Counterterrorism

The Secretary-General is requesting a 400 percent increase for the Office of Counter-Terrorism even as the Peacebuilding Fund languishes.

A key UN committee opened its doors to civil society and experts, but the resulting Delhi Declaration contains little of that input thus far.

New York Times national security correspondent Charlie Savage reported that the Biden administration has issued a still-classified policy on some types of counterterrorism operations,…

With security cooperation as a means of pursuing U.S. military objectives becoming more frequent, Department of Defense-led security cooperation, particularly under §§ 333, 127e,…

Hype and untested promises have accelerated deployment of artificial intelligence, biometrics, and more, in the dubious name of security.

It is hosting a special meeting of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee, which it chairs, even amid internal repression.

With the threat of terrorism receding, the Biden administration should seize the moment and illuminate a path back to peace.

In principle, the new policy tightens safeguards for airstrikes and special operation raids. But it contains loopholes that will likely allow business as usual for USAFRICOM in…

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

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.