Countering Terrorism

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Salafi-Jihadist Militancy
Policy Paper
Oct 24, 2018
Shiraz Maher

The primacy of praxis: clerical authority in the Syrian conflict

Oct 24, 2018
Shiraz Maher
Monday Briefing
Oct 15, 2018
Gerald M. Feierstein, Charles Lister, Gönül Tol and Ahmad Majidyar

Has dealing with MbS become too toxic?

Oct 15, 2018
Gerald M. Feierstein, Charles Lister, Gönül Tol and Ahmad Majidyar
Policy Paper
Oct 15, 2018
Tobias Schneider

The Fatemiyoun Division: Afghan fighters in the Syrian civil war

Oct 15, 2018
Tobias Schneider
Analysis
Sep 18, 2018
Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck

Specter of Jihadism continues to haunt Maghreb

Sep 18, 2018
Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck
The factors that have made it possible for jihadi groups to thrive in the first place—economic inequality, lack of professional opportunities, social alienation, political marginalization, oppression, and indiscriminate violence—persist today in all Maghreb countries and are likely to continue. Put together, the region’s security could become even more precarious, and the fight against jihadism might be a long one.

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Iran and its Proxies
Feb 23, 2018
Ahmad Majidyar

Iran-Backed group: We’ll avenge our casualties by cleansing Iraq of US presence

Feb 23, 2018
Ahmad Majidyar
Feb 21, 2018
Ahmad Majidyar

Iran’s allies in Iraq dial up calls for US withdrawal as parliamentary elections near

Feb 21, 2018
Ahmad Majidyar
Feb 15, 2018
Ahmad Majidyar

Soleimani commemorates Hezbollah commander by promising Israel’s destruction

Feb 15, 2018
Ahmad Majidyar
Feb 14, 2018
Ahmad Majidyar

Another Iran-backed Iraqi militia leader visits Lebanon, threatens Israel

Feb 14, 2018
Ahmad Majidyar

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Trends and Drivers
Policy Paper
Sep 6, 2018
Hassan Hassan

Out of the desert: ISIS's strategy for a long war

Sep 6, 2018
Hassan Hassan
Policy Paper
May 30, 2018
David P. Stewart

Terrorism and human rights

May 30, 2018
David P. Stewart
This paper explores the relationship between terrorism and human rights from the international legal perspective, considering terrorism as both a cause and a product of human rights violations and what that means for counter-terrorism efforts.
Policy Paper
Feb 6, 2018
Paul Salem

Violent transnational movements in the Middle East

Feb 6, 2018
Paul Salem
The conditions that brought about the rise and spread of violent transnational movements in the Middle East are complex and have been long in the making.
Video Statement
Nov 2, 2017
Charles Lister

The NYC Terror Attack and U.S. Counterterrorism

Nov 2, 2017
Charles Lister
Charles Lister, director of MEI's Extremism and Counterterrorism program, discusses what the recent terror attack in lower Manhattan, and the suspect's claimed connection to ISIS, mean for U.S. security and counterterrorism policy.

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Countering Terrorism

Launched in October 2016, MEI’s Countering Violent Transnational Movements project undertakes in-depth research and analysis into the region’s varied terrorist threats and their underlying drivers, including civil conflict; and ​seeks ​to propose effective policy responses. The project is led by MEI senior fellows Charles Lister and Alex Vatanka and is supported by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.​

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