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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Terrorism
Terrorism
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Afghan Commandos on a Mobile Strike Force Vehicle in Shindand Military Base, Herat province (Photo by Franz J. Marty/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Members of the Yansakai vigilante group sit inside the Zamfara State Government house as their members surrendered more than 500 guns as part of efforts to accept the peace process of the state government (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the faithful at the weekly Muslim Friday prayers at Tehran University on June 19, 2009 (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Niger's Armed Forces drive through the airport's tarmac in Diffa, southeastern Niger, as they patrol during a visit of Niger's Interior Minister on June 16, 2016 following attacks by Nigeria-based Boko Haram fighters in the region (Getty Images)
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Afghan Commando beneath an Afghan national flag in Shindand Military Base, Herat province (Photo by Franz J. Marty/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
Ezra Cohen
Adjunct Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Garrett Exner
Adjunct Fellow
