Terrorism & Extremism

Smoke rises from an emergency service point after an airstrike at the rebel-held village of Maar Zita in Idlib province, Syria April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah - RC11F2F53AF0

How to prevent a massacre and the creation of ISIS 2.0 in Syria’s Idlib province

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Steven Heydemann

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

U.S. President George W. Bush (C) signs H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, August 3, 2007. Looking on are (L-R) Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Congressman Peter King (R-NY), Congressman Bernie Thompson (D-MS), Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Senator Susan Collins (D-ME) and Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK). REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)

What the 9/11 Commission report had to say about Congressional oversight

Lawfare September 11, 2018

Vehicles burn near a crater on a road after an explosion at central Damascus February 21, 2013, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. The big explosion shook the central Damascus district of Mazraa on Thursday, residents said, and Syrian state media blamed what it said was a suicide bombing on "terrorists" battling President Bashar al-Assad. Syrian television broadcast footage of at least four bodies strewn along a main street and firefighters dousing the charred remains of dozens of burning vehicles. Black smoke billowed into the sky. REUTERS/Sana (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - GM1E92L1J5001

17 years after 9/11, people are finally forgetting about terrorism

Daniel Benjamin

Tuesday, September 11, 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

Syrian army soldiers walk along a street in Umm al-Mayazen, in the countryside of Deraa, Syria, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki - RC1740AD63D0

A 10-degree shift in Syria strategy

Ranj Alaaldin, Jason Fritz, Steven Heydemann, Bruce Jones, and Michael E. O’Hanlon

September 2018

Hezbollah fighters put Lebanese and Hezbollah flags at Juroud Arsal, Syria-Lebanon border, July 25, 2017. Picture taken July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC11019C4D00

Another war in Lebanon?

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, September 7, 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

Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) chant and march towards the airport to welcome ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, in Lahore, Pakistan July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza - RC17840893C0

A volatile election season in Pakistan

Friday, July 20, 2018

A man stands next to cars damaged by an air strike in Amran, Yemen June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1FAE9C8CC0

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a disastrous Yemen strategy

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, July 17, 2018