Guantanamo Bay detention camp

July 20, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S. transfers Guantánamo detainee who allegedly led forces at Tora Bora

The U.S. State Department announced on July 19 that Abdul Latif Nasir, a detainee held at Guantanamo since 2002, had been transferred to his native country of Morocco. Nasir’s transfer from Guantánamo...

November 18, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

The world order is being hijacked

Despots now call the shots at the U.N. and other international organizations

April 29, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

How China’s Repressive Policies Could Fuel the Jihad

The CCP’s harsh treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang could very well drive more people into the arms of both al-Qaeda and ISIS.

June 25, 2019 | Bill Roggio

Taliban military commission threatens Afghan media

The Taliban’s “Commission for Military Affairs of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” gave media outlets a one week deadline to cease broadcasting anti-Taliban commercials or they “shall become mi...

May 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

John Walker Lindh fought for al Qaeda’s pro-Taliban force

John Walker Lindh, an American who fought on the side of the jihadists in Afghanistan both before and after 9/11, was released from prison earlier today. In late 2001, Lindh and his fellow fighters surrendered...

December 22, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

U.S. ambassador urges inquiry of German magazine’s anti-Americanism

Der Spiegel faced criticism for its bias against the Jewish state.

November 28, 2018 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Trump Once Called the Taliban Five ‘Killers.’ Now He’s Negotiating With Them

Negotiating with terrorists won’t bring peace to Afghanistan.

October 23, 2018 | Thomas Joscelyn |

US and partner nations seek to disrupt Iran-Taliban nexus

October 10, 2018 | Clifford D. May |

Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy

A realistic—but challenging—plan for an age of conflict

May 11, 2017 | Jonathan Schanzer

By Hosting Hamas, Qatar is Whitewashing Terror

After getting booted from their first two hotels in Qatar over concerns of violating U.S. terror finance sanct...

April 21, 2017 | Jonathan Schanzer

Time for the US to stop Qatar’s support for terror

Secretary of Defense James Mattis is on a Mideast tour to “continue efforts to strengthen regional security architectures.” While his meetings in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel are li...

February 23, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn

Fox & Friends

Deputy Assistant to the President, Sebastian Gorka, references Thomas Joscelyn's piece on former Gitmo detainee Jamal Al-Harith's attack in Mosul.  ...

January 30, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn

The Final Obama Scandal

Co-written by Stephen F. Hayes.  Less than 24 hours before the official end of the Obama presidency, while White House staffers were pulling pictures off the walls and cle...

January 19, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn

Happening Now

FDD senior fellow Thomas Joscelyn discusses the role of the Treasury Department in fighting terror and Guantanamo Bay.   Watch the latest video at...

January 4, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Russia’s New Favorite Jihadis: The Taliban

More than 15 years into America’s war in Afghanistan, the Russian government is openly advocating on behalf of the Taliban. Last week, Moscow hosted Chinese and Pakistani e...

October 14, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

The Al Qaeda Threat Grows

Fifteen years after the September 11, 2001, hijackings, the al Qaeda threat is growing. Al Qaeda has the capacity to attempt a mass casualty attack inside the U.S. and Europe today. Many...

October 14, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

Pentagon Releases 15 ‘High-Risk’ Gitmo Detainees to UAE

The Defense Department has transferred 1...

September 21, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

The Weekly Standard Podcast

FDD senior fellow Thomas Joscelyn discusses Obama's dangerous plan to close Gitmo. Listen to the full interview...

September 14, 2016 | Clifford D. May |

President Obama’s last to-do list

Barack Obama is now in his final days as president but, as he made clear on his visit to Asia last week, there are goals he still hopes to achieve before leaving office. Closing the dete...

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...