Category: Terrorism & Transnational Threats
20 Articles
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Globalized Crises: The War in Ukraine and COVID-19’s Impact on Al-Shabaab Recruitment
East Africa is a terrorist hotbed—surpassing the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa for the most terrorist deaths in 2022. Sixty percent of the…
April 12, 2023
- Technology
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Funding Tomorrow’s Terrorists and Criminals: Cryptocurrency’s Impact on Global Security
In January 2009, Bitcoin became the first cryptocurrency available for public purchase. However, it wasn’t until two years later that the cryptocurrency saw its first…
March 23, 2023
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Middle East & North Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Reign of Terror: The Empress of ISIS
Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi are all prominent international terrorists who have plotted and executed attacks…
December 2, 2022
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Merci BeauCoup: How Terrorist Organizations Will Benefit from the Recent Military Coup in Burkina Faso
The recent military coup in Burkina Faso indicates a deepening governance and security crisis in the Sahel that threatens to impede regional and international counterterrorism…
November 28, 2022
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Maritime Piracy Is On The Decline: Can It Stay That Way?
While many associate modern day maritime piracy with the Academy Award nominated film Captain Phillips, this transnational threat is a persistent reality for many ships…
November 14, 2022
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
- The Americas
Colombia’s New President Is Right: The U.S. Can End The War On Drugs By Changing The Focus Of Its Counternarcotics Strategy
Recently, Colombia’s newly inaugurated President Gustavo Petro delivered a powerful speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in which he criticized the…
November 9, 2022
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
The Correlation Between Terrorism and U.S. Embassy Security Funding
The U.S. is not immune to the threat of acts of terrorism in retaliation for American actions abroad. The case for secure facilities from these types of attacks was made three…
June 15, 2022
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Is It Time For The UN To Help Malians Talk To JNIM?
In late January 2022, France announced it would “reevaluate” the future of its counterterrorism operations in Mali. This came after France had already downsized Operation…
June 13, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Putin’s Hitmen: How Mercenaries Serve the Kremlin at the Expense of Stability
Volodymyr Zelensky sits in a chair next to the podium as he conducts a press conference, wearing the olive-green military clothing that has now come to symbolize his defiant…
March 28, 2022
- Middle East & North Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
A Friendly Reminder That Al-Qaeda Is Still Strong And Will Likely Become Even Stronger
Prior to and following the withdrawal from Afghanistan, US intelligence and defense officials sounded the alarm regarding al-Qaeda. They specifically flagged al-Qaeda’s ability…
February 7, 2022