Center for Strategic Communication

Containing the Threat of al-Qaeda & Its Affiliates

For nearly 20 years, al-Qaeda and its ideological cousins have been the most important threats to national and global security.  They will remain so over the next 20-30 years.  Since its inception, al-Qaeda has used large-scale terrorist attacks and other forms of...

What We Are Reading

Key Reads   Putin Bombs Syria, Orders U.S. Out Nancy A. Youssef / The Daily Beast A Russian general told U.S. officials to quit flying over Syria just before Moscow’s air force blitzed non-ISIS targets.   Japan’s Leader Shinzo Abe Triples Aid to Address...

What We Are Reading

Key Reads   Chile Quake Triggers Mass Evacuation and Tsunami Alert BBC One million people had to leave their homes in Chile after a powerful quake hit the country’s central region.   Refugee Crisis: Hungary Uses Tear Gas, Water Cannons on Migrants at...