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Standing With Iran: The Integrated Combat Performance of Iraqi Militias During Operation Epic Fury
Abstract: On June 2, 2026, two U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations in Iraq—Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Al-Imam Ali—announced their intention...
ReadDevelopments 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,...
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