Since We Last Spoke: Fighting Terrorism
New twists on past stories. By Elena Gooray A bombed-out building on Tripoli Street in Misrata, Libya, in…
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How Europe Left Itself Open to Terrorism
The ISIS attacks on France and Belgium exposed weaknesses in Europe’s approach to borders and information sharing that…
The U.S. Identifies a Key Player in the ISIS Attacks on Europe
American officials say the investigation of the assaults on Paris and Brussels has led them to a shadowy…
The Creeping Tyranny of ‘Designated Survivor’
Kiefer Sutherland returns for another round of neoconservative revenge fantasy. By Jared Keller Designated Survivor. (Photo: ABC) In 1862,…
The Dreams That Haunt Afghans Around the World
A story from inside an attack in Kabul shows us how Afghans are forced to remember what Americans…
Does a ‘Help Us Catch a Terrorist’ Text Help or Just Cause Panic?
Authorities are embracing emergency text alerts to help catch suspects—but critics say they may cause mass panic and…
Meet the Filmmaker Who Recreates Terrorist Attacks for HBO
An interview with Dan Reed, the network’s go-to film director for covering—and helping audiences understand—grisly urban sieges.
Lest We Forget
Fifteen years after the attacks of September 11th, 2001, considering what and how we remember. By Alyssa Sims…
Why Are We Still Wasting Billions on Homeland Security Projects That Don’t Make Us Any Safer?
The “never again” approach to homeland security is good politics but lousy policy. By Stephen Engelberg As a…
My Brother Was Killed by al-Shabaab
Searching for reflection after a personal tragedy brought about by terrorism. By Brynne Morris A Somali soldier stands…