The Islamic State’s so-called caliphate ends 2017 in tatters. But after a year in which U.S.-backed forces drove ISIS militants from strongholds in Iraq and Syria, the group is far from defeated.
Read MoreRichard Barrett Quoted by Euronews: Down but not out: Why ISIS will still be a threat in 2018
The Islamic State’s so-called caliphate ends 2017 in tatters. But after a year in which U.S.-backed forces drove ISIS militants from strongholds in Iraq and Syria, the group is far from defeated.
Read MoreAli Soufan Quoted by The American Conservative: War Without a Rationale
In 2001, after the 9/11 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan and quickly smashed the Taliban government. It also killed hundreds of members of the al Qaeda group that had launched the attacks, although leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri escaped to Pakistan…
Read MoreExclusive First Look: Hulu’s ‘Looming Tower’ charts fateful path to 9/11
“Nobody is more devoted to his adopted country than” Soufan, a series consultant, Futterman says. “The chance to portray an immigrant from Lebanon, a Muslim-American hero, was exciting to me, particularly in this climate …”
Read MoreAli Soufan Interviewed by The Straits Times: US National Security Strategy Reflects Trump and his Campaign
President Donald Trump’s first blueprint for national security, which he announced on Monday (Dec 18), is consistent with his campaign rhetoric.
Read MoreAli Soufan Cited in The Daily Beast: In the FBI’s Backyard, Trump Snubs the Bureau
Amidst a crescendo of right-wing anger aimed at Robert Mueller and the FBI over the Russia inquiry, President Donald Trump looked past the bureau and held a love fest for the cops it trains at Quantico.
Read MoreJeffrey Ringel Quoted by AFP: New York Bombing Heightens Fears of Holiday Attacks by Extremists
The abortive bombing by an Islamic State (ISIS) inspired Bangladeshi in New York has raised fresh fears of a possible surge in attacks during the year-end holiday season on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read MoreAli Soufan Article in The Atlantic: ‘I Will Die in Yemen’
From the first time I met Ali Abdullah Saleh, at his sprawling palace in the hills above Aden, I could tell he was a force to be reckoned with—but one that would never be fully understood. Saleh famously likened leading Yemen to “dancing on the heads of snakes,”
Read MoreRichard Barrett to Chair World Counter Terror Congress
One of the world’s foremost experts on terrorism, from 2004 to 2012 Barrett headed the Al-Qaeda and Taliban Monitoring Team at the United Nations (UN). During this time, he helped establish a working group …
Read MoreAli Soufan Quoted in The Atlantic: Flynn’s Plea Raises New Questions About Whether Trump Obstructed Justice
Former National-Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s plea deal in the Russia investigation raises new questions about whether the president sought to obstruct justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey.
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