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Jan 10, 2020

Reverberations from Soleimani death requires vigilance in NYC

By Mitchell Silber and Ioan Pop

NYC has been an iconic target for potential terrorist attacks as it is seen as the ultimate symbol of American power. After Soleimani, it is with high confidence that the threat of retaliation by Hezbollah in New York City is seen as a genuine threat which must be treated with extreme vigilance.

Extremism Intelligence

In the News

Dec 14, 2019

Ahmad in The Hill: America’s ‘catastrophic success’ in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Dec 10, 2019

Atallah quoted in Fox News on US counterterrorism concerns following the Pensacola shooting

By Atlantic Council

Extremism National Security

SyriaSource

Nov 8, 2019

The death of Baghdadi: How ISIS used al-Qaeda’s mistakes to grow a caliphate

By Amanda E. Rogers

Optimistic predictions about the end of the Islamic State (ISIS) surged in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s October 27 press conference announcing the death of the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but prove misguided in the long term. The threat posed by ISIS remains high, particularly outside the para-state’s previously held territories in […]

Extremism Iraq

In the News

Nov 1, 2019

Daragahi joins Turkey’s TRT World to discuss how Baghdadi’s death changes the fight against terrorism

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Extremism

In the News

Oct 30, 2019

Wechsler interviewed by VOA Iran on how Baghdadi’s death affects ISIS operations

By Atlantic Council

Extremism Middle East

In the News

Oct 28, 2019

Alami joins TRT World to discuss the ongoing fight against Daesh/ISIS after the death of Baghdadi

Extremism Middle East

New Atlanticist

Oct 28, 2019

Five takeaways from the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

By William F. Wechsler

This is a serious but not fatal blow to the Islamic State, and the generational conflict against Salafi jihadist organizations is far from over. The Islamic State's center of gravity will increasingly be its narrative pull rather than its claim to represent a governing caliphate.

Conflict Extremism

In the News

Oct 16, 2019

Carpenter in Foreign Affairs: ISIS Is Already Rising From the Ashes

By Atlantic Council

Extremism Iraq

In the News

Oct 13, 2019

Nawaz in The Indian Express on his new book, The Battle for Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Corruption

Experts