A Missed Strategic Opportunity? Al-Qaeda and the Civil War in Sudan
Introduction Sudan has been plagued for over three years by a bloody civil war between…
New Publications
Antisemitism: Trends, Threats & Responses October 2026 | Insights from the ICT Global Extremism & Antisemitism Desk
From the Desk October marked the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas massacre. Jews…
Artificial Intelligence as a Means of Preventing Aviation Terrorism: Intent Detection, Automated Profiling and the Lessons of Flydubai Flight FZ1073
Abstract On 30 September 2026, the first officer of flydubai flight FZ1073 (Dubai–Tel Aviv), Hamam…
Bamako is No Longer Safe: JNIM Shifts Scale
Mali is entering a new phase in its war against radical jihadist groups. Within just…
Africa’s Gold Resources are Tempting Targets for Jihadists
Introduction Extortion, taxation, and control over artisanal gold mining sites are the main ways that…
ADF Spreads in Democratic Republic of Congo
Introduction For the first time, residents of the Tshopo and Haut-Uélé districts of the Democratic…
The Situation in the Sahel
Introduction The Sahel region of Africa is experiencing serious security issues, political instability and humanitarian…
The Paradox of Power: Military Might and Negotiating Weakness in the October 7 Hostage Crisis
Download FileDownload Executive Summary The hostage crisis precipitated by the October 7, 2023 attack was…
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ICT’s 25th Shabtai Shavit Annual World Summit: International Conference on Counter-Terrorism
“Israel in the Eye of the Global Storm”
September 15-18, 2025
WORLD SUMMIT ON COUNTER-TERRORISM
25th Shabtai Shavit World Summit on Counter-Terrorism
September 15-18, 2025 | Herzliya, Israel
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