Latest in Terrorism & Extremism
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The Jihadist Movement’s Leadership Deficit
Where did the unifying leaders of the transnational extremist movement go? -
Lawfare Daily: Misogyny and Violent Extremism with Cynthia Miller-Idriss
How have different forms of misogyny led to political and social violence? -
Can Pakistan Contain the Violent Politics of Blasphemy?
The government’s ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik reduced blasphemy violence but will take work to maintain. -
Lawfare Daily: Elizabeth Tsurkov on Her Captivity in Iraq
Elizabeth Tsurkov discusses the 903 days that she was held in captivity by Kata'ib Hezbollah. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Jan. 23
Listen to the Jan. 23 livestream as a podcast. -
Trump Administration Releases 2026 National Defense Strategy
The document is the first since the Biden administration’s 2022 National Defense Strategy. -
Rational Security: The “Scare Them When They’re Young” Edition
Scott Anderson, Tyler McBrien, Michael Feinberg, and Ariane Tabatabai talked through the week’s big news in national security. -
Lawfare Daily: Mary Clare Jalonick on ‘Storm at the Capitol’
What lessons can be drawn from the attack on the U.S. Capitol five years later? -
Lawfare Daily: Jan. 6, 2026: Five Years of Congressional Action and Inaction
Reflecting on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. -
Germany’s Far-Right on Trial
A review of Jacob Kushner, “Look Away: A True Story of Murders, Bombings, and a Far-Right Campaign to Rid Germany of Immigrants,” (Hachette, 2024). -
Lawfare Daily: Tom Brzozowski on Domestic Terrorism Investigations and Prosecutions
Discussing recent changes by the White House and Justice Department with respect to domestic terrorism investigations and prosecutions. -
Why the Sahel’s Violence Is More Than a Local Problem
Terrorist groups are expanding their reach and affecting U.S. and other countries’ interests.


