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The Jihadist Threat Has Evolved. Our Strategy Must Too.

The Jihadist Threat Has Evolved. Our Strategy Must Too.
A member of the Islamic Jihad group holds his weapon as Israeli hostages are escorted to be handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 30, 2025. AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana
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Nearly a decade after ISIS shocked the world with its brutal caliphate in Syria and Iraq, policymakers have moved on. The global spotlight has shifted toward great-power rivalries, AI regulation, and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Yet in the shadows, jihadist terrorism is mutating—and the West is increasingly unprepared.

Eyal Tsir Cohen
Eyal Tsir Cohen
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Eyal Tsir Cohen is a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and a former senior intelligence executive in Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office, where he served for 35 years.
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