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

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Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program

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Long Game or Long Gone?

Please join us for a debate between two of the world's premier counterterrorism experts explaining their differing views on the current threat posed by al-Qaeda and the Islamic State as well as the successes and challenges of U.S. counterterrorism efforts.

Event — March 26, 2019

War by Proxy: Iran’s Growing Footprint in the Middle East

New analysis by CSIS’s Seth Jones based in part on commercially available satellite imagery shows that the footprint of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force is growing in the Middle East.

Brief by Seth G. Jones — March 11, 2019

Book Launch: Small Wars, Big Data

The CSIS Transnational Threats Project has cordially invited you to a book launch event for Eli Berman, Joseph H. Felter & Jacob N. Shapiro's newly released Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict (Princeton University Press). 

Event — December 13, 2018

Book Launch: Rules for Rebels

The CSIS Transnational Threats Project has cordially invited you to a book launch event for Dr. Max Abrahm's newly released Rules for Rebels: The Science of Victory in Militant History (Oxford University Press). 

Event — December 5, 2018

The Islamic State and the Persistent Threat of Extremism in Iraq

Taking advantage of ongoing instability and the presence of sectarian militias in Iraq, Islamic State militants are regrouping into an insurgent movement and refocusing their tactics and attacks against the Iraqi government.

Brief by Maxwell B. Markusen — November 30, 2018

The Evolution of the Salafi-Jihadist Threat

Despite the Islamic State’s loss of territory, our report estimates that as of 2018, there were still between 20,000-30,000 Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.

Report by Seth G. Jones Charles Vallee Clayton Sharb Hannah Byrne Danika Newlee and Nicholas Harrington — November 20, 2018

The Rise of Far-Right Extremism in the United States

The terrorist attack in New Zealand is part of a global pattern of far-right extremism. Read this November 2018 report on the rise of far-right extremism in the United States and Europe.

Brief by Seth G. Jones — November 7, 2018