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New Study Recommends Strengthening US Counterterrorism Efforts in Response to COVID-19

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COVID-19 has dramatically increased global instability and chaos, making it a prime example of a nontraditional security threat – one that current US counterterrorism infrastructure was not designed to address.

is still a very new and evolving conversation happening in real time with US national security policy,” said lead author Pamela Faber. Four retired flag officers – General James T. Conway, USMC (Ret

PRC Activities in Africa Critical Infrastructure and Mining

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An overview of the PRC’s critical infrastructure investments in African nations, with an emphasis on the mining industry.

, at the local level, they can cause environmental destruction, deepen social inequities, and contribute to human suffering. Tim Ditter Pamela G. Faber /reports/2024/03

PRC Lending in Africa

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A study of loans by China to nine African nations finds that China’s lending to Africa is opaque, declining, and putting African economies at risk of default.

of the PRC’s 2013 Belt and Road Initiative. Timothy Ditter Pamela Faber /reports/2024/03/PRC-Lending-in-Africa.pdf /reports/2024/03/PRC-Activities-in-Africa-Lending-and-Debt-Distress.jpg

Racial Extremism in the Military

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Before and after January 6, 2021, a series of reports called attention to the potential threat posed by extremists in the military.

for public release. Unlimited distribution 72 CRM-2021-U-030885-Final Pamela G. Faber Kaia Haney With contributions by William Rosenau and Alexander Powell

Understanding Gender and Violent

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The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict – Stability and Humanitarian Affairs (OASD (SO/LIC-SHA)) asked CNA to study the role of women and gender in both violent extremist organizations (VEOs) and US counterterrorism (CT) and counter violent extremism (CVE) operations (hereafter CT/CVE). Our research demonstrates that the dominant stereotypes about women’s roles in VEOs miss the vast majority of female activity in these groups and fundamentally fail to capture women’s lived experiences. Despite the passage of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) legislation in the US, we found that internal DOD activities that are truly gender considered are severely limited, lack nuance, and are not institutionalized. External US CT/CVE efforts do not consider the roles men or women play from a nuanced perspective, and they are disproportionately influenced by a set of gender stereotypes that shape expectations of men and women’s roles. Much of the current DOD approach can be traced to misunderstanding gender as a concept. This report provides an analysis of the gaps, risks, and opportunities for the Department of Defense (DOD) on understanding women and gender in extremism, and integrating a gender considered approach to CT/CVE.

, or activities. Pamela G. Faber Megan K. McBride /reports/2021/04/Understanding-Gender-and-Violent-Extremism.pdf /reports/2021/04/Understanding-Gender-and-Violent-Extremism.PNG /reports/2021/04

Viral Extremism COVID19 and Nontraditional Threats

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This policy brief, developed in collaboration with counterterrorism (CT) experts at CNA, seeks to answer the question of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected domestic and international violent extremist organizations (VEOs), the US CT community, and the ability of US partners to support CT operations. Importantly, it provides a snapshot of how pandemics and other nontraditional threats can drive a cycle of violence in the future. This brief concludes that nearly every facet of VEO activities—environment, operations, resources, recruitment, and strategy—has benefitted from the chaotic and widespread effects of the pandemic. Conversely, US and partner forces tasked with containing the threat posed by terrorist groups have been affected negatively across these same five areas.

political unrest, including the January 6, 2021, storming of the US Capitol, has drawn attention to domestic security issues. Pamela G. Faber Megan K. McBride /reports/2021/03/IOP-2021-U-029346-Final.pdf

cna talks: Viral Extremism

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Pamela Faber and Megan McBride sit down with David Knoll to discuss their new report Viral Extremism, which examines how Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) are capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Viral Extremism Pamela Faber and Megan McBride sit down with David Knoll to discuss their new report Viral Extremism, which examines how Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) are capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic. Viral Extremism Biographies David Knoll is an expert in military innovation, irregular warfare and non-state armed groups. Pamela Faber is an expert in security and development in conflict and post-conflict regions in Africa and the Middle East. Megan McBride is a Research Analyst in CNA’s Combatting Threats and Challenges Program. ContactName /*/Contact

Attack on U.S. Forces in Kenya

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On January 5, al-Shabaab attacked a Kenyan airstrip used by the U.S. military, killing three Americans

Attack on U.S. Forces in Kenya On January 5, al-Shabaab attacked a Kenyan airstrip used by the U.S. military, killing three Americans /images/InDepth/Post26.jpg Attack on U.S. Forces in Kenya 26 Pamela Faber On January 5, al-Shabaab attacked a Kenyan airstrip used by the U.S. military, killing three Americans . Eight days earlier, al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for a suicide truck bomb detonated in a busy intersection of Mogadishu, Somalia, killing more than 80 people. These attacks come more than two years after the United States declared that parts of Somalia as areas

Russia’s Role in the Libyan Civil War

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Russian state intervention in Libya's civil war has changed significantly in recent months.

Russia’s Role in the Libyan Civil War Russian state intervention in Libya's civil war has changed significantly in recent months. /images/InDepth/Post23.jpg Russia’s Role in the Libyan Civil War 23 David Knoll and Pamela Faber Russian state intervention in Libya’s civil war has changed significantly in recent months, as reflected in Kate Baughman’s recent InDepth post on Russian activities in Libya. This follow-on commentary covers the implications of Russian activities on the Libyan conflict. An increase in Russian activity in Libya could alter the war’s outcome, intensifying

Great Power Competition in the Red Sea? Yes, and…

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The renewed focus on great power competition is causing seismic shifts in large parts of the national security community, reshaping our understanding of strategic priorities and geopolitical relationships.

Great Power Competition in the Red Sea? Yes, and… The renewed focus on great power competition is causing seismic shifts in large parts of the national security community, reshaping our understanding of strategic priorities and geopolitical relationships. /images/InDepth/Post03.jpg Great Power Competition in the Red Sea? Yes, and… 3 Pamela Faber The renewed focus on great power competition is causing seismic shifts in large parts of the national security community, with the potential to reshape our understanding of strategic priorities and geopolitical relationships in regions