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The End of the Sahelian Anomaly: How the Global Conflict between the Islamic State and al-Qa`ida Finally Came to West Africa

Abstract: After the emergence of the Islamic State in the Sahel (or the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara) in 2015,...

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Rising in the East: A Regional Overview of the Islamic State’s Operations in Southeast Asia

In 2016, the Islamic State acknowledged a series of pledges from Southeast Asian militant groups by declaring Isnilon Hapilon of...

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A View from the CT Foxhole: A Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and Counterterrorism with Audrey Kurth Cronin, Lieutenant General (Ret) Michael Nagata, Magnus Ranstorp, Ali Soufan, and Juan Zarate

Audrey Kurth Cronin is a Professor at the School of International Service at American University and the Director of the...

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Homecoming: Considerations for Rehabilitating and Reintegrating Islamic State-Affiliated Minors

This report focuses on the topic of foreign minors who are stuck in limbo after the fall of the territorial...

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