A review of Max Smeets, "No Shortcuts: Why States Struggle to Develop a Military Cyber-Force" (Oxford University Press, 2023)

The Oct. 7 attack and Israeli response has increased the threat of international attacks. The United States needs to consider how it will respond.

Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have their disagreements with Hamas, but have capitalized on the Oct. 7 attack to inspire extremists to commit attacks.