List of Terrorism articles
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People walk past an algae bloom at Battery Harbour on Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. A Land Without the Troubles?
Northern Ireland’s most outlandish plan comes to fruition in Jan Carson’s new novel.
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Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party lawmakers make the victory sign after voting on a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara. Has Turkey Really Resolved Its Kurdish Question?
Aliza Marcus’s “Resurgence and Revolution” sheds light on the past and future of the Kurdish cause.
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Demonstrators stage a scene depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receiving money from Qatari man, outside the District Court in Tel Aviv, on April 9, 2025. Why Israel Won’t Make Qatar an Enemy
Doha’s ties to Gaza and Hamas make it deeply controversial but also indispensable.
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A Syrian army soldier stands guard next to an armored vehicle positioned along the Syria-Lebanon border in the rural area of Qusayr on April 1. Don’t Invite Syria Back Into Lebanon
Washington is contemplating the one thing that could rally Lebanese around Hezbollah.
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About half a dozen people in gray uniform fatigues and bulletproof vests are seen from behind in a narrow street or alley bordered with slightly run-down buildings. Most of the officers hug a wall on the left, but one walks up the middle of the street. All appear to be carrying rifles. Why Is Trump Targeting Brazilian Gangs?
The U.S. designation of two Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organizations scrambles already tense bilateral relations.
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U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on May 11. What Makes Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy So Alarming
Most worrisome are the terrorist threats missing from the document.
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An Azawad Liberation Front militant stands on a pickup truck next to a damaged Russian Mi-24 helicopter at the former Africa Corps barracks in Kidal, Mali, on May 6. Mali Plays Russian Roulette
Recent violence exposes the flaws in the Kremlin’s mercenary security model.
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A man wearing a gray hoodie and carrying a yellow Hezbollah flag walks over the rubble of a damaged building. Who Wants Hezbollah to Stay Armed?
Grievances with the Lebanese state, not sectarian loyalty, are driving popular support for the group retaining its guns.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a military Mother’s Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington on May 6. What’s in Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy?
The White House ignores the threat of far-right groups.
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This image shows armed Hamas militants walking through Gaza. They are masked and wearing green headbands. Trump’s Gaza Impasse
Experts say Hamas has few incentives to disarm.
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A rebel fighter rips a portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the town of in Qusayr in Syria's central Homs province on December 15, 2024. Israel and Syria’s Shared Fight Against Hezbollah
Washington should help the two estranged neighbors cooperate against a common enemy.
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Two armed men in military uniforms and tactical vests stand on a paved road, viewed from behind. They are facing a man seated on a motorcycle that is heavily loaded with several large, striped bags. The scene is set in an arid landscape with sparse trees and utility lines under an overcast sky. The Islamic State Sahel Threat Is Transnational
Jihadism’s global hub is shifting, and its reach expanding.
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Two camouflage-dressed men with machine guns stand guard at a Houthi rally in support of Iran and Lebanon. The Houthis Are Now in the War—But How Deep?
Iran’s Yemeni proxy group could make a bad energy market catastrophic if it targets the Red Sea.
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Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1. The Iran War Could Spark a New Era of Global Shiite Extremism
Degrading command and control over proxy groups could make them more dangerous and unpredictable.
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The Al-Hol camp in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate on February 24. From Bad to Worse in Northeast Syria
Some 20,000 Islamic State members and families are now at large, and no one has a plan for what to do about it.
