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July 12, 2022 | David May, Richard Goldberg

Will CEOs Finally Learn Their Lesson on Boycotting Israel?

Ben & Jerry’s’ Israel boycott melted away last month when its parent company, Unilever, settled a federal lawsuit brought by the company’s Israeli licensee, Avi Zinger. Unilever...

August 19, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Pakistani Taliban’s emir renews allegiance to Afghan Taliban

Noor Wali Mehsud, the emir of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or the Pakistani Taliban), has renewed his oath of allegiance to the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Mehsud also celebrates the...

April 22, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Pakistani Taliban claims suicide bombing in Quetta

Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (the TTP, or Pakistani Taliban) has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a luxury hotel in Quetta, Pakistan. The group has identified the terrorist responsible as...

June 5, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What the New York Times Never Told Readers About Sirajuddin Haqqani

Revisiting the op-ed the paper published by the deputy emir of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

May 20, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Naval Air Station Pensacola Shooter Shows That Al-Qaeda Is Still a Significant Threat

We now know that Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani was working for AQAP.

February 7, 2019 | Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn

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

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July 18, 2017 |

Managing Terrorism Financing Risk in Remittances and Money Transfers

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September 19, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn |

They Have a Strategy

During a press conference on August 28, Barack Obama had a rare moment of candor. “We don’t have a strategy yet,” the president said in response to a question about the prospect...

September 18, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

Islamist Foreign Fighters Returning Home and the Threat to Europe

Chairman Rohrabacher, Ranking Member Keating and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe....

September 18, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

Islamist Foreign Fighters Returning Home and the Threat to Europe

Chairman Rohrabacher, Ranking Member Keating and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters returning home to Europe....

November 21, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Political, Economic, and Security Situation in Africa

Watch the hearing here. Chairman Kaine, Ranking Member Risch...

November 4, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Death of an Anti-American Terrorist

The head of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed in an American drone strik...

November 4, 2013 | Bill Roggio

Pakistani Taliban Leader Killed By US After 4-Year Hunt

After years of effort, the U.S. has finally killed Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of al-Qaeda linked Movement of the Taliban Pakistan, in the latest drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal agency...

November 4, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal

Hakimullah Masud’s End

A U.S. drone strike eliminated Hakimullah Masud, the head of Pakistan’s Talib...

August 26, 2013 | Michael Ledeen |

The Road to Damascus Starts in Tehran

It’s Middle East Groundhog Day all over again.  The discussion of What To Do About Syria is a replay of What To Do About Saddam:  it’s all about the wrong war in the wrong p...

August 8, 2013 | Clifford D. May

Our ‘Bar the Door’ Strategy

I like bipartisanship as much as the next guy. Still, the Washington Post...

August 5, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

INTERPOL Alert Warns of Al Qaeda’s Jailbreaks

INTERPOL issued a “global security alert advising increased vigilance for terror...

July 18, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Global al Qaeda: Affiliates, Objectives, and Future Challenges

Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Sherman and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by al Qaeda. We have been asked to “examine the nature of...

June 6, 2013 | Clifford D. May |

Al Qaeda vs. Hezbollah

Back during the Bush administration, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage famously called Hezbollah the “A Team of terrorists,” adding, “al-Qaeda is actually the B Team.&r...

June 3, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn |

See No Evil

During his speech at the National Defense University on May 23, President Obama sought to reassure Americans that they are “safer” because of the administration’s “efforts...