Counterterrorism
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 11:14
After more than a decade of war in countries like Afghanistan, it may be tempting for the U.S. to turn its attention elsewhere and scale back on counterterrorism efforts. But current trends suggest that the struggle against extremism is likely to be a generational one, much like the Cold War.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 10:21
By January 2014, about 29% of 614 detainees released from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba had returned to violence, according to the Director of National Intelligence.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 10:08
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in Beirut Lebanon, talks about supporting Lebanon's security, sovereignty and the Lebanese people and the civil war in Syria including an additional $290 million in humanitarian assistance
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 09:07
Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford revealed Tuesday that he resigned from his post because he could no longer defend the Obama administration’s policy in that country.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 07:09
Two months ago, after explosions killed at least six people in Nairobi’s Eastleigh suburb, Kenyan police launched Operation Usalama Watch, arrested hundreds – some say thousands – in the ethnically Somali neighborhood, and crammed them into Kasarani Stadium outside the capital city, where many continue to live today.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 06:44
Four years into an insurgency that has cost the lives of over 12,000 people, including hundreds of military personnel, the Nigerian military only started deploying Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles last month in the major theatre of operations in the north-east.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 06:41
At least 74 people were killed in fighting near Somalia's border with Ethiopia on Sunday, according to officials and witnesses. Somali and Ethiopian forces attacked the bases of Al-Shebab islamists near the south-western town of Ato.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 13:11
Algeria's foreign minister calls for more international support for sub-Saharan states in fighting local terrorist groups.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 07:57
Ability to track foreign fighters in Syria is limited, and intelligence services are concerned about their return home.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 07:48
There are two major problems with President Obama's proposal to create a Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (CPF). First, the CPF overrides a number of counterterrorism programs already in place, accelerating a trend towards the militarization of U.S. foreign policy. Second, the CPF proposal provides no details on how the requested funds will be spent.