Dr. Matthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler senior fellow and director of the Reinhard program on counterterrorism and intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Levitt teaches at Georgetown and Pepperdine Universities. He is the author of Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God and the creator of interactive, open-access online maps of Hezbollah and Iranian worldwide operational activities. He has written for CTC Sentinel since 2008. X: @Levitt_Matt
Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack by allies of Iran, opening a new and potentially consequential front in the Middle East war as fighting around
Reverend Sam may be a man of God, but he did not get ahead in Sierra Leone’s diamond business through divine intervention. Eight years after he began digging for gems in Kono, eastern Sierra Leone, the rewards have been substantial.
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Editor’s Note: Excerpts of the following article are adapted from the author’s paper, originally published in CTC Sentinel, a publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Hamas has long maintained
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