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Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2024?

With its brutal terrorist attack on October 7, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has made the war in Gaza a central component of the terrorist threat landscape heading into 2024. Not only did the devastating terrorist attack demonstrate a capability and intent that few believed Hamas to possess, but it …

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Major Powers Struggle to Deter Houthi Shipping Attacks

The United States and its allies face a shortage of viable options to stop escalating Houthi attacks on commercial shipping and other targets. Houthi attacks have caused several large commercial shipping firms to avoid Red Sea routes, putting pressure on the United States and its allies to respond to the …

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Kill yourself from other people’s mistakes. How the war in Ukraine repeats the wars of the past

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, many observers began to notice some obvious historical parallels. For example, Russia’s unpreparedness for protracted hostilities after the onset of cold weather reminded us of the disastrous Winter War between the USSR and Finland, and the current “Zaluzhny impasse” made us remember the …

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