Terrorism
News, analysis, and opinions on extremist activity around the world, from fringe groups in the US to major organizations abroad.
“We’ve created in the war on terror a perpetual motion machine.” —Mark Danner, author of Spiral
The attacks in Germany and Turkey reveal a lot about how terrorism has changed.
The truck plowed into a crowd at an outdoor market.
This is getting out of hand.
Behind the war on Syria’s medical workers.
In a bowl of 10.93 billion Skittles — each representing a refugee — only three would pose a risk.
It really, really doesn’t.
The word means different things to different people.
Top political scientists weigh in on the issue.
Americans have committed 80 percent of terrorist attacks in the US since September 11, 2001.
The history of anti-abortion violence shows us what those “Second Amendment” and “Crooked Hillary” remarks can lead to.
Blaming Hillary Clinton for Benghazi is nothing more than a political farce.
“He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn’t read them the rights.”
“The Islamic State’s rapid pace of violence may come at a time when they need to find a new home for the brand.”
The Senate’s filibuster and the House’s sit-in are powerful statements, but they’re missing the mark.
Yikes.
The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah thinks that banning suspected terrorists from buying guns may not be that good of an idea, even if it sounds like it is.
The way we often talk about radicalization and how it actually works are quite different.
Trump: “I was right.”
And a longtime nightmare scenario for Obama and his team.
“It’s not an either/or; it is a both/and,” Obama said to reporters after his briefing with FBI Chief James Comey.
Separating our gun problem from our terrorism problem plays right into the terrorists’ hands.
“Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don’t want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart,” Trump tweeted.
Some rare, and telling, good news on the terrorism front.
A new poll shows the effect of the Brussels attacks.
The political context of Sunday’s suicide bombing in Lahore; the EU’s migration plan is both incompetent and inhumane; welcome to the age of virtual reality!
What my mom’s reaction to my Brussels visit taught me about terrorism.
This is what it looks like to mourn victims in Lahore like those in Brussels.
The comments cut to the core of what’s wrong with Trump’s worldview.
The Washington Post wanted to keep out “alien scum from the cesspools and sewers of the Old World.”
It’s comforting to think border security could prevent terror attacks. It’s also wrong.
Get smart fast: Why is Brussels the center of so many terrorist plots?
Poor baby.
This strike was actually pretty shocking for several reasons.
Why would someone in the United States ever take up the cause of violent jihadism to attack his or her fellow citizens?
A really revealing anecdote about the reasons people like Trump.
The president wants to combat a media- and politics-driven climate of fear he sees as a threat to the very fabric of American life.
Grist for the anti-refugee mill, but is it warranted?
In 2009, Daryl Johnson wrote a controversial report predicting a rise in extremism. He was right.