When I began this series a month ago, I pointed out that the most significant feature of the global system currently is the ongoing destabilization of the Eurasian land mass, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Arctic to the Arabian Sea. One important aspect of this is that…

After they routed the army in southern Yemen, fighters from Al Qaeda stormed into the city of Al Mukalla, seizing government buildings, releasing jihadists from prison and stealing millions of dollars from the central bank. Then they surprised everyone. Instead of raising their flags and imposing Islamic law, they passed…

Country Reports on Terrorism 2014 is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f (the “Act”), which requires the Department of State to provide to Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the Act….

This article is about how ISIS expands its influence to other areas.

Letter dated 19 May 2015 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities addressed to the President of the Security Council: “I have the honour to transmit herewith the report on foreign terrorist fighter prepared…

In my previous article, Twitter Terrorism: A Sophisticated Weapon in the War on Terror, I examined how social media has been exploited by extremist groups since the late 1990’s as a tool to recruit and radicalize seemingly unassociated youth. Yet, the governmental response in both the U.K. and the U.S….

In the aftermath of September 11th 2001, the links between international terrorism and the international drug trade became a source of increased activity in law enforcement, government, the media and academia, particularly in the US – as shown in Graph 1. The term ‘narcoterrorism’, often used then, was in fact…

This report represents the second publication in ISD’s Women and Extremism (WaE) programme, launched in January 2015 to fill a large blind spot in the evolution of the global extremist threat. This report also builds upon ICSR’s research into the foreign fighter phenomenonl. Questions are now being posed as to…

This report outlines ideas for strategies, programs, and initiatives that can be implemented to prevent and counter violent extremism in the Greater Horn of Africa and increase human security and community resilience. Suggestions include training officials and frontline practitioners to enhance their engagement with communities, improving service delivery and reform…

The discussion focused on how the conflict landscape has transformed in the past decade, the impact of terrorism and violent extremism, and how and if the United Nations can address the threat of violent extremism by means of a normative framework and institutional capacity. The discussions also highlighted emerging thematic…

The U.S.-led campaign to degrade ISIS in Iraq is experiencing early success. However, ISIS is the kind of adaptive and resilient enemy that is difficult to defeat outright. ISIS is an outgrowth of al-Qaeda in Iraq, an organization that survived the Surge and reconstituted fully despite grave military losses. ISIS…

I am an anthropologist. Anthropologists, as a group, study the diversity of human cultures to understand our commonalities and differences, and to use the knowledge of what is common to us all to help us bridge our differences. My research aims to help reduce violence between peoples, by first trying…