Brian Michael Jenkins

Brian Michael Jenkins is a senior advisor to the president of RAND and a prolific author on terrorism, including Will Terrorists Go Nuclear? and The Long Shadow of 9/11. A decorated Green Beret veteran, he served in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic and received the Army’s highest award for his service. He has held numerous advisory roles to the U.S. government, including on aviation security, counterterrorism, and transportation protection.

October 10, 2026

Editorials/Sri Lanka

From Indigenous Bloodshed in Montana to Indian Ocean Power Politics

Governor Greg Gianforte’s visit to Sri Lanka promises expanded trade, critical-mineral cooperation and stronger security ties. Yet Montana’s history of Indigenous massacres, starvation and dispossession offers a sobering reminder that progress and

Judiciary/Sri Lanka

Witness Says Ekneligoda Discussed Killing Mahinda Rajapaksa

A former member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has told a three-judge High Court in Colombo that journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda discussed the killing of a former president and several other individuals, according to testimony given during proceedings

October 10, 2026

US Sanctions Threaten International Criminal Court, Putting Japan’s Takaichi in Diplomatic Bind

Business

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has expressed deep concern after US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed fresh sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC),

Port of Los Angeles Records Busiest Quarter as US-China Trade Uncertainty Persists

Business

The Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the United States and the country’s leading gateway for imports from China and other

Hamas Doesn’t Want Peace — It Wants Survival

January 22, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

Editor’s Note: The following column is based on the author’s detailed analysis originally published in CIC Sentinel, a monthly publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. It has been adapted

Next Door to Chaos: The U.S., Mexico, and the Cartel Conundrum

September 27, 2025

Diplomacy

Editor’s Note: The following column is based on excerpts from the latest issue of the CTC Sentinel, published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. The United States has confronted the