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Accountability for Islamic State Fighters: What Are the Options?
President Trump’s sudden announcement that the U.S. would withdraw forces from along the Syria-Turkey border has already had dramatic consequences. -
Will Abandoning the Kurds Result in the Mass Release of Islamic State Fighters?
The White House issued a stunning statement on Oct. 6: Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey by telephone. Turkey will soon be moving forward with its lon... -
Armed Militias Are Taking Trump’s Civil War Tweets Seriously
Over the weekend, the president sent a tweet that seemed to warn of civil war if he were to be impeached and removed from office: ....If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from off... -
Update on the Military Commissions: Continued Health Issues, Recusal Motion and a New Cell in 'al-Iraqi'
The military commission trying alleged al-Qaeda commander Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi reconvened Aug. 21-28. You can find previous Lawfare coverage here and here. -
Al-Qaeda Today, 18 Years After 9/11
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. Eighteen years after the 9/11 attacks, the al-Qaeda organization that carried them out is a shell of its previous self. The global ca... -
Al-Qaeda’s Continuing Challenge to the United States
Editor’s Note: To the surprise of many observers, the al-Qaeda core under Ayman al-Zawahiri has not launched a major terrorist attack in the West for years, and the rise of the Islamic State seemed to si... -
It’s Not Only Iraq and Syria
Nearly a decade ago, five young men from the Washington, D.C., suburbs disappeared. Confusion about their whereabouts caused a panic within the national security community, which was only made worse by t... -
Proposed Bills Would Help Combat Domestic Terrorism
Following recent attacks in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio, we have seen a renewed call for domestic terrorism laws to give federal law enforcement the same types of tools that are ... -
What the Post-9/11 War on Terror Can Teach Us About Responding to Domestic Terrorism Today
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
Should We Create a Federal Crime of ‘Domestic Terrorism’?
The El Paso terrorist attack has revived interest in the possibility of making “domestic terrorism” a federal offense. -
Tech Companies Must Fight White Supremacy, Regardless of Political Dangers
Responding to the recent bloodshed in El Paso and elsewhere, President Trump laid heavy blame on the internet and then invited social media companies to a White House summit to be held on Aug. 9 to discu... -
More CVE for White People: The Radicalization Process Revisited
Less than a week before Donald Trump’s election, we wrote a piece provocatively entitled “CVE for White People: The Trumpist Movement and the Radicalization Process.” The article, whose title referenced ...
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