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Brief Analysis
After the Jihad: The U.S. Response to Foreign Terrorist Fighters
A former counterterrorism official outlines what governments are doing to address the threat of militants returning home from Syria and Iraq.
Apr 27, 2017
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  • Jacob Walles
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Articles & Testimony
The Importance of CVE in Light of the Changing Nature of the Threat
To decrease the likelihood of terrorist attacks, governments should complement traditional CT with de-securitized tools on the front and back end of the radicalization process.
Apr 27, 2017
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Algeria's Growing Security Problems
By encouraging Algiers to develop a more comprehensive approach to the persistent extremist threat in the south and east, Washington can also help manage the crises in Libya and Mali.
Apr 25, 2017
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  • Vish Sakthivel
Articles & Testimony
Defeat by Annihilation: Mobility and Attrition in the Islamic State's Defense of Mosul
A detailed look at how the group has chosen to fight the final stages of the battle in northern Iraq, with potential lessons for the next 'last stand' battle in Raqqa.
Apr 18, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
  • Alex Almeida
Articles & Testimony
Fifteen Years After the Djerba Synagogue Bombing
Tunisia has had one of the largest foreign fighter mobilizations to the battlefields of Libya, Iraq, and Syria, so its outsize representation in the ranks of international terrorist operatives will likely persist well into the future.
Apr 14, 2017
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Despite Attacks Egypt Maintains Conventional Military Strategy
Having demonstrated that he is a sincere partner and friend, President Trump can now approach Sisi for a serious conversation about helping Cairo improve its performance against jihadis in the Sinai.
Apr 9, 2017
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  • Eric Trager
Articles & Testimony
Stopping the Next London Attacker or Orlando Shooter
Governments need workable answers to the question of how to create local community networks capable of handling radicalization cases that fall short of breaking the law.
Apr 7, 2017
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  • Matthew Levitt
Video
Brief Analysis
Stopping Extremists from Becoming Terrorists: A Strategy for the Trump Administration
The authors of a bipartisan study discuss their recommendations for preventing and countering violent extremism.
Apr 7, 2017
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  • Rand Beers
  • Samantha Ravich
  • Matthew Levitt
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Articles & Testimony
If Palestinians Are Serious About Peace, 'Martyr' Violence Should Not Pay
Although Israeli trust-building steps are important, Palestinian leaders need to reciprocate by clearly showing their people that peace and terrorism are incompatible.
Apr 6, 2017
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  • David Makovsky
  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • Lia Weiner
Articles & Testimony
King Abdullah and Jordan Deserve Our Support -- and Our Dollars
Although the Trump administration is looking to decrease foreign aid, Amman's request for more U.S. funding deserves special consideration given its close cooperation in the region.
Apr 5, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Egyptian president Sisi speaks
Brief Analysis
President Trump Talks Terror with Egypt's Sisi
To help Washington in the war against the Islamic State, Cairo must first help itself, in part by adopting a modern COIN approach in Sinai and refocusing its military spending toward that end.
Mar 30, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Why the Words We Use About Terrorism Matter
Jihadists have become uniquely sensitized to the doctrinal and political stakes in their own names, so the United States should think carefully about the labels it applies to groups like the Islamic State.
Mar 30, 2017
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  • Jacob Olidort
Brief Analysis
Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq, By the Numbers
Iraq and the Kurdistan Region are America's strongest allies in the war against IS, and sustained U.S. security assistance will be vital to finishing the job.
Mar 29, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Will Morocco Extradite a Hezbollah Financier to the United States?
Last week's arrest highlighted the kingdom's role as a key counterterrorism partner, and following through on the U.S. extradition request could deliver a significant blow to Hezbollah's reputation and finances.
Mar 23, 2017
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Sarah Feuer
Brief Analysis
Gulf Support to the Counter-ISIS Campaign
Some Gulf states are showing interest in providing additional support to the counter-ISIS coalition, and Washington should seize these emerging opportunities.
Mar 21, 2017
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
In-Depth Reports
Defeating Ideologically Inspired Violent Extremism
A Strategy to Build Strong Communities and Protect the U.S. Homeland
Preventing and countering violent extremism is not a soft alternative to counterterrorism, but an essential toolkit to complement law enforcement's ongoing efforts to prevent violence.
Mar 13, 2017
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Katherine Bauer
  • Jacob Olidort
  • Rand Beers
  • Adnan Kifayat
  • Samantha Ravich
  • Eric Rosand
Brief Analysis
Reassessing the Civil War in Yemen
As the Trump administration adopts a seemingly more aggressive position on Yemen's nearly three-year conflict, it should take a closer look at where the fighting is stalemated, where political progress can be made, and where urgent humanitarian action is needed.
Mar 8, 2017
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  • Andrew Engel
Articles & Testimony
To Save the State Department, Rex Tillerson May Have to Break It
A former U.S. ambassador describes how to fix the bad habits and stale thinking that have subordinated Foggy Bottom to the Pentagon and NSC.
Mar 3, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Bureaucracy and Jihadism
Defeating today’s decentralized jihadi threat means treating the soil in which the weeds grow, not pulling them out one by one.
Mar 1, 2017
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  • Jacob Olidort
Articles & Testimony
Perceiving the Shia Dimension of Terrorism
By providing more effective governance and core services, Middle Eastern officials can prevent defeated terrorist groups from reemerging, but such efforts are largely futile without sustained U.S. and European military support.
Feb 28, 2017
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  • Hanin Ghaddar

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Matthew Levitt
Matthew Levitt
Matthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow and director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute.
Devorah Margolin
Devorah Margolin
Devorah Margolin is the Blumenstein-Rosenbloom Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute.
Aaron Zelin
Aaron Y. Zelin
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Gloria and Ken Levy Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy where his research focuses on Sunni Arab jihadi groups in North Africa and Syria as well as the trend of foreign fighting and online jihadism.
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