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Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
Terrorism
Terrorism
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President George W. Bush speaks from the rubble of Ground Zero on September 14, 2001, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Taliban security personnel stand guard atop armored Humvees along a road in the Green Zone area in Kabul on August 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A soldier stands at a damaged house in Bosso military camp on June 17, 2016, following attacks by Boko Haram fighters. (Getty Images)
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The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
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Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force drive an armoured truck at the MNJTF military base in Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic, is seen ahead of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow on January 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Policemen walk past the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta on July 20, 2009, after a blast tore through the hotel. (Getty Images)
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Armed members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad are seen at the Battle d'Amachach camp in Tessalit, Mali, on May 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
Ezra Cohen
Adjunct Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Garrett Exner
Adjunct Fellow
