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Developments in the Sahel: An Interview with Wassim Nasr, Journalist, France24; Senior Research Fellow, Soufan Center
Wassim Nasr is a French journalist who has been monitoring jihadi groups for more than a decade for the French...
ReadBeyond Misuse: Artificial Intelligence, Grievance, and the Future Landscape of Political Violence
Abstract: The scholarly literature on artificial intelligence and terrorism has organized itself around three questions: (1) how violent non-state actors...
ReadThe Bondi Attack: The Islamic State’s Strategic Shifts and Jihadi Tactics in Australia
Abstract: On December 14, 2025, two Islamic State supporters carried out the first mass casualty terrorist attack on Australian soil,...
ReadFrom Insurgency to Statecraft: Al-Sharaa and Syria’s Foreign Fighters Test
Abstract: This article examines the evolving role and implications of foreign fighters in Syria’s fragile post-war transition. It analyzes efforts...
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