Stories Tagged as
Terrorism
Interrupting funding to terrorist groups
Nov 16, 2015
French jets are attacking ISIS targets in an attempt to disrupt supply lines.
Flagship Westgate Mall reopens in Kenya
by
Dan Bobkoff
Jun 30, 2015
A year after a devastating terrorist attack, Nairobi's Westgate Mall is to reopen partially.
New tool against terrorism: a spare transformer
by
Scott Tong
Jun 12, 2015
An act of sabotage has the industry thinking about protection now.
Should weapons have a kill switch?
by
Ben Johnson
and Aparna Alluri
Apr 6, 2015
...or a "not kill" switch, rather.
In Somalia, wire transfers go underground
by
Scott Tong
Mar 24, 2015
Banks' efforts to curb money laundering and terror financing may have backfired.
ISIS supporters have about 46,000 accounts on Twitter
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 6, 2015
According to a paper from the Brookings Institution, there are about 46,000 Twitter accounts out there being used by ISIS supporters. And they’re pretty active, too. Those accounts had an average of a thousand followers each, which is way higher than your average non-ISIS-related Twitter user.
What can the U.S. do to attack ISIS financially?
Sep 12, 2014
Can America effectively damage the fund-raising efforts of a non-state actor?
For public good, not for profit.
What a $6 billion anti-terrorist campaign amounts to
by
Scott Tong
Sep 10, 2014
In the larger scheme, a $6 billion investment against ISIS is war on the cheap
ISIL gets rich in attack on Iraq's cities
Jun 13, 2014
The Iraqi Sunni insurgents have seized hundreds of millions from Mosul's banks.
The economic backdrop to China's terrorist attacks
by
Rob Schmitz
May 22, 2014
Today's attack on a market in Xinjiang killed 31, injuring at least 90.