Counterterrorism

If the U.S. and foreign partners could strategically deploy their counterterrorism programs to deliberately target a common enemy, all would mutually benefit.

Swatting attacks are sometimes dismissed as pranks or hoaxes. But they’ve wreaked havoc on college campuses this year and a network of extremists is behind many of them.

Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues.

Americans can no longer turn to their political leadership to avert the catastrophe of political violence.

Prevention efforts must shift toward a model that addresses the systemic drivers and underlying causes of youth vulnerability to violent extremism.

By Professor Ben Saul, the Challis Chair of International Law at University of Sydney and United Nations Special Rapporteur.

If allowed to go unchecked, the Caribbean strikes could encourage additional unlawful executions by the United States and other leaders.

Taking a closer look at where misogynist beliefs come from can help shed light on the pathways to violence — and how to interrupt them.

An absence of credible legal basis for the Caribbean strike suggests the Trump admin is asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law.

Introducing a new OUP book interrogating how precedents set in the post-9/11 era continue to shape contemporary conflicts.

"I fear the worst is yet to come."

An upcoming UNSC review is a good chance for States to reflect on what is needed in implementing the Council's counterterrorism work.