Boko Haram

Isha Sesay's new book gives a full and harrowing account of what happened to the 276 girls kidnapped by the jihadist group.

Defeating groups like ISIS and Boko Haram increasingly relies on women. Not only are women playing a greater role in these organizations, but they are also playing a greater role in stopping them. And until the United States matches its rhetoric on prioritizing women in the fight against violent extremism with action, we won't fully eliminate this kind of terrorism.

There is a strategic logic behind Boko Haram’s recent massacre in Baga. But the group’s lethality may spell its demise.