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Lone Wolf Terror
By Kate Kleinle
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September 22, 2018
Europe, the US, and the Middle East find themselves in a moment of unprecedented tension. In the face of rapidly changing...
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Cameroon’s Secessionists
By Max Bone
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September 21, 2018
A vicious war of secession has ravaged the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon since January 2018. Non-state militias warring with...
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Yemeni Violence Escalates as Peace Talks Crumble
By Kristine Olsen
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September 19, 2018
UN-sponsored peace talks seemed to provide a ray of hope for Yemen. But within hours of the talks stalling, air-raid...
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Latin American Military Dictatorships
By Roberto Malta
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September 14, 2018
The period from 1964 - 1990 is a dark chapter in Latin American history. The period from 1964 - 1990...
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What 9/11 Means to Me
By Ahmad Mohibi
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September 11, 2018
On September 11, 2001, the tragic news of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was transmitted through a...
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Latin America: Transcending the Crime Epidemic
By Roberto Malta
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September 10, 2018
Despite milestones like 2012’s peace agreement between the Colombian government and FARC rebels, Latin America remains a region fraught with...
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How Foreign Critics Led the IRA to Disarm
By Kate Kleinle
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September 9, 2018
For more than half of the 20th century, violent conflict between pro-British Unionists and Irish Nationalists - a period referred...
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Famine and Terror: A Warning from Africa’s Sahel Region
By Kate Kleinle
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September 8, 2018
They say the way to a person’s heart is through her (sic) stomach. That may be true because when food...
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Weapons for Sale: How the U.S. Indirectly Supplies Terrorists and Organized Crime
By Kristine Olsen
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September 8, 2018
While people many are aware that the United States supports partner forces across the Middle East, fewer realize the U.S....
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Latin America: How Safe From Terror?
By Roberto Malta
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September 5, 2018
Latin America has avoided the terrorist wave that has brutalized other parts of the world. That's not to say that...
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Brexit and Northern Ireland, Troubles Afoot?
By Keelin Wolfe
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September 3, 2018
As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union in March 2019 there remain many who are concerned about...
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Analyzing Election Violence in South Asia
By Liam Timmons & Keelin Wolfe
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August 31, 2018
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal all held national elections between late 2017 and mid-2018. All three experience significant election security...
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A Rallying Cry for ISIS Fighters
By Kristine Olsen
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August 29, 2018
This week Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi put rumors of his death to rest when he released an audio recording urging the...
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Joseph Kabila’s Departure Will Change Nothing in the DRC
By Max Bone
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August 28, 2018
On August 8th Joseph Kabila officially announced that he would not run for a third, unconstitutional term as president of...
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Malaysia Shutters Saudi-funded Anti-Terror Facility
By Kristine Olsen
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August 28, 2018
Following the Malaysian general election in May of 2018, the newly elected government decided to permanently shut down the anti-terrorism...
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The Afghan peace talks: Feasible, or futile?
By Ahmad Mohibi
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August 26, 2018
Originally published in the Washington Examiner Last week, the Taliban carried out a series of deadly attacks throughout Afghanistan, leaving over 500 dead...
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Imran Khan’s Five-Year Test
By Vincent Lofaso
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August 23, 2018
Earlier this summer Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Party was elected Pakistan's new Prime Minister, ending the Pakistan...
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Two Birds, One Stone: Terror and Drug Trafficking Recruitment
By Roberto Malta
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August 23, 2018
The last half of a century has seen a turn away from conventional warfare as armed conflicts shifted to guerrilla...
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The Origins of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon
By Max Bone
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August 17, 2018
Since autumn 2016 the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon have been suffering what has come to be known as...
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Youth, Radicalization, and Rehabilitation in Northern Iraq: A Life-Skills Approach
By Kristine Olsen
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August 15, 2018
The Iraqi government has initiated a series of educational programs in detention centers that focus on the deradicalization of...
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