amr

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

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Events

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What’s next for Libya?

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

The impact of militias on governance and geopolitics in the Middle East and North Africa

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Global Research Network on Terrorism and Technology: The inaugural conference

8:30 AM - 5:45 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Related Books

Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad

By Daniel L. Byman

2019

The Future of ISIS

Edited by Feisal al-Istrabadi and Sumit Ganguly

2018

Pakistan Under Siege

By Madiha Afzal

2018

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Daniel L. Byman

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

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Multimedia

Names of missing Chibok school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgency five years ago are displayed during the 5th year anniversary of their abduction, in Abuja, Nigeria April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC19E45DE390

Africa in focus

Beneath the Tamarind Tree: Nigeria and the resilience of the Chibok Girls

Christina Golubski

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC164B05C010

Podcast Episode

Why is the Trump administration pushing to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists?

Shadi Hamid

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Somali women walk past the wreckage of a car involved in an explosion near the president's residence in Mogadishu, Somalia December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - RC195E3B8230

Podcast Episode

Preventing violent extremism in fragile states

George Ingram, Nancy Lindborg, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

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