All Policy Analysis by Matthew Levitt

The case highlights the uptick in Iran’s targeting of regime opponents abroad, a trend laid bare in a new data set stretching back four decades.

A panel of leading counterterrorism scholars and practitioners discuss the evolving face of the global jihadist movement amid changes in Washington’s CT posture.

A closer look at the “dirty dozen” individuals and groups that member states should consider as prime candidates for the Security Council’s al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and Taliban designation list.

Over the past decade, Hezbollah has intensified its aggressive activities across the Middle East and now presides over a widening network of proxies.

Three experts discuss the risks of escalating violence on the ground, the Israeli and PA response so far, and U.S. policy options.

اقدامات نیروهای اعمال قانون (مانند پلیس و اف.بی.آی) و تحریم‌های مالی لازم است ولی کافی نیست؛ ‌عملیات رژیم بدون انزوای دیپلماتیک جدی، ممنوعیت سفر و تحصیل اعضای خانواده مقامات ایرانی، و دیگر پیامدهای مستقیم برای تصمیم‌گیرندگان رژیم متوقف نخواهد شد.

روی کاغذ، حذف سپاه از فقط یکی از فهرست‌های ضدتروریستی آمریکا، اگر هم اثرات حقوقی داشته باشد، بسیار اندک است ‌ــ‌ولی باز هم این کار ایده بدی است.

Listen to a podcast series shining a bright light on the global terrorist and criminal activities that Lebanese Hezbollah would rather keep hidden from view.

Although domestic extremism has emerged as a bigger homeland terrorist threat, the threat of jihadi violence from abroad remains acute.

The Israeli evidence could reveal a troubling reality wherein groups publicly defend the human rights of some people while supporting acts of terrorism targeting others.

The international community stepped up to the ISIS challenge but has failed miserably to address the multifaceted problems presented by Assad, whose regime has worked with the terrorist group on and off for years.

Reinvesting in civilian capabilities, sharing the burden with other actors, and assessing the widening ideological scope of the extremist threat will be central to any effective program of action.

As Washington recalibrates its costly strategy against violent extremists, its goal should be to reduce terrorism to a low-level threat that law enforcement can handle.

Despite being a distinctly Lebanese actor, Hezbollah has been ideologically allied with Tehran from its founding, and this deep connection often dictates how it prioritizes competing goals.

Without years of tolerance and outright support from Damascus, the terrorist network could not have evolved into the powerful organization it became over the past decade.

Shifting away from a U.S.-led military posture will require Washington to repair its damaged credibility with allies abroad and disentangle counterterrorism budgets at home.

As in many other countries, the group has undertaken more than enough terrorist and criminal activity in Australia to justify an expanded listing.

For all the talk of shifting America’s national security posture, the reality is that conducting CT efforts and competing with Russia and China can be mutually reinforcing with a modicum of strategic planning.

افزایش تنش اخیر بین دو کشور در دریا عمدتا از تلاش‌های ایران برای تامین مالی حزب‌الله نشأت می‌گیرد که تاکیدی است بر وابستگی متقابل شبه‌نظامیان لبنانی، تهران، و رژیم اسد.

The group plans to put numerous convicted terrorists on the ballot, and neither the PA nor the international community seems willing to talk about the potential legal, diplomatic, and budgetary consequences.