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Israel's substantial contributions to U.S. counterterrorism, intelligence, and technology are an underappreciated aspect of the close bilateral relationship.

Washington must prevent renewed PKK attacks from becoming either a wedge between Turkey and Iraq or a bridge between Ankara and Tehran.

Iran's willingness to use brutal means to achieve its foreign-policy goals is nothing new: since the creation of the Islamic Republic, U.S. intelligence agencies have repeatedly identified terrorism as one of the regime's signature calling cards.

Recent arrests indicate that Hamas may be extending its operational reach outside its Gaza base.

On September 11, 2011, Matthew Levitt, director of The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, delivered a plenary keynote address at "World Summit on Counter-Terrorism: Terrorism's Global Impact," the eleventh annual conference of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel. The following is an excerpt from his

The more deeply that 9/11 revisionism becomes ingrained in Arabs' views of history, the harder it will be to advance policies for preventing another attack.

With the world's attention focused on the dramatic events of the Arab Spring, Iran continues to make progress on its nuclear program. If the regime succeeds in crossing the nuclear threshold, the implications for the United States and its allies could be profound. But how specifically might Tehran use such

On a day that saw both spectacular terrorist attacks and an annual football championship game, comparing Iraq's soccer world and its broader political system can be enlightening.

After months of drafting, heated interagency discussion, and many rounds of redrafting, the White House is reportedly set to release its long-expected national strategy on countering violent extremism.