Counterterrorism Lecture Series

Read or an in-depth conversation on the fifteen-year history of ISIS and its predecessor groups, and the potential future of the so-called 'Islamic State,' with three leading scholars of jihadist terrorism.

Read a collection of Counterterrorism Lectures from November 2013-May 2014.

Read statements from officials and experts who participated in a special conference on the multifaceted nonmilitary aspects of the anti-ISIL campaign.

An in-depth conversation on the challenges of battling jihadist ideology in the ISIS era.

The Department of Homeland Security's chief counterterrorism coordinator discussed the government's evolving approach to countering violent extremism.

The coordinator of the U.S. Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications describes how the "new normal" in global jihadist radicalization will require Washington and its allies to use public diplomacy as a major soft-power tool in countering violent extremism, both online and on the ground. Watch video or read his remarks.

The former presidential advisor on Syria discusses the regional and strategic implications of Hezbollah's role in the ongoing civil war, as well as the scope of its militant and terrorist activities.

How is Europe dealing with the resurgence of Iranian state-sponsored and Hezbollah terrorist activity?

Watch a senior Treasury Department official's discussion of his department's response to the Middle East revolutions of 2011.

Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, how has the U.S. intelligence community adapted to the new and evolving nature of the global terrorist threat?

How is the FBI working to defend the U.S. West Coast against the evolving global terrorist threat?