Kenya

May 6, 2020 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Contagion of Chinese Corruption Will Threaten Post-Pandemic Recovery In Developing World

Eventually, the COVID-19 pandemic will end. When it does, the economic devastation the pandemic has left behind will become the overriding concern of governments worldwide. Today, China is working to burnish...

May 6, 2020 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Below the Belt and Road

Corruption and Illicit Dealings in China’s Global Infrastructure

February 26, 2020 | Mathew Ha |

North Korea is relying on the internet more, creating an opening for the US

A new report by Recorded Future, a private cybersecurity company, found that the North Korean regime is growing more reliant on cyber operations as a “critical tool for revenue generation, gaining access...

December 11, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir, Varsha Koduvayur

Brothers in Arms

The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis

December 5, 2019 | Bradley Bowman, David Maxwell

Maximum Pressure 2.0

A Plan for North Korea

September 19, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Trump Administration’s Afghanistan Policy

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...

May 15, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

The axis of oppressors

The U.S. needs to be stronger than any combination of colluding adversaries

May 13, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Shabaab official justifies attacks on civilians while preaching the sanctity of Muslim blood

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April 16, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S. designates members of Rawi network for financing Islamic State

April 8, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S. to designate IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization

March 19, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Why the Taliban should be required to renounce al Qaeda in any deal with US

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March 18, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Trump’s Bad Deal with the Taliban

Under peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, the administration seems poised to give away everything America has fought for in Afghanistan since 9/11.

February 7, 2019 | Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn

Taliban continues to host foreign terrorist groups, despite assurances to the contrary

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February 6, 2019 | Toby Dershowitz, Serena Frechter

Iran’s Support for al-Qaeda is Incompatible with FATF Standards

Last week, a little-noticed map published in the annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Int...

October 3, 2018 | Mathew Ha, David Maxwell

Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’

North Korean Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare

October 2, 2018 | Bill Roggio, Alexandra N. Gutowski

US strikes Shabaab on southern Somalia coast

Yesterday, US Forces killed nine Shabaab terrorists in a strike 40 km northeast of Kismayo after the al Qaeda branch attacked Somali forces operating in the area. The strike took place near the town of Jamaame, a former Shabaab safe haven that was liberated by Somali forces just one day eariler.

August 8, 2018 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Al Qaeda-Iran Connection

Twenty years ago today, al Qaeda carried out its most devastating terrorist attack prior to the September 11 hijackings. On the morning of August 7, 1998, two al Qaeda operatives drove explosive-laden...

May 29, 2018 | David May |

South Africa Adds to Its Long Record of Israel-Bashing

South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel two weeks ago to condemn the “violent aggressio...

March 29, 2018 | Tzvi Kahn |

UN Extends Mandate of Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran

The UN Human Rights Council last week passed a resolution extending the mandate of the special ra...