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/
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.
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/
The Islamic State has regained its momentum, and the Biden administration might inadvertently give it another boost.
Kurdistan’s prime minister called Tehran’s actions a “crime against the Kurdish people.”
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/16/iran-missile-attack-erbil-iraq-israel-spy-irgc/
The assault on Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba is the third high-profile attack in the Middle East this week.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/04/iraq-us-airstrike-pmf-iran-explosion-baghdad-hezbollah-israel/
Terror groups compete for funds and thrive on attention. That makes the world a much more dangerous place after Oct. 7.
It’s becoming harder to pinpoint who is the enemy as extremism rises across multiple fronts.
Voters await postponed constitutional referendum results while the country’s junta kicks out the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission.
Despite the Taliban’s pledges to combat terrorism, Afghans continue to suffer a debilitating humanitarian and security crisis.
Washington withdrew from a 20-year fight against terrorism, vowing to maintain over-the-horizon capability. It’s still squinting.
Mohammed al-Sudani’s public support of U.S. troops reflects a behind-the-scenes shift—and the continued threat from the Islamic State.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/24/iraq-new-prime-minister-sudani-us-troops/
A new history of the United States’ war against the Islamic State.
Molenbeek was labeled a hub of European extremism. Seven years later, with drug trafficking rising, alienated residents want to change the narrative.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/07/20/molenbeek-brussels-neighborhood-paris-attacks-drug-trafficking/
On the anniversary of its liberation from the Islamic State, Iraq’s second city heals its scars.
Islamic State leader kills himself during a raid by elite U.S. forces.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/03/islamic-state-leader-killed-us-military-raid-syria/
Denying the links between the Allied Democratic Forces and militant Islamists will endanger civilians.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/29/congo-isis-uganda-adf-terrorism-islamic-state-museveni/
The jihadi group’s continued rise has left the United States with only bad options.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/28/america-isnt-ready-to-fight-the-islamic-state-in-afghanistan/
After the deadly Kabul attack, the CIA pins its hopes on an unconventional counterterrorism strategy.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/26/taliban-afghanistan-cia-counterterrorism-over-the-horizon/
On Telegram, pet care, gardening, and corruption scandals have replaced religious fervor.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/08/islamic-state-women-prison-radicalism-telegram/
They vanquished the Islamic State and are now in desperate need of aid.
What happens there could decide the fate of terrorism—or peace—in Africa.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/16/mozambique-islamic-state-terrorism-france-total/
The group may be defeated in Syria and Iraq, but joining it still offers major dividends to local jihadis in Africa.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/23/africa-islamic-state-jihadi-affiliation-mozambique/