The Evolution and Escalation of the Islamic State Threat to Mozambique
When Islamist insurgents laid siege to the coastal town of Palma in gas-rich northeastern Mozambique on March 24, leaving...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Evolution and Escalation of the Islamic State Threat to Mozambique
A nation must think before it acts.
Somalia
Jihadist Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing the Threat
As the Biden administration surveys the litany of foreign policy challenges that exist—Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea, to...
The Way Forward for the United States in Somalia
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) is on track to withdraw almost all U.S. forces from Somalia by January...
Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2021?
The year 2020 was unprecedented in many ways. Just three days into the year, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered...
Rising Tides of Terrorism
COVID-19 has shown that atypical, transnational security issues need to be taken seriously. Man-made threats are not the only...
“Engaged Opportunism”: Russia’s Role in the Horn of Africa
After spending nearly three decades as a marginal player in the Horn of Africa, the Russian Federation has made...
The Military as Peacemakers and Enforcers: Military Operations Other Than War in the 1990s
A quick victory in Iraq validated military professionals’ post-Vietnam War emphasis on warfighting using decisive force. Operation DESERT STORM...
Searching for a Trump Grand Strategy
During his Presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump continuously emphasized several themes: the United States was on the “losing” end...
The Twenty Years’ War
Exactly two decades ago, on August 23, 1996, Osama bin Laden declared war on the United States. At the...
Boko Haram: A Primer
The movement commonly known as Boko Haram has undergone a dramatic evolution since its humble beginnings in the northeastern...