This post addresses an increasingly and disturbing popular belief: once the Islamic State is defeated in Raqqa, their operational hub, the transnational terrorist group will no longer pose a threat. The post will argue the Islamic State still poses a significant threat to regional and global security. Background On…
As with everything concerning the Trump presidency, there is always the need for an assessment. Such evaluations are all-too-often partisan. In this early examination, the author is concerned not with the politics but with Trump’s quest to reestablish US leadership and momentum in the war on terrorism. Through the prism…