Analyzing Violent Transnational Movements & How Best To Counter Them
Al-Qaeda's Turning Against Its Syrian Affiliate
Iran's Islamic State Problem Isn't Going Away
Iran-Backed Forces Link Up along Syrian-Iraqi Border near al-Tanf despite U.S. Warnings
Salafi-Jihadist Militancy
Shiraz Maher
The primacy of praxis: clerical authority in the Syrian conflict
Monday Briefing
Gerald M. Feierstein, Charles Lister, Gönül Tol and Ahmad Majidyar
Has dealing with MbS become too toxic?
The Fatemiyoun Division: Afghan fighters in the Syrian civil war
Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck
Specter of Jihadism continues to haunt Maghreb
The factors that have made it possible for jihadi groups to thrive in the first place—economic inequality, lack of professional opportunities, social alienation, political marginalization, oppression, and indiscriminate violence—persist today in all Maghreb countries and are likely to continue. Put together, the region's security could become even more precarious, and the fight against jihadism might be a long one.
Iran and its Proxies
Trends and Drivers
Out of the desert: ISIS's strategy for a long war
David P. Stewart
Terrorism and human rights
This paper explores the relationship between terrorism and human rights from the international legal perspective, considering terrorism as both a cause and a product of human rights violations and what that means for counter-terrorism efforts.
Violent transnational movements in the Middle East
The conditions that brought about the rise and spread of violent transnational movements in the Middle East are complex and have been long in the making.
Video Statement
Charles Lister
The NYC Terror Attack and U.S. Counterterrorism
Charles Lister, director of MEI's Extremism and Counterterrorism program, discusses what the recent terror attack in lower Manhattan, and the suspect's claimed connection to ISIS, mean for U.S. security and counterterrorism policy.
PBS NewsHour - Sep 18
Russia and Turkey created a buffer zone in Syria. Now will it hold?
Associated Press - Sep 24
Iran's politics go topsy-turvy, 40 years after revolution
Axios - Jul 23
On Iran, Trump administration offers heated rhetoric but vague strategy
Politico - Jul 23
Will Trump pull a North Korea on Iran?
Violent Extremism: Historical Patterns and Precedents
Countering the Weaponization of Information
Assessing the Trump Administration's Counterterrorism Policy
What the Next President Will Face in the Middle East
Launched in October 2016, MEI's Countering Violent Transnational Movements project undertakes in-depth research and analysis into the region's varied terrorist threats and their underlying drivers, including civil conflict; and ​seeks ​to propose effective policy responses. The project is led by MEI senior fellows Charles Lister and Alex Vatanka and is supported by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.​
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