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

The counter-ISIS coalition: Diplomacy and security in action

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

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

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

Al-Qaida today, 18 years after 9/11

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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

Corruption and terrorism: The case of Kenya

Narrelle Gilchrist and Norman Eisen

Thursday, August 22, 2019

People pray next to a row of crosses representing each of the victims at a growing memorial site two days after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare - RC15060501D0

How big tech can fight white supremacist terrorism

Daniel L. Byman and Chris Meserole

Thursday, August 15, 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 - RC1FF1AC9040

To avoid future “El Pasos” and “Daytons,” it’s time to invest in prevention

Stevan Weine and Eric Rosand

Wednesday, August 7, 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

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

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

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

Tuesday, August 6, 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