terrorism
Do High-Profile Terrorism Arrests Actually Help the Islamic State?
Every time government officials make noise about how the Islamic State is threatening a series of deadly attacks on American soil, it only adds to the group's notoriety.
Why We Shouldn't Panic About Danish Welfare Money Going to Fighters in the Middle East
A terrorism expert told us it's unlikely militants were able to get their hands on the dough without being detected.
Inside Ben Gardane, Tunisia's Jihadist Enclave
Not far from Libya's border, the town of Ben Gardane is rife with smuggling, illegal money trading, and jihadist recruitment.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Was Officially Found Guilty of the Boston Marathon Bombing
A guilty verdict was always expected, but now jurors will have to decide whether the 21-year-old should be executed.
Meet the Cartoonist Trying to Tackle Extremism with Comic Books
Extremist groups package terrorism as heroism – Suleiman Bakhit wants to counter that by giving young Arab Muslims an entirely different set of heroes: superheroes.
After Surviving a Suicide Bomb, Israeli Artists OMTA Turned Shrapnel Into Art
Israeli artist Omer Golan survived a Palestinian suicide bomb attack in 2000. Since then, he's worked with his wife Tal as the artist duo OMTA.
How an FBI Informant Sent a Radical Environmentalist to Prison, and How He Got Out Again
The true story of a failed bomb plot, an 18-year-old informant, and a massive fuck-up by the US government.
Afghanistan’s Only Female Police Chief Takes on the Taliban
Covered from head to toe in a traditional black cloak and donning an automatic assault rifle on her broad shoulders, 53-year-old Firoza has been defending the people of her town for the past three years.
American ISIS: The Domestic Terrorist Fallout of the Iraq War
The US military recruited neo-Nazis, gang members, and criminals to fight the war on terror—and now they're coming home.
Attack at Free Speech Event in Copenhagen Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded
A 40-year-old man was shot dead and at least three police officers were injured during a debate on free speech in Copenhagen today.
The Bizarre and Deadly Political Scandal Consuming Argentina
Why did a prosecutor investigating a 1994 terrorist attack turn up dead – with the draft of a warrant for the president's arrest in his apartment?
Canada's Twitter Terrorists Are Afraid of the Internet
Online jihadists are changing their online habits because – surprise – intelligence services are probably tracking them.