Terrorism

From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State, the global terrorist threat has evolved rapidly in recent years, and will likely change further still in the next president’s term. In this episode of the Institute's Near East PolicyCast podcast, counterterrorism expert Matthew Levitt looks ahead to the next administration and the choices

Despite agreeing on an action plan, Tehran has far to go to meet international standards aimed at countering money laundering and terror financing.

Hezbollah's broad web of shady 'facilitators' provide an attractive means of quickly moving and laundering massive amounts of illicit money, but they also reveal the supposed 'resistance' group as the criminal enterprise it has become.

The group's pioneering use of jihadist social media and communications ensures that its message will continue resonating well past the loss of Mosul and other strongholds.

But kicking out the Islamic State and keeping the peace are two very different things, so longer-term coalition support will be needed.

Two longtime veterans of American military operations in Iraq share their assessments of the campaign against the Islamic State as Iraqi forces prepare to liberate the city of Mosul.

With a few exceptions, the candidates focused more on debating the past than offering ideas and prescriptions for today's Middle East challenges.

America's latest terrorist incident shows why the preferred metaphor to describe such attacks is usually a contradiction in terms.

The group's use of children as suicide bombers highlights its broader indoctrination practices, which mirror many of the mundane techniques used in normal educational curricula.