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Terrorism Threat Assessment
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Attacks on Russia Will Only Increase
Colin P. Clarke
Apr 4, 2017
The Atlantic
As Russia gets more involved with the Syrian civil war, it's likely that Sunni militants will intensify their campaign against Russia. But the key reason why Sunni attacks on Russia proper will increase is the fallout between Sunni jihadists in the Caucasus — namely, the al-Qaeda-linked Caucasus Emirate and the ISIS-linked Wilayat Qawqaz.
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Terrorist Bombings
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How Russia Became the Jihadists' No. 1 Target
Colin P. Clarke
Apr 3, 2017
Politico
Russia is fast replacing the United States as the number-one enemy of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and other Sunni jihadist groups motivated by violent and puritanical Salafist ideology. This shift is rooted in recent Russian actions in the Middle East.
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Terrorism Threat Assessment
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The Terrorist Threat to the Sochi Olympics
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Jan 31, 2014
The RAND Blog and GlobalSecurity.org
From the Black September attacks on Israeli athletes in 1972, to the post 9/11 games in Salt Lake City, to the 2012 games in London, security has been a concern at all modern Olympics. Recent terrorist attacks in Russia, though, present particular concern as the world's athletes descend on Sochi.
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Terrorist Bombings
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Why Did Terrorists Attack Volgograd?
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Dec 31, 2013
U.S. News & World Report
The Volgograd attacks have brought renewed world attention to the unresolved conflict in the turbulent Caucasus. The bombings no doubt have rattled Russian nerves. While Umarov's reputation among extremists will rise, President Putin's reputation as defender of Russia is at stake.
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Religious Fundamentalism
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Searching for Clues on the Brothers Tsarnaev
Olga Oliker
May 6, 2013
Chicago Tribune
One doesn't need a clear link to a global terror group to carry out an attack; one needs only the resources, the means and an Internet connection. But the global nature of these communities and their online links also create openings police can exploit.
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Russia
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Tsarnaev Brothers' Impact on U.S.-Russian Counterterrorism Cooperation
Andrew S. Weiss
Apr 23, 2013
The Daily Beast
Unfortunately, since 9/11, the ups and downs in U.S.-Russian counterterrorism cooperation have mirrored the unsteady relationship between the two countries, writes Andrew S. Weiss.
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The United States should find ways to deter Chinese aggression that don't involve making an unambiguous and costly military commitment to Taiwan. Short of such a guarantee, Washington can still make much more explicit that invading Taiwan will entail economic, political, and military consequences for China.

Michael J. Mazarr

Senior Political Scientist

Source: Foreign Affairs

The failure of the jihadists can be judged a victory—albeit a costly one—over an organized effort to instigate violence in the United States. The country, however, has not exhausted its inventory of disaffected young men (and women) who may, in the future, embrace jihadism or other extremist ideologies on offer to convey their discontent.

Brian Michael Jenkins

Senior Adviser to the RAND President

Source: The Hill

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Chechnia

Attacks on Russia Will Only Increase

How Russia Became the Jihadists' No. 1 Target

The Terrorist Threat to the Sochi Olympics

Why Did Terrorists Attack Volgograd?

Searching for Clues on the Brothers Tsarnaev

Tsarnaev Brothers' Impact on U.S.-Russian Counterterrorism Cooperation

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