Counterterrorism
Russia Is Creating Havoc in Africa
Russia is embattled in a major conflict in Ukraine. Currently, the Russian military is on the offensive and is gaining ground. The Kremlin has poured billions of dollars and hundreds...
Prosecute Hamas Funders as Accessories to Murder
As Palestinian rockets rain down on Israel this week, killing indiscriminately and terrorizing the population, there are reports worldwide of demonstrations celebrating the slaughter of Israel’s citizens. Perhaps none more...
Good Riddance to the War on Terror
The occasion did not get much attention, but December 31 marked the end of what came to be called the “war on terrorism” (or alternatively, the “war on terror,” the...
Terrorism Has Changed, America Must Too
The year 1997 saw Bill Clinton begin his second term as president of the United States, DVDs come into existence as a video format, Titanic premiered on movie screens, and...
Why Security Assistance for Fragile States Backfires
When the Biden administration released its National Security Strategy (NSS) and accompanying National Defense Strategy (NDS) in October, the U.S. foreign policy community’s response largely focused on debating the two...
U.S. Kills Key ISIS Leaders in Back-To-Back Raids in Syria
The U.S. military announced on Thursday that it had conducted two back-to-back raids inside Syria, killing two key surviving leaders of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group and at least...
Al Shabaab Founder Killed by U.S. Airstrike in Somalia
The government of Somalia announced over the weekend that Abdullahi Nadir, a Somali Islamist extremist and one of the co-founders of the Al Shabaab terror group, had been killed following...
U.S. Resumes Arms Sales to Pakistan With $450 Million F-16 Deal
In a reversal of a decision made by the Trump administration, the White House announced on Wednesday that it had approved a proposed $450 million arms package involving the upkeep...
Biden Has Only Bad Options in Afghanistan
Editor’s note: In August, The National Interest organized a symposium on Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban takeover of Kabul. We asked a variety of experts...
France Ends 9-Year Mali Campaign Amid Uptick in Violence
The French government announced on Monday that its final remaining troops had left Mali, formally ending the country’s decade-long participation in the counterterror campaign against Islamist rebel groups in the...
Isolating the Taliban Isn’t an Option
Editor’s note: In August, The National Interest organized a symposium on Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban takeover of Kabul. We asked a variety of experts...
There Is No Alternative to the Afghan Taliban
Editor’s note: In August, The National Interest organized a symposium on Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban takeover of Kabul. We asked a variety of experts...