Country Reports on Terrorism

March 8, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer, Natalie Ecanow

Biden’s State Department ignores Iranian death plots inside America

It took quite a bit longer than it should have, but the State Department finally released its 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism. As ever, the document covers the countries that experienced attacks, those...

January 12, 2022 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What a New Report Tells Us About Al-Qaeda and ISIS

Both groups continue to evolve, and jihadism remains a major security concern.

July 22, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Trump caves to Pakistan on Afghanistan

During a meeting today with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, President Donald Trump said that the US is working closely with Pakistan “to extricate ourselves” from Afghanistan. Trump’s acquie...

February 19, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

‘Our soil is not used for carrying out terrorist attacks,’ Pakistan PM claims

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October 1, 2018 | Thomas Joscelyn

Badness personified

Jalaluddin Haqqani is dead. The terror network he created lives on.

September 6, 2018 | Tony Badran

The Myth of an Independent Lebanon

Western intelligence sources have ...

May 4, 2018 | Jonathan Schanzer |

How Malaysia Became a Training Ground for Hamas

It was like a scene out of the Mission: Impossible series. ...

August 3, 2017 | David Weinberg

Qatar is worst in the region on counterterrorism, but other Gulf monarchies are not off the hook

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly ...

July 26, 2017 | Tony Badran |

Lebanon Is Another Name for Hezbollah

During his joint press conference with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday,...

March 9, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn

Resolving the Conflict in Yemen: U.S. Interests, Risks, and Policy

Download the full testimony here. ...

October 14, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Unhappy Anniversary

Ayatollah Khamenei, the "Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution," commemorated the end of Ramadan with a lengthy anti-American, antisemitic screed. Khamenei has repeatedly accused the W...

July 21, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Treasury designates 3 senior al Qaeda members in Iran

The Treasury Department announced today that three senior al Qaeda members have been added to the US...

May 31, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

Analysis: Iran has supported the Taliban’s insurgency since late 2001

On May 21, an American drone strike ended Mullah Akh...

December 11, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn |

More of the Same

On December 6, Barack Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office for just the third time in his tenure. The president sought to reassure the American people that he has a strategy for defeat...

August 19, 2015 |

Analysis: Qatar Still Negligent on Terror Finance

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on August 5 against two Qatari nationals accused of prov...

July 28, 2015 | |

Iran Embarks On Middle East Charm Offensive – Will It Work?

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif have each ...

July 24, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Iran Is Working with al Qaeda

On July 21, the Pentagon announced that Muhsin al-Fadhli, an al Qaeda operative who had been wanted for more than a decade, was killed in an airstrike in Syria earlier in the month. Fadhli has be...

July 9, 2015 |

The Gulf Cooperation Council Camp David Summit: Any Results?

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to testify before...

June 26, 2015 | |

Nuclear Bargains And State Department Backlogs

Should a final deal emerge from the Iran nuclear talks, now nearing a June 30 deadline, Congress will expect reports from the President every six months on whether Iran is in compliance. These re...

January 5, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Ansar al Sharia Libya Showcases Spoils of War, Key Personalities in Video

Ansar al Sharia, an al Qaeda-linked group in Libya, has released a six-minute-long video showing its spoils won during a recent battle against forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar. The group cl...