Left-wing Extremists and Salafi-Jihadists in Europe: Brothers in Arms?
By Assaf Moghadam
In recent months, a confluence of several events fueled speculation among some German officials that left-wing extremism in Germany is on the rise and may even turn to violence reminiscent of the terrorism practiced by the Red Army Faction (RAF)...
The Salafi-Jihadist Context of the Iraq Bombings
By Assaf Moghadam
A string of suicide attacks on April 18 and April 19, including what appears to be the single most deadly bombing in Baghdad since the beginning of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, highlights the lack of security...
Al Qaeda's Generational Shift
By Assaf Moghadam
Today’s issue of the New York Times features an article about a new generation of Al Qaeda leaders that has apparently emerged under Osama bin Laden. Citing U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials, the article suggests that the new leaders “rose...
The Globalization of Martyrdom
By Assaf Moghadam
In today’s edition of the New York Sun, Hillel Halkin wonders whatever happened to Robert Pape, the University of Chicago professor who authored Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism. In his book, Pape argues that the connection...
The Chlorine Gas Attacks in Iraq and the Specter of Suicide Attacks with CBRN Weapons
By Assaf Moghadam
Last week’s triple chlorine-gas suicide attacks that hit Falluja and Ramadi sent shockwaves around Iraq, while raising the specter of more widespread use of chemical weapons by terrorist groups in Iraq and beyond. The bombings followed a series of earlier...
