Terrorism

The use of indiscriminate violence against civilians and soft targets causes immense human suffering, sows fear within societies, damages public trust in authorities, and can produce extremist responses. Whether motivated by political, religious, economic, or social grievances, the use of terror by state-aligned and non-state actors poses an elevated threat for societies around the world as it can be perpetuated by both sophisticated international networks and single “lone-wolf” assailants. To prevent terrorism and limit its effects, governments need to adopt an array of solutions from dismantling terrorist networks to addressing the root grievances which fuel terrorist ideology.

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In the News

Oct 11, 2019

Nawaz in India Today on his new book, The Battle for Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Corruption

In the News

Oct 10, 2019

El-Gamal quoted in the Jerusalem Post on the aftermath of ISIS

By Atlantic Council

Extremism Middle East

In the News

Oct 3, 2019

Khoury quoted in Al Jazeera on the Houthis’ capture of three Saudi brigades

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Non-Traditional Threats

In the News

Sep 23, 2019

Warrick and Wechsler in The Hill: Combating domestic terrorism needs more than a new statute

The United States needs to respond urgently to a terrorism threat that is as dangerous as any threat that came from overseas. The country needs to have more than just laws on the books and strategies on the shelf. We recognize how easy it is in today’s hyper-partisan Washington to focus on tweets and the cable news cycle. But Congress needs to ask hard questions of itself and of the Executive Branch — whether we have sufficient resources to defeat domestic terrorism and white supremacism.

Terrorism United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Sep 23, 2019

DHS’s new counterterrorism strategy calls out white supremacism, but will need resources and support

By Thomas S. Warrick

The new strategic framework is the first in the Trump administration to call out white supremacism as a major domestic terrorism threat but will need support from the White House and Congress to succeed.

Extremism Terrorism

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2019

Europe moves to curb ISIS antiquity trafficking

By Brooks Tigner

Global trafficking of fake and stolen antiquities is worth a whopping forty-five billion dollars a year, of which twenty billion is generated in Europe alone.

European Union Terrorism

In the News

Sep 3, 2019

Itani quoted in CNBC: Hezbollah is not a problem that was made by Lebanon, says prime minister

Middle East Terrorism

In the News

Aug 8, 2019

Ahmad in Washington Post: How the U.S. Can Help Ensure Afghanistan’s Peace Process Succeeds

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 7, 2019

How the Trump Administration can solve its Iran problem

By Atlantic Council

For The Hill, Dr. Mathew Burrows, Director of the Atlantic Council's Foresight, Strategy and Risks Initiative, and his Research Associate Julian Mueller-Kaler argue that when circumstances change, strategies need to change, too. They advocate for an approach that would be nothing less than a complete change of U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East.

Iran Middle East

In the News

Jul 21, 2019

Ahmad in The Hill: The 3 Keys to Peace in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Security & Defense

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