Transnational Threats
Led by the Transnational Threats Project, the International Security Program, Defending Democratic Institutions, and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS provides strategic thinking on the range of efforts to counter terrorist groups and their methods across the world.

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The Jacksonville Shooting
The recent shooting in Jacksonville shows how deadly white supremacist violence remains and why both resourcing and politics must change, writes CSIS's Daniel Byman.
Critical Questions by Daniel Byman — August 29, 2023

Base Expansion in Mali Indicates Growing Wagner Group Investment
Commentary by Catrina Doxsee Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun — August 15, 2023

The Islamic State Threat in Pakistan: Trends and Scenarios
Commentary by Alexander Palmer and Mackenzie Holtz — August 3, 2023

Examining Extremism: Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS)
Blog Post by Mackenzie Holtz — August 3, 2023
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Prigozhin's Uprising

Lessons in U.S. Intelligence and Special Operations

Assessing Russia’s War in Ukraine

NATO on the Line: The Views of Four Former SACEURs

Assessing the Russian Military Campaign in Ukraine

The U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: Past, Present, and Future
Online Event: A Conversation with AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Jim Slife
Online Event: A Conversation with NCTC Director Christopher Miller
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Data: Governance and Geopolitics
Commentary by Gregory F. Treverton and Pari Esfandiari — January 11, 2021
Online Event: A Conversation with AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Jim Slife
Event — November 23, 2020
The War Comes Home: The Evolution of Domestic Terrorism in the United States
Brief by Seth G. Jones Catrina Doxsee James Suber Grace Hwang and Nicholas Harrington — October 22, 2020
Online Event: A Conversation with NCTC Director Christopher Miller
Event — October 8, 2020
Online Event: Domestic Terrorism and the U.S. Presidential Election
Event — September 30, 2020
Violence in the Streets of America
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones — September 3, 2020

Terrorism in the U.S.
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones — August 24, 2020

The Tactics and Targets of Domestic Terrorists
Brief by Seth G. Jones Catrina Doxsee and Nicholas Harrington — July 30, 2020
Moscow’s Next Front: Russia’s Expanding Military Footprint in Libya
Commentary by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Brian Katz — June 17, 2020
The Escalating Terrorism Problem in the United States
Brief by Seth G. Jones Catrina Doxsee and Nicholas Harrington — June 17, 2020