Terrorism & Violent Extremism

Responding to anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ violence requires support the leaders and organizations building safe communities and networks of safety.

The new policy guidance on direct action is welcome, but more work is needed to fulfill the promise of restrained counterterrorism.

The administration risks leaving the US overcommitted and overextended during a period of substantial shifts in the global balance of power.

"No nation ever has and no nation ever will . . . torture their way to security."

Biden's classified policy memorandum on counterterrorism drone strikes is just one more stepping stone in the long path of the forever war.

Biden's new counterterrorism framework is consistent with policy efforts to dial back the war on terror.

The path to peace in Somalia cannot rest on counterterrorism operations alone.

A better approach would be for Congress to impose additional targeted sanctions on Russia, but not through the one-size-fits-all state sponsor of terrorism designation.

The Jan. 6 paradox: Domestic intelligence agencies lack the tools they need, while agencies with the tools lack the authorities to act.

This week, the Biden administration agreed to swap Afghan drug lord Bashir Noorzai for the freedom of U.S. citizen Mark Frerichs, who the Taliban held in captivity for the last…

Despite its shortcomings, the ECHR decision on repatriation of alleged IS family members from Syria marks an important turning point.

Militant groups recruit where predatory governments alienate youth, exclude vulnerable groups, and rule with violent impunity.