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The ISIS Beheading Narrative

The ISIS Beheading Narrative

If we want to undermine and neutralize ISIS internet recruitment propaganda (the E-jihad), then we need to understand how and why their symbols appeal to their target audience.

ISIL kidnapping underlines ‘grave peril' of Assyrian Christians

ISIL kidnapping underlines ‘grave peril' of Assyrian Christians

The kidnapping of up to 150 Assyrian Christian men, women and children by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marked the latest tragedy to strike the region's long persecuted community.

Boko Haram continues deadly suicide attacks, uses children as bombers

Boko Haram continues deadly suicide attacks, uses children as bombers

On February 24, 2015, a young female suicide bomber set off an explosion in Potiskum in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State.

Prioritize Operations, Ban PowerPoint: Ash Carter Is off to a Good Start

Prioritize Operations, Ban PowerPoint: Ash Carter Is off to a Good Start

On February 17, Ash Carter was formally sworn in as the twenty-fifth Secretary of Defense.

Challenges of Religious Radicalism in the Middle East

Challenges of Religious Radicalism in the Middle East

Four years after the Arab uprisings, the Middle East faces a continuation of conflicts that many thought were coming to an end.

Transnational Terrorism: Three Things to Know

Transnational Terrorism: Three Things to Know

Countering increasingly dispersed, heterogeneous terrorist groups is a global priority.

Why Countering Extremism Fails

Why Countering Extremism Fails

Washington's Top-Down Approach to Prevention Is Flawed

What ISIS Really Wants

What ISIS Really Wants

The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths.