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Geography Lessons From the 9/11 Terrorist Network
The hijackers’ travel patterns before the attacks help reveal the terrorists’ organizational structure. -
Cutting Off Financing for the Next Capitol Insurrection
Far-right extremists have done little to disguise how they crowdfund their activities and legal defenses. -
The Gender Pay Gap Is a National Security Threat
Russia’s imprisonment of Brittney Griner is affecting U.S. policy in Ukraine, and other adversaries are watching. -
Rethinking How the United States Trains Foreign Militaries
The United States tries to instill liberal norms in partner forces, but what happens when those norms are in tension? -
Were Facebook and Twitter Consistent in Labeling Misleading Posts During the 2020 Election?
There's room to improve in the upcoming midterm elections. -
Zawahiri’s Legacy and the Prospects for an al-Qaeda Revival
Bin Laden's successor steered the organization through a tumultuous decade and left it stagnated, but the next leader will have new opportunities for growth. -
Air Defense and the Limits of Drone Technology
The hype about medium-altitude long-endurance drones pays too little attention to their vulnerability. -
The United States Learned From Iraq and Afghanistan. Russia Didn’t.
The U.S. military would probably fare better in a conventional conflict like Russia's war in Ukraine, but not all the lessons it learned in the war on terror would serve it well. -
The History of Countering Violent Extremism Tends to Repeat. It Shouldn’t.
Ambitious national CVE policies are trapped in a vicious circle that restarts after every major terrorist attack. -
Iraq in the Era of the Abraham Accords
As Biden heads to the Middle East, there are limits to the potential for diplomatic breakthroughs. -
Why Is It So Difficult to Get Off a Terrorist List?
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's unusual request to be removed from the U.S. terrorism lists is unlikely to be fulfilled, but this reflects bureaucratic inertia and political incentives as much as the group's radi... -
Russia’s 'Demonstration Army' Is a Red Flag for U.S. Security Force Assistance
The Russian military's prioritization of dramatic public displays over exercises that simulate combat have left it ill-prepared for the war in Ukraine. But U.S. security force assistance programs often i...


