Domestic far-right terrorism has been increasingly internationalized—and requires a coordinated response.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/18/far-right-terrorism-christchurch-west/
Junta leaders and demonstrators seek to replace U.S. presence in the country.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/17/anti-american-protests-in-niger/
Allegations that the Modi government orchestrated extrajudicial killings on Pakistani soil will give another boost to the ruling party.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/10/india-pakistan-elections-extrajudicial-killings-modi-bjp/
Terrorism is a tactic, and fighting it requires a concerted strategy.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/10/islamic-state-is-k-isis-moscow-concert-attack/
Increased geopolitical rivalry is allowing extremist groups to thrive—and threaten everyone.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/02/moscow-crocus-isis-afghanistan-putin-terrorism/
Growing Russian, Chinese, and Iranian influence in the Sahel is testing Washington’s clout in an increasingly strategic continent.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/02/us-niger-sahel-military-deal-russia-china/
Violence and war are shaping Moscow’s brutal response.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/01/russia-terrorist-attack-racism-xenophobia-tajikistan-ukraine/
American abstention on a U.N. vote this week caused a major public spat between the two partners.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/28/israel-u-s-biden-hamas-gaza-netanyahu-tensions/
Russia’s security services are stretched, distracted, and politicized, experts say.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/27/moscow-attack-putin-islamic-state-fsb-russia/
The group is exploiting sympathy for Palestine to spread its propaganda.
Colin P. Clarke on the Moscow concert hall attack and the Islamic State threat.
https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/foreign-policy-live/is-the-world-prepared-for-more-terrorism/
After the shock of the Islamic State attack in Moscow, a top expert warns that “the bench is thin” when it comes to counterterrorism analysis.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/26/isis-moscow-concert-hall-terrorism/
Both the United States and France said the terrorist group was solely responsible.
The architects of 9/11 are profiting from gold and gem mines in the Taliban-led country.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/22/al-qaeda-taliban-afghanistan-gold-mining/
Islamabad ordered cross-border strikes after a militant attack, dialing up pressure.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/20/pakistan-afghanistan-cross-border-strike-ttp-taliban/
The green movement must speak out about pollution from Red Sea maritime terrorism, which will devastate livelihoods and the oceans.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/18/houthis-environment-rubymar-maritime-terrorism-pollution/
The threat follows Russian authorities stopping a planned shooting at a Jewish synagogue.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/08/us-embassy-moscow-russia-extremist-attack-synagogue-shooting/
U.S. leverage in the region could be higher without a troop presence in Iraq.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/26/us-iraq-iran-military-militia-attacks-sudani/
Afghanistan’s government doesn’t recognize a 130-year-old border—and its local affiliates are causing havoc in the Pakistani borderlands.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/20/taliban-pakistan-afghanistan-border-dispute/
Banning groups such as Hizb ut-Tahrir is not the answer.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/19/britain-extremism-ban-hizb-ut-tahrir-ht-al-muhajiroun/
Bashir Noorzai was once serving a life sentence in the United States. Now he’s the key conduit for growing ties between China and the Taliban.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/10/noorzai-afghanistan-taliban-china-mining-drug-kingpin/
Israel also reportedly kills an Iranian IRGC advisor outside Damascus.
Two experts explain the relationship between Iran and Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthi rebels, and other militant groups operating in the region.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/02/biden-iran-jordan-drone-attack-hezbollah-hamas-houthi/
Security threats along the frontiers with Iran and Afghanistan loom large ahead of elections next week.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/31/pakistan-border-tensions-iran-afghanistan-militant-threat/
The diplomatic rapprochement comes as Tehran’s tensions with Washington soar.