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Podcast

The Return of the Hostages, an AfPak War, and India

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 15, 2025

Podcast

Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) stand guard in Monguno, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Who Are Nigeria’s “Newest” Jihadist Militants

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Oct 15, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

Walter Russell Mead The Print World View

A man walks across a bus stand at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Torkham on October 13, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Escalating Border Conflict Between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Oct 13, 2025

Podcast

A Pakistani border security guard stands near the Torkham International Border Crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar Province on April 20, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Beyond Counterterrorism: A Legitimacy-Centered Framework for Pakistan’s Security Crisis

Amira Jadoon

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science at Clemson University, South Carolina.

Amira Jadoon

Oct 6, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

Jason Warner Current Trends Following the Syria Model

Somali National Army soldiers escort members of the press to hideouts used by the terrorist group al-Shabaab in the Sabiid-Aanole areas of Somalia on June 23, 2025. (Getty Images)

Reports

Following the “Syria Model”? Assessing the Impact of the HTS Success on the African Jihadist Landscape

Jason Warner

Director of Research and Senior Africa and Senior Terrorism/Transnational Crime Analyst, Foreign Military Studies Office

Jason Warner

Sep 10, 2025

Reports

Long Read

Danish Institute for International Studies: Divided, They Rule? The Emerging Landscape of Banditry in Northwest Nigeria By James Barnett August 27, 2025

A member of the Yan Sakai vigilante group poses for a portrait at the Zamfara state government house on December 3, 2019, in northwestern Nigeria. (Kola Sulaimon via Getty Images)

Commentary

Divided, They Rule? The Emerging Landscape of Banditry in Northwest Nigeria

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Aug 27, 2025

Commentary

2 Min Read

An Indian security personnel stands guard along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 15, 2025. (Firdous Nazir via Getty Images)

In the Media

US Condemns Phalgam Attack

Bill Drexel

Fellow

Bill Drexel

Jul 23, 2025

In the Media

Iranian lawmakers talk to each other, while standing under a framed portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a public session of the Iranian Parliament in Tehran, Iran on April 22, 2025.(Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran’s Post-regime Possibilities

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Jun 21, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

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Commentary

China Targets US Citizens with Biowarfare Weapons

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow

Michael Sobolik

Jun 17, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

FBI agents stage in a neighborhood on June 15, 2025, in Green Isle, Minnesota as law enforcement agencies search for Vance Boelter. (Christopher Mark Juhn via Getty Images)

Podcast

Domestic Terror and Political Violence in Minnesota