International Terrorism

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Biden needs a new counterterrorism approach - Ali

Feb 10, 2023

Since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the attention towards counterterrorism has withered. However, in a new op-ed for The Hill, national security expert Javed Ali argues that the Biden administration must still prioritize...

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Weiser Diplomacy Center announces new diplomacy fellows

Nov 3, 2022

The Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) is excited to announce four impressive recipients of the 2022 WDC fellowship. The four 2022 fellows, Jacob Gillis (MPP ’24), Gerardo A. Méndez Gutiérrez (MPP ’24), Gabriel Sylvan (MPP ’24), and Oieshi Saha (MPP...

Headshots of Jacob Gillis, Gerardo Mendez Gutierrez, Gabriel Sylvan, and Oieshi Saha

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Ali terror threat commentary sought across the globe

Jun 19, 2022

Media outlets around the world have been relying upon the insight and commentary of Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali. From the January 6th Committee hearings, to the war in Ukraine, to other domestic and international terrorism threats,...

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Ali discusses recent developments with ISIS

Feb 3, 2022

Major developments in the fight against ISIS took place in the past week, and the Ford School's Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, whose area of expertise is national security. Early in the week, a 42-year-old American woman, Allison...

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Ali examines the enduring threat domestic terrorism

Sep 8, 2021

In a opinion for the Atlantic Council, Javed Ali said the U.S. has not hit "the peak" of this wave yet, prompting higher security measures from the Biden administration. "The large number of current domestic terrorism investigations by the FBI...

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Ali considers U.S.-Taliban relationship

Sep 1, 2021

Now that the United States is fully withdrawn from Afghanistan, what will counterterrorism in the region look like? Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, provided commentary to several outlets. "I would argue that ISIS-Khorasan has remained...

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Ali lends national security expertise to understand the fall of Afghanistan

Aug 19, 2021

After the fall of Kabul to the Taliban following the withdrawal of the U.S. military, numerous media outlets turned to Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, for expertise, explanations, and analysis of the situation in Afghanistan. "I would...

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On 10th anniversary of bin Laden killing, Ali notes major domestic terrorism threats

May 5, 2021

As the 10th anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden passed on April 30, Javed Ali noted that the U.S. is at an inflection point with respect to counterterrorism away from an international threat, and that trend has been developing for a couple...

Potter publishes op-ed in The Guardian on increasing threat of terrorism in China

May 8, 2014

In the wake of three terrorist attacks by Uighur militants in China in the past two months, Assistant Professor Phil Potter authored an op-ed in The Guardian arguing that although the attackers may "have only carried knives and crude bombs…they and...

Phil Potter quoted by Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Business News on Chinese terror attack image

The Role of Congress in U.S. Diplomacy

Oct 25, 2019, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Betty Ford Classroom 1110 Weill Hall

We invite you to a student session with Congressman Ted Deutch and his Chief of Staff Josh Rogin.

Understanding international terrorism: Root causes and policy responses panel

Feb 10, 2011 1:20:30

Scott Atran, Robert Axelrod, Philip Potter discuss terrorism's root causes in the interpersonal relationships between terrorists, competition between terrorist groups within societies, and strategic alliances between organizations.

Scott Atran: The evolution of terror networks

Jan 23, 2008 1:16:58

Scott Atran discusses "Looking for Al Qaeda: The Evolution of Terror Networks." January, 2008.