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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
Terrorism
Terrorism
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The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
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Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force drive an armoured truck at the MNJTF military base in Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic, is seen ahead of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow on January 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Armed members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad are seen at the Battle d'Amachach camp in Tessalit, Mali, on May 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A wall of screens displaying surveillance camera footage at the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in London on February 27, 2023. (Getty Images)
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Retired Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, Nigeria’s minister of defense, and Mr. Brian J. Ellis, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of war for African affairs, sign a defense cooperation roadmap in Abuja, Nigeria, on January 23, 2026. (US Army)
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Passengers ride on the back of a crowded pickup truck on November 8, 2025, as a jihadist blockade upends daily life in the capital Bamako, Mali. (Getty Images)
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A Synagogue desecrated by Arab rioters in Hebron in 1929. (Wikimedia Commons)
Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
Ezra Cohen
Adjunct Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
