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...
Kenya
Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’
North Korean Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare
Monographs
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.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
Not everyone can join the American Nation
This is a peculiar moment in history, one in which we have come to expect the unexpected. Even so, I was surprised to see this: a reporter and a White House official debating poetry. I&r...
Op-eds
Treasury Dept. Can Play Critical Role in Helping Somalia Disrupt Al-Shabaab Fundraising
Washington, D.C., June 28, 2017 – The U.S. Treasury Department can play a critical role in helping Somalia – recently designated as an “area of hostilities” by President T...
Press Releases
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...
Op-eds
We Got Lucky … This Time
At approximately 9:35 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, a garbage can exploded along the route of the Seaside Semper Five Marine Corps Charity 5K Race in Seaside Park, New Jersey. Fortunately, no o...
Op-eds
Iran Still Owes $53 Billion in Unpaid U.S. Court Judgments to American Victims of Iranian Terrorism
FDD Research Memo
Memos
The Iran Deal’s Slow Death
Back when the negotiations were still under way for The Deal between Iran and the P5+1, I accurately forecast the outcome would be a “No Deal Deal.” I described it this way:...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda Hasn’t Been Neutralized
Secretary of State John Kerry believes that al Qaeda’s “top leadership” has been “neutralize[d]” as “an effective force.” He made the claim while discuss...
Op-eds
After Paris, We Need A Strategy To Fight Islamic Jihad
I do not know for sure who masterminded and organized the terrorist assault on Paris, although most evidence points to ISIS. We will probably know a lot more in a few days. Multiple attacks requi...
Op-eds
Terror on the Cheap: Paris Attacks Required Little Funding
The U.S. government imposed sanctions on two French citizens in September for their ties to the Islamic State. One of them,...
Policy Briefs
Paris Terror Attacks Indicate That Age of Urban Warfare May Just Be Beginning
The atrocities in Paris are not just terrorism: They represent yet another example of an urban warfare attack designed to kill, terrorize and shut down a major city for an extended period of time...
Op-eds
Terrorist Financing and the Implications for Canada
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Congressional Testimonies
“Terrorism in Africa: The Imminent Threat to the United States”
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Congressional Testimonies
How Financial Power Can Be Used To Save Iconic Species From Extinction
On Earth Day 2015, prospects for many of the planet’s most iconic species look bleak. Unless poaching rates decline across Africa, the rhino and elephant ...
Op-eds
A Survey of Global Terrorism and Terrorist Financing
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