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Going the Distance: The Emergence of Long-Range Stand-Off Terrorism
Abstract: The attack on Tower 22—an outpost in Jordan used by the U.S. military—that killed three U.S. service members was...
ReadTaliban Rule at 2.5 Years
Abstract: Since their 2021 takeover, the Taliban have consolidated control over an impoverished and austere postwar Afghanistan. Since their victory,...
ReadThe Houthi Jihad Council: Command and Control in ‘the Other Hezbollah’
Abstract: A fragile U.N.-brokered ceasefire between the Houthis and their military opponents in Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) held from April...
ReadThe Houthi War Machine: From Guerrilla War to State Capture
Abstract: The Houthi rebels have been at war with the Yemeni government almost constantly since 2004. In the first six years,...
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