Renewed Terror Attacks Raise Fears of Global Islamist Resurgence, Steven Bucci Warns

Renewed Terror Attacks Raise Fears of Global Islamist Resurgence, Steven Bucci Warns

A spate of deadly attacks and foiled plots across several continents has reignited concerns that the West is drifting back into a pre-9/11 mindset, according to national security experts appearing this week on Chicago’s Morning Answer. Dan Proft spoke with Steven Bucci, a retired Army Special Forces officer and former senior Pentagon official, about what he described as a dangerous erosion of vigilance toward radical Islamist terrorism. The disc…

Recent Attacks and Plots Highlight the Importance of Maintaining Counterterrorism Capabilities

Several deadly terrorist attacks and a disrupted plot over the weekend highlight the continued threat posed by violent extremists and jihadists. In Australia, a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday left 12 dead and dozens wounded, in what was the deadliest attack against Jews since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. In Palmyra, Syria, an Islamic State (IS) fighter who had infiltrated the Syrian sec…