List of Terrorism articles
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A man in military clothing stands in a street. New Military Offensives Put al-Shabab Terrorist Group on the Back Foot
Can Somalia finally defeat al-Shabab?
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A mural warns of the dangers of heroin use in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 17, 2022. Lindsey Kennedy for Foreign Policy How the Taliban’s ‘War on Drugs’ Could Backfire
The purported ban on opium and ephedra devastates poor farmers, enriches the Taliban, and has done nothing to curb addiction.
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Hossein Salami, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, delivers a speech during a rally. Conscription Is Not an Excuse for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Here’s why forced enlistment should not be a barrier to listing the Guard as a terrorist organization.
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People fleeing violence in Mali walk through the weekly market in the M'Berra refugee camp in Bassikounou, Mauritania, on June 7, 2022. How Russia’s Wagner Group Is Fueling Terrorism in Africa
Moscow’s scramble for valuable resources has come at the cost of regional security.
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Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar chairs a meeting in Ankara, Turkey on Nov. 21, 2022. Turkey’s Problem Isn’t Sweden. It’s the United States.
Erdogan has focused on Stockholm’s stance toward Kurdish exile groups, but Ankara’s real demand is the end of U.S. support for Kurds in Syria.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani at a press conference in Berlin. ‘They Have to Balance’: New Iraqi Leader Tilts the Scales Toward U.S.
Mohammed al-Sudani’s public support of U.S. troops reflects a behind-the-scenes shift—and the continued threat from the Islamic State.
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A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait in a queue during a World Food Program cash distribution in Kabul. Taliban ‘Men-Only’ Aid Edict Divides Charity Community
The World Food Program seems poised to carry on, driving NGOs to call it quits on aid.
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Afghan boys stand in a queue as they wait to receive food aid from a nongovernmental organization in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban Are Losing Some of Their Cash Cows
The U.S. and U.N. are halting aid as the Taliban ratchet up their atrocities.
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Volunteers label a shipment of humanitarian aid to be sent to Afghanistan at Bahrain International Airport on Muharraq Island on Sept. 4, 2021. The Taliban Are Abusing Western Aid
Misogyny gets headlines. The pillaging of international aid money goes unnoticed.
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Taliban security personnel stands guard at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The Taliban Can’t Win Friends or Influence People
Fights with neighbors, terrorism attacks on the group’s few patrons, and concerns over Taliban defections darken Afghanistan’s future.
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Masked German police officers lead a man to a police vehicle during a raid against alleged members of the Reichsbürger movement in Frankfurt, Germany, on Dec. 7. Why Germany Is Struggling to Address the Reichsbürger Threat
Right-wing terror has been generally underestimated by German authorities.
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Turkish army members of 1st and 3rd Border Regiment Commands guard the border near Gaziantep, Turkey on Nov. 20. Will Waging War in Syria Save Erdogan?
Turkey’s president appears to be betting on conflict to bolster his political prospects in 2023.
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A member of the Nigerian military dressed in camouflage holds a rifle. Armored vehicles can be seen in the distance behind him. A New U.S. Approach in Africa: Good Governance, Not Guns
The U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Africa isn’t working, and it hasn’t for decades. It’s time for a new approach.
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Fiona Frazer speaks next to Markus Potzel in Kabul. U.N. Calls Ambassadors for Meeting With Taliban in Kandahar
It’s not recognition yet—just resignation.
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Afghan money changers calculate at the currency exchange Sarayee Shahzada market in Kabul on June 29, 2015. Don’t Release Foreign Reserves to the Taliban
Unfreezing billions of dollars while huge revenues flow to Kabul risks legitimizing an extremist regime.
