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Middle East policy analysts examined the recent attack by Hamas against Israel and how it impacts U.S. policy in the region during a virtual conversation hosted by the Washington Institute f…

Christine Abizaid, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, said the leader of al-Qaeda is still unclear following the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The late leader was killed in…

Middle East experts discussed the collapse of Afghanistan, the Taliban takeover, and implications for the region during a virtual event held by the Washington Institute. They talked about th…

Lieutenant General Michael Nagata, National Counterterrorism Center director of strategic operational planning, talked about terror threats including the Islamic State, and military countert…

Israeli counterterrorism experts and scholars from Georgetown University and the Washington Institute talked about the threat of lone wolf terrorism. Topics included the motivations and vari…

A Dutch government counterterrorism coordinator as well as policy analysts talked about ways western societies can counter violent extremism and radical ideologies to help prevent terrorism.…

Daniel Glaser talked about how government is combating the financing of ISIS* and terrorism. He focused on the unique challenges ISIS has created, and he stressed the importance of stopping …

Panelists talked about ways U.S. officials could assist their European counterparts to prevent further terrorist attacks on the European continent. Panelists focused on the threat posed by E…

French academics and former diplomats talked about the impact of the Paris terrorist attacks on French foreign and domestic policies, as well as the country’s efforts to combat the ISIS* in …

Gerald Roberts talked about his work leading the federal government’s global terrorist financing investigations, focusing on his latest efforts against ISIS.* He spoke about how ISIS finance…

Panelists talked about the increasing number of foreign fighters joining the ISIS* cause. They focused on how nations can rehabilitate and reintegrate citizens returning from fighting for fo…

Regional experts and a former U.S. Army colonel who served in Iraq talked about the role played by Shiite militias in Syria and Iran in the fight against ISIS. The Islamic State of Iraq…

Jordanian Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein gave a keynote address by video conference about international efforts to curb the flow of foreign fighters into terrorist organizations such as ISIL* …

Panelists talked about the relevance of al-Qaida following the killing of Osama bin Laden and political uprisings in the Middle East since 2011. They also responded to questions from the aud…

Participants spoke about U.S. counterterrorism strategy and efforts to diminish ideological extremism. They also spoke about a new report by on ways to counter extremist ideology from a loca…

Daniel Benjamin spoke about U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Among the issues he addressed were the evolving threat and increasing resilience of al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations, as …

Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Vickers talked about the status of the War on Terror, the recent history of special operations and unconventional warfare, the role of counter-terroris…

Vice President Cheney spoke at the annual Weinberg Founders Conference about the history of the realtions of the United States with the Middle East and the struggle against radical extremist…

A panel discussion was held on the prospects for peace in the Middle East five years after President Bush proposed a “two-state solution” in a Rose Garden address. Topics included the rise o…