Warfare, Irregular Threats, & Terrorism Program
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The Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program @CSIS conducts research and analysis on irregular and hybrid warfare, terrorism, and military operations.
Washington, DC
Joined July 2014
The number of U.S. domestic terrorist attacks and plots motivated by partisan political beliefs in the past five years is nearly triple the number of such incidents in the previous 25 years combined, according to new @CSIS_Threats analysis.
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The number of U.S. domestic terrorist attacks and plots against government targets motivated by partisan political beliefs in the past five years is nearly triple the number of such incidents in the...
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WITT Senior Fellow @dbyman wrote yesterday that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is unlikely to mark a major turning point in the war in Gaza. Read @ForeignPolicy:
foreignpolicy.com
While the Hamas leader’s death represents a political victory for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel is no closer to a realistic plan for governing Gaza.
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“China is now a military heavyweight, and the U.S. defense industrial base is failing to keep up,” writes @SethGJones. “The United States needs to commit much more attention and resources to military readiness if it is to succeed in assembling a new arsenal of democracy.”
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And thanks to a crumbling defense industrial base, America is not.
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In 2006, #Israel and #Hezbollah fought each other fiercely, with Israel's military failing in many ways. Israel's intelligence and military successes in recent weeks show how it has learned the lessons from that war. Read the latest from @dbyman here:
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In 2006, Israel and Hezbollah fought each other fiercely, with Israel's military failing in many ways. Israel's intelligence and military successes in recent weeks show how it has learned the lessons...
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Upcoming Event | Join the CSIS Middle East Program and @csis_isp on the one-year anniversary of October 7 for a discussion of the critical security and political challenges facing the region one year on. Register to watch the event here:
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The CSIS Middle East Program and International Security Program host a roundtable on the social, political, and security challenges facing the Middle East in the year since the October 7 attacks.
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The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated to war over the last two weeks. WITT's @dbyman, @SethGJones, and Alexander Palmer break down how the conflict has escalated and where it could go from here. Read here:
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There is a serious risk of all-out war between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran. According to new CSIS analysis, both the scale and geographic scope of violence has dramatically increased and could spread...
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In 2006, Israel and Hezbollah fought each other fiercely, with Israel's military failing in many ways. Israel's intelligence and military successes in recent weeks show how it has learned the lessons from that war. More from @CSIS_Threats expert @dbyman:
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In 2006, Israel and Hezbollah fought each other fiercely, with Israel's military failing in many ways. Israel's intelligence and military successes in recent weeks show how it has learned the lessons...
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WITT associate fellow Alexander Palmer examines Iran's options to respond to the killing of Ismail Haniyeh and concludes that Tehran has little choice but to escalate, even if it wants a return to the regional status quo. Read here;
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Iran has limited options to respond to the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, making escalation likely, even if Tehran prefers a return to the status quo.
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As the situation in the Middle East continues to escalate, take a look back at WITT's analysis of what a major conflict between Hezbollah and Israel might look like. Read here:
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Since October 7, 2023, there have been over 4,400 attacks by Israel and Hezbollah combined, and the risk of war is high. Hezbollah has also repeatedly violated UN Security Council Resolution 1701 by...
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Previous interns with our program have coauthored op-eds in Foreign Policy, built original datasets tracking domestic terrorism incidents, and briefed Fortune 500 companies.
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Our interns conduct research and analysis on irregular and hybrid warfare, terrorist networks, and military operations. They also support program events with senior U.S. and foreign government officials, subject matter experts, and private industry executives.
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The Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program (formerly the Transnational Threats Project) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies is hiring a full-time research intern. Apply here:
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Tune in for a virtual conversation on the significance of national resilience, and its implications for peace and stability in the #Taiwan Strait w/ @dbyman @ChinaPowerCSIS @CSISFreeman
@CSIS_Threats @SethGJones. 🗓️: Wednesday, 7/17 at 3 pm ET Register:
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Please join CSIS experts Dr. Bonny Lin, Jude Blanchette, Dr. Seth Jones, and Dr. Daniel Byman on Wednesday, July 17, at 3:00 p.m. for a virtual conversation on the importance of national resilience,...
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"The election of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran creates an opportunity, albeit only a limited one, for Iran to move away from its absolutist anti-Western foreign policy," write @CSIS_Threats experts. Read the full analysis:
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The election of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran creates an opportunity, albeit only a limited one, for Iran to move away from its absolutist anti-Western foreign policy.
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🚨 Exciting news 🚨 Our team at @CSIS has a new name! The Transnational Threats Project is now the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program. Stay tuned for more analysis and insights from our team. 💡🔍 #TNT #Warfare #Threats #Terrorism
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Pleased that my new article is out in @IntSecHarvard on how to write policy recommendations for academic journals:
direct.mit.edu
Abstract. Academic research can inform decision-makers on what actions to take or to avoid to make the world safer, more peaceful, and more equitable. There are many good works on bridging the gap...
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TNT associate fellow Alexander Palmer and DIIG research assistants Henry H. Carroll and Nicholas Velazquez dive into two decades of data on the PLAN's buildup and discover that it is closer to surpassing the U.S. navy than often assumed. Read @csis_isp :
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Already the world's largest navy, the People's Liberation Army Navy is positioned to overtake the U.S. Navy in several indicators of naval power within ten years.
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TNT Senior Fellow @dbyman: "Both Hamas and Israel may be losing. Each can point to quite real successes against the other, but when the fighting subsides, both are likely to be worse off than they were when the war started." Read @SurvivalEditors:
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When the fighting ends, Israel and Hamas both may be worse off than when it started. Hamas has inflicted tremendous pain on Israel, stalled its regional normalisation, restored its ‘resistance’ cre...
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Israel's response to Iran's drone and missile attacks conveyed a serious threat while avoiding multiple paths to further escalation. TNT's Alexander Palmer, @dbyman, and @SethGJones are joined by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. to break down how. Read here:
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In its April 19 attack on Iran, Israel avoided further escalation, while also threatening Iran's most sensitive locations. New CSIS analysis shows how it walked the tightrope.
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NEWS: @SethGJones joined @ErinBurnett on @OutFrontCNN to discuss Iran's weapons arsenal, potential Israeli retaliation for the Iranian attack, and impacts of escalation. Watch the full interview here:
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