A Deepening Security Dilemma In Jordan
A key U.S. ally in the Middle East with a reputation for stability could soon be facing a sustained Islamist challenge.
A key U.S. ally in the Middle East with a reputation for stability could soon be facing a sustained Islamist challenge.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been implicated in several attacks in southern Yemen in recent months. The recent uptick in attacks indicates that the group still retains a high level of coordination and training, and could now be making a comeback.
The world’s most notorious terrorist group is making another worrying expansion in Africa. It poses massive implications for the international community.
In July, a U.N. panel of experts released a new report on global terrorism, with some alarming conclusions. In it, they noted that East and West Africa have been the world regions hardest hit by terrorism over the past year, and that terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria are fast becoming "an entrenched insurgency."
President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met last month on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Berlin. The meeting was short on tangible results but long on symbolism, with Erdogan proclaiming that “there is no problem that cannot be resolved in Turkey-U.S. relations.”