Given its strength and capabilities, the extremist group JNIM poses an existential threat to Nigeria.
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Decades of neglect, corruption and state brutality have allowed armed group JNIM to gain the support of Mali’s marginalised communities.
The elimination of offices within Homeland Security and the State Department may force US counterterrorism efforts to rely on a solely military approach, which has proven ineffective.
Dismantling one of the world’s deadliest terror group’s access to illicit economies is key to countering its activities.
Violence by armed groups is dangerously disrupting the conservation and protection of the environment.
After its battlefield defeat, it’s unclear if the Islamic State in Somalia retains the ability to extort money from the business community.
A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a jihadist state in west Africa.
And, for the first time, this cabinet paper release contains records from the national security committee, a powerful subgroup of cabinet.
Al-Shabaab has grown rich and retained influence over much of Somalia.
The Taliban’s 2.0 government has proven to be as dreadfully extremist and discriminatory as its previous reign of terror.
Al-Qaida propaganda indicates a shift toward low-tech, high-impact attacks that can be executed by lone actors to disrupt daily life and instill fear on a massive scale.
Without the AU Transition Mission, the Somali army should prepare to face several hundred additional attacks each year.
While there has been a surge of terror plots in Europe in recent months, an attack on the Olympics would require a group to have the intent, capability and opportunity.
With both sides in Sudan’s civil war accused of recruiting Islamist militiamen, terrorist groups look set to capitalize on a power vacuum.
The disintegration of the United States’ relationship with Niger following its military coup in 2023 is giving way to stronger ties between the African country and Russia and China.
Many people in Yemen and throughout the Middle East believe terror groups are a tool that Western-backed oppressive regimes have long used to maintain power.
Hamas and the international community expect Israel to invade the Gaza Strip. The battle will probably be more like recent Middle Eastern combat than Israel’s past fights with Palestinians.
The US response to 9/11 included a declaration that America would destroy its enemies. The effort took decades, and thousands of lives on both sides, and never really succeeded.
The beginnings of Iraq’s sectarian civil war, the failures of its US-built political system, and the struggle for civilians attempting to survive chaos and violence are here in these 2004 interviews.
South Africa has long been seen as deficient in dealing with terrorism financing.
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