Terrorism & Extremism

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

Why Boko Haram in Nigeria fights western education

Madiha Afzal and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, April 17, 2020

Panelists at event on fifth anniversary of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (photo by Chris Williams)

On fifth anniversary of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, former leaders reflect on successes and future challenges

Fred Dews and Jane Miller

Monday, September 16, 2019

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

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

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

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

Preventing violent extremism in fragile states

George Ingram, Nancy Lindborg, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.

Peace, security, and the United Nations General Assembly

Bruce Jones and Fred Dews

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer pauses at the edge of the reflecting pool at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum during ceremonies marking the 16th anniversary of the attacks in New York, U.S., September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC191F4FEB50

Have US counterterrorism efforts improved since 9/11?

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, September 10, 2018

White supremacists gather under a statue of Robert E. Lee during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The rise of the alt-right

Thomas J. Main, Bill Finan, and Fred Dews

Friday, August 10, 2018

Members of the Charlottesville community hold a vigil for Heather Heyer at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

Charlottesville: One year later

Camille Busette, Vanessa Williamson, Andre M. Perry, Chris Meserole, and Fred Dews

Friday, August 3, 2018

Somali government soldiers secure the scene of an attack on a restaurant by the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - S1BEUEMCYWAA

Somalia, facing severe challenges, also shows signs of hope

Thursday, May 3, 2018