There are recent reports that the Russia-based Wagner Group is trying to expand its operations into Burkina Faso. While officials within the government of Burkina Faso have denied this, there have been signs of closer relations with the Russian Federation that would make Wagner’s expansion into the country unsurprising.

Iranian leaders are considering the possibility of offering concessions while simultaneously escalating their crackdown against protesters in an effort to quell the three-month-old uprising. Hardliners in the regime believe that executing protesters will cause the woman-led unrest to subside.Regime moderates have criticized the executions and seek to end enforcement of …

The most defining feature of international terrorism in 2023 will be its diversity, reflected by the broad array of ideologies and grievances motivating plots and attacks. The Islamic State, the most significant terrorist threat since the global counterterrorism campaign to dismantle al-Qaeda in the immediate years following 9/11, has been attenuated …