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Colin P. Clarke

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Jan 16, 2020 Snapshot

China’s Rights Abuses in Xinjiang Could Provoke a Global Terrorist Backlash

The United States and its allies could show China a better way forward.

Mollie Saltskog and Colin P. Clarke

Ethnic Kazakhs hold up portraits of family members that have been detained in Xinjiang, Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 2018

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Sep 16, 2019 Snapshot

The Islamic State Meets Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia may be the newest breeding ground for militant Islam.

Zachary Abuza and Colin P. Clarke

Philippine government forces display high grade explosives and the ISIS flag recovered by troops from Marawi City, the Philippines, June 2017

War & Military Strategy Jan 8, 2019 Snapshot

Withdrawing From Syria Leaves a Vacuum That Iran Will Fill

An American withdrawal from Syria would provide Iran with the operational space to expand its growing network of Shiite foreign fighters, who can be mobilized and...

Colin P. Clarke and Ariane M. Tabatabai

Strategy & Conflict Oct 31, 2018 Snapshot

Is Major Realignment Taking Place in the Middle East?

Alignments in the Middle East have long been shifting tectonic plates. The most significant development has been Turkey’s drift away from the United States and toward...

Colin P. Clarke and Ariane M. Tabatabai

Presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and Vladimir Putin of Russia hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Ankara, April 2018.

Security Oct 24, 2017 Snapshot

The Moderate Face of Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda is seeking to cultivate an image as a relatively moderate jihadist group.

Colin P. Clarke

Nusra Front fighters north of Aleppo, Syria, November 2014.

Strategy & Conflict Oct 11, 2017 Snapshot

How Salafism’s Rise Threatens Gaza

Hamas is being outflanked by more violent, extremist terrorist organizations determined to destroy Israel.

Colin P. Clarke

Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas patrol on the border with Egypt in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 2017.

From the Archives Sep 25, 2017 Snapshot

How ISIS Is Transforming

ISIS is transforming from an insurgent organization with a fixed headquarters to a clandestine global terrorist network.

Colin P. Clarke

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard at Nabi Yunus shrine in eastern Mosul, Iraq, April 2017.

ISIS Jun 22, 2017 Snapshot

Is ISIS Leader Baghdadi Still Alive?

Rumor has it that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in an airstrike. Even if this rumor proves false, it is still worth considering what his death would mean.

Colin P. Clarke

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi speaking at the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, July 2014.

Political Development May 17, 2017 Snapshot

Hamas’ Strategic Rebranding

On May 1, 30 years after releasing its founding charter, Hamas unveiled a revised version of the document that appears to soften the group’s stance toward Israel. The...

Colin P. Clarke

Ismail Haniyeh, newly elected head of Hamas' political office, arrives to visit a sit-in in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in Gaza City, May 2017.

From the Archives Jan 31, 2017 Snapshot

Is ISIS Breaking Apart?

To gain a sense of how ISIS has splintered, the authors analyzed the group’s media output—the propaganda it releases—over time. At its height in 2015, over 40...

Charlie Winter and Colin P. Clarke

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