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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 29, 2019
Islamic State
After Baghdadi: What Hurts the Islamic State May Help Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda could benefit from the death of the Islamic State’s leader, potentially regaining its worldwide reach and influence.
March 27, 2015
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Algerian and Western counterterrorism efforts, along with an African-led peacekeeping force in Mali, have shifted the North African al-Qaeda franchise’s criminal and terrorist activities to remote ar…
May 31, 2007
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Al-Qaeda Rising?
Despite the loss of its safe haven in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda continues to influence and inspire terrorists across the globe. Its followers and bases have become more diverse and dispersed, yet the imp…
February 1, 2010
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Al-Qaeda’s Financial Pressures
Financial pressures have weakened al-Qaeda’s tactical abilities, but analysts say affiliated networks are finding new ways to raise and spend money, complicating efforts to squeeze a savvy foe.
May 2, 2011
Afghanistan
What’s Next for al-Qaeda?
Osama bin Laden’s death is a real and symbolic blow to al-Qaeda, and its stature in the Middle East is already diminished by the pro-democracy movements in the region, but the group remains lethal. S…