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
Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
Two major Tamil political blocs in Sri Lanka have agreed to organise a joint public protest demanding the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), following a meeting between their representatives in the Northern Province. The meeting between the
Canadian parliamentarians have called for international accountability over the discovery of mass graves in Chemmani, northern Sri Lanka, urging Canada to support independent oversight
At least 107,356 species are involved in international wildlife trade, more than twice the number previously estimated, according to a study published in Science
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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