Al-Qaeda did not disappear after 9/11, it adapted & Sayf al-Adel may be the clearest guide to what it has become. I joined @laraburnsPoE to discuss this through al-Qaeda’s & Al-Adel’s own words & why today’s group poses a different threat. Listen here: https://t.co/Ks4zgmNlan
JNIM doesn’t need to take Bamako to win. It needs Bamako to fail & right now it’s winning. I joined The Threat Podcast to discuss al-Qaeda’s Sahel strategy: how JNIM fights, how it governs & why today’s al-Qaeda is not the al-Qaeda of 2001
Listen here: https://t.co/YhaKdvaS5N
We almost never get one clear warning before a #terrorist attack. We get fragments. Individually, they may seem insignificant, but together, they tell a story. My latest for @TMJamestown
https://t.co/7A0NFm6CtM
I’ve joined @FrontierSecInst as a Security Fellow. I look forward to contributing to FSI’s work at the intersection of #terrorism & #AI, specifically how terrorist groups are discussing & conceptualizing frontier #AI capabilities through their own lens.
https://t.co/3uitwkSGgb
"The fact that AQ has not conducted an attack as significant as 9/11 again doesn't mean they aren't planning on it again... the intent remains unchanged pre and post 9/11..." -
@Dr_SaraHarmouch
(Al-Qaeda: A Threat Evolved? – 5/2/24)
The UN recently warned that the nuclear terror threat is higher than ever driven by drones, AI & terrorist interest in radiological material. I examined this in my #alQaeda #WMD piece https://t.co/RAksHeWb0L: intent persists, but capability gaps are narrowing https://t.co/9guLOPAoWZ
@Dr_SaraHarmouch knows exactly what’s at play in global jihadism. If you want the clearest insights on how the Iran war shaped al-Qaeda and ISIS, she’s the one to watch on tomorrow’s panel!
How has the Iran war affected global jihadism, especially al-Qaida & ISIS?
Join us Monday at 10 AM EDT with me, @ColinSmith1492 from the UN Monitoring Team & @wellesbien from @gwupoe for a discussion on the implications for the global jihadist landscape. Register: https://t.co/89XnI4uEg5
I’ll be speaking tomorrow at @WarInstitute on the lessons & implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, & why it marked not the end of the war on terror era, but a transition point shaping the future of counterterrorism, militant adaptation, & long-term competition.
NJ police recovered stolen industrial chemical-spraying drones, a reminder that dual-use technology can pose security risks long before any attack occurs. Re-upping my article on terrorist CBRN threats: the danger is not limited to al-Qaeda https://t.co/l7a1Z63wwE
As attacks against Christians in #Syria resurface, the underlying dynamics I examined in my article with @lawfare remain unchanged: “Ahmad al-Sharaa Is Building the State Abu Mohammed al-Golani Promised” https://t.co/yQrTSzN00h
I almost forgot to post @Dr_SaraHarmouch's piece on Sayf al-Adel's al-Qa'ida. Really good piece to dig into. Also, there are hints Iranians are marketing this relationship a bit more. Particularly interesting following IS's recent accusations against AQ.
https://t.co/m1DROaMFQ9
Quoted in @Isikoff’s SpyTalk: With Al-Adl at the helm, al-Qaeda is rebuilding, not as a loose ideological movement but as a durable, professional military enterprise,” Sara Harmouch, a counter-terror researcher who has consulted with & briefed multiple US national security agencies & the United Nations on terrorism & al-Qaeda, wrote in an article for @WarInstitute. In July 2023, Harmouch notes, al-Adl’s focus on WMD “to deter criminals in America, Europe, Russia & others.” Al-Adl advocated “dirty wars,” including poisoning wells & food supplies or contaminating them with bacteria to sicken enemy forces https://t.co/e3PpC0XsaK