On the 16th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ’s International Security program assesses the current scope of the jihadist terrorism threat.
This paper is organized into nine sections:
- First, key findings
- Second, a taxonomy of ISIS terrorism
- Third, an assessment of the war on ISIS and other extremist groups
- Fourth, the state of the current jihadist terrorist threat to the United States
- Fifth, an analysis of ISIS’ American recruits
- Sixth, an assessment of the ISIS threat to Europe
- Seventh, an examination of the big drivers of jihadist terrorism
- Eighth, a discussion of future trends in terrorism
- And, finally, what can be done to reduce the threat from jihadist terrorists.
More ¹ú²úÊÓƵ the Authors
David Sterman
Deputy Director, Future Security
Peter Bergen
Vice President, Global Studies & Fellows; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University
