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Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Extremist communications: The future is corporate
Digital platforms have enabled white supremacists such as The Base to build out networks in North America, Europe, and Australia, and provide extremist groups with a low- to zero-cost means to disseminate their messages.
Article by Jennifer A. Counter
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Does treating Syria as a State Sponsor of Terrorism advance or hold back US national security interests?
In 1979, the United States designated Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, putting it on its first-ever such list along with Libya, Iraq, and the former South Yemen.
Article by Nate Rosenblatt
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Combating domestic extremism means combating the insider threat in law enforcement
Dozens of law enforcement officers have been investigated or charged for their participation in events culminating in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol.
Article by Mary McCord
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Preparing for future concepts in terrorism: Non-kinetic acts and decentralization
Twenty years ago, on September 11, 2001, the world saw a coordinated attack on the United States that struck us as “unimaginable” at the time.
Article by Arun Iyer
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Facing the future of bioterrorism
Biotechnology has developed at an astounding rate over the first twenty years of the twenty-first century. Emerging biotechnological tools have become cheaper and more accessible than ever before, and less expertise is necessary to use those tools effectively.
Article by Barry Pavel and Vikram Venkatram
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
OPINION: We are all responsible for 6/5
If there is any hope of preventing another 6/5, and defusing the smoldering rebellion behind it, we must first admit that we are all to blame.
Article by Max Brooks
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
The global war on terrorism wrecked relations with Iran
The most fundamental strategic error of the George W. Bush administration following the September 11, 2001, attacks was launching a “Global War on Terrorism” that failed to distinguish properly between those responsible for the 9/11 attacks and other US adversaries.
Article by Barbara Slavin
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Counterterrorism and great-power competition
For nearly two decades after the attacks of September 11, 2001, counterterrorism was the United States’ top national security and foreign policy priority. That is no longer the case, as resources and policy maker bandwidth are increasingly shifting to challenges associated with peer and near-peer rivals such as China and Russia.
Article by Nathan Sales
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
An intellectual reckoning on counterterrorism
The time has come for the US counterterrorism community to undertake a difficult and probably painful review of whether the United States’ current practices and investments are sufficiently advancing its strategic interests and policy goals against terrorism.
Article by LTG Michael Nagata
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
The enduring threat of domestic terrorism
The Biden administration has rightly prioritized domestic terrorism as the number one counterterrorism concern in the United States.
Article by Javed Ali