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From the Boston Marathon to the Islamic State: Countering Violent Extremism
Read a collection of Counterterrorism Lectures from November 2013-May 2014.
Apr 1, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Brief Analysis
Yemen Redux: Reclaiming Stability in the Arabian Peninsula
Although Washington's strategy in Yemen has largely unraveled, U.S. officials have several options for building on the current pan-Arab intervention, bolstering the Hadi government, and addressing the causes of instability in the country.
Mar 30, 2015
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  • Daniel Green
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State's Backdoor Banking
Governments and financial institutions have taken laudable steps to curtail ISIS financing, but the group is still netting many millions from banks and informal money remitters in areas under its control or just nearby.
Mar 24, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
The Rising Menace from Disintegrating Yemen
The evacuation of U.S. Special Forces from their base in southern Yemen on Friday because al Qaeda had taken over the nearby city of al-Houta is hard to spin as anything but a major setback for the war on terror... Read the full article on the Wall Street Journal website.
Mar 23, 2015
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Assad Plays America the Fool...Again
Although the regime does not publicly boast about its crimes, it is just as vicious as ISIS.
Mar 23, 2015
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Oula A. Alrifai
Articles & Testimony
New Zealand's Jihadis
The small but growing number of Kiwis participating in the Syrian jihad holds several lessons for the New Zealand government and other jurisdictions dealing with the problem of homegrown extremists and sympathizers.
Mar 17, 2015
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Syrian Regime Military Operations Against ISIS
The regime is entirely pragmatic when choosing what groups to fight with or against, making it an unreliable prospective coalition ally, at best, against the self-styled Islamic State.
Mar 13, 2015
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
The al-Nour Party: A Salafi Partner in the Fight Against Terrorism?
Expressions of support for the Sisi government and against terrorism can be seen as ways to bolster the party's support base and avoid government suppression.
Mar 13, 2015
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  • Jacob Olidort
Articles & Testimony
Jihad on the Horizon: The ISIL Threat from an Israeli Perspective
A former chief of staff to Israel's defense minister offers an in-depth look at the state of the international campaign against ISIL and how it is affecting Israeli and regional interests.
Mar 3, 2015
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  • Michael Herzog
Video
Brief Analysis
Fighting for Moderate Islam: Ideas and Activism on the New Front Line
Two leaders of moderate Islam share their visions for a way forward in the face of often violent religious extremism.
Feb 27, 2015
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  • Mohammed Dajani
  • Zainab al-Suwaij
Articles & Testimony
Hezbollah Pulled Between Resistance to Israel and Defense of Syria
Despite being bogged down in Syria, Hezbollah still has the willingness and capacity to retaliate against Israeli interests abroad, as demonstrated by recently foiled plots in Thailand and Peru.
Feb 27, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Brooklyn Terror Plot Shows No Community Is Immune
Terrorist groups are increasing their efforts to radicalize individuals online and encourage lone-wolf attacks.
Feb 26, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Kelsey Segawa
Articles & Testimony
The P.L.O. Verdict Should Be No Surprise
The PA's complicity with terrorist groups is well documented, and this week's verdict gives the international community a chance to demand that Ramallah pursue peace through peaceful means only.
Feb 25, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
Multimedia
Brief Analysis
Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters
On the margins of the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), global leaders in efforts to rehabilitate radicalized fighters gathered at the Institute to share their insights into what works -- and what doesn't.
Feb 23, 2015
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  • Gilles de Kerchove
  • Jacob Bundsgaard
  • Doug Stone
  • Matthew Levitt
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Video
The Islamic State: A Video Introduction
How did the so-called Islamic State (IS) originate? What are its goals? What is the scale of its recruitment in Europe and elsewhere? As the United States leads a coalition to thwart military advances by IS – also known as ISIS, ISIL, and Daesh – Institute Richard Borow Fellow Aaron
Feb 16, 2015
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Assessing the Strategic Threat from ISIS
A serious alliance against ISIS built on Sunni Arab states and Turkey cannot hold together over the long term without a more forceful U.S. policy toward the Syrian regime.
Feb 12, 2015
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  • James Jeffrey
Video
Brief Analysis
The Fight Against ISIS: Shiite Militias and the Coalition Effort
A longtime expert on military affairs, a researcher on Shiite militias, and a retired U.S. Army colonel discuss optimal partners for defeating ISIS and the heavy risks associated with allowing Iran-associated actors to expand their influence.
Feb 11, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
  • Phillip Smyth
  • P. J. Dermer
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State's Expansion in Libya
While some debate the group's true extent in Libya, ISIS has aggressively expanded its physical and media presence to intimidate its foes, coopt other jihadist groups, and attract recruits.
Feb 11, 2015
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  • Andrew Engel
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia's Old al-Qaeda Terrorists Form New Threat
New allegations by an al-Qaeda prisoner in the United States have revived questions about official Saudi support for 9/11, while at home the kingdom has been re-arresting former al-Qaeda convicts in a new war on terror.
Feb 11, 2015
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Articles & Testimony
Why the CIA Killed Imad Mughniyeh
From the Beirut embassy bombing to the torture and murder of station chief William Buckley, the agency had ample motivation to plan a hit on the Hezbollah arch-terrorist years later.
Feb 9, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt

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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 jihadist groups in North Africa and Syria, foreign fighting, and online jihadism.
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