Christopher Swift

Insights that may explain how a single bomber was able to kill so many victims.

Understanding the degree to which AQAP’s globalized salafi-jihadi ideology resonates within Ansar al-Shari’ah’s ranks

Rebel fighters say they will put down their guns only if the regime does the same.

Fragmentation in the North Caucasus Insurgency

Rather than reverting to secular nationalism, Chechen militants are pursuing a more parochial agenda.

The Moscow metro bombings reflect the same provocative strategies witnessed in other insurgent theaters.