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3 weeks ago | csis.org | Daniel Byman |Alexander Palmer |Riley McCabe |Skyeler Jackson

Terrorism remains a threat to U.S. citizens, assets, and interests despite the national security community’s decreasing focus on counterterrorism. In 2025, domestic terrorism represents a greater threat to the United States than do international terrorist organizations. Most domestic terrorist attacks in the United States are carried out by lone actors or small groups who believe in a wide range of ideologies, such as white supremacy, partisan extremism, and Salafi-jihadism.

Jan 21, 2025 | csis.org | Daniel Byman |Alexander Palmer |Skyeler Jackson

The IssueDespite the recent attack in New Orleans, longer-term trends suggest that jihadist terrorism in the United States is not resurgent. The number of jihadist plots and attacks in the United States has been low since the territorial defeat of ISIS. The average lethality of jihadist terrorist attacks has also fallen since the peak of the caliphate.

Oct 25, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Daniel Byman |Skyeler Jackson

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