Jihadists Exploit US Conflicts with Russia and Iran

Terrorism will still be a factor in U.S. security strategies.

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Five years after losing the last stronghold of its defunct caliphate in the Levant, the Islamic State is making a comeback. The group’s center of gravity, however, has moved to the Afghan-Pakistani region, where it is in the process of exploiting great power competition in Eurasia. Its resurgence comes at a time when the U.S., […]

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