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We now know that Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani was working for AQAP.
Thomas Joscelyn
May 20 11
Two recent attacks by ISIS only obscure that the Taliban is attacking the Afghan government daily.
Thomas Joscelyn
May 13 32
The Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Wolf Warriors’ have Secretary Pompeo in their crosshairs right now, but their agenda will outlast the Trump administrati…
Thomas Joscelyn
May 7 19
The CCP’s harsh treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang could very well drive more people into the arms of both al-Qaeda and ISIS.
Thomas Joscelyn
Apr 29 10
Let's look at how ISIS has recruited a base of supporters from Central Asian states such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Thomas Joscelyn
Apr 22 3
Potential nuclear tests in China, a whole list of problems with Russia, and let's not forget North Korea and Iran.
Thomas Joscelyn
Apr 17 3
Does the U.S. continue to work within the framework of existing global institutions or abandon those it sees as problematic?
Thomas Joscelyn
Apr 16 8
The Chinese Communist Party has aggressive intentions in the South China Sea.
Thomas Joscelyn
Apr 10 8
He writes about how coronavirus will change the world without even mentioning China.
Thomas Joscelyn
Apr 8 15
By calling it “divine retribution” and inviting Westerners to convert to Islam, for starters.
Thomas Joscelyn
Apr 6 5
It's well-removed from the height of its power. But the organization is far from dead.
Thomas Joscelyn
Apr 1 1
And it's getting help from Americans.
Thomas Joscelyn
Mar 25 13
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