The Islamic State's second act;
Afghanistan's parallel government;
The persistence of "pay to slay";
Iran in the cross-hairs;
The Kurdish prisoners dilemma;

Strategic maneuvers in Africa... and Afghanistan;
Russian disinformation and the vaccination debate

Beijing, Kabul increase counterterrorism cooperation;
Buying Tibetan goodwill

In India, melding religion and vocation;
Stories from Darzab;
The Taliban reverts to type...
;...as Beijing wades into the Afghan fray

China expands media links to Africa;
Asian nations band together to balance Beijing

Vienna takes aim at political Islam;
The Islamic State's other cadres;
Jordan grapples with Syrian spillover;
An unlikely union in Afghanistan;
Worries over Wahabbism in Kuala Lumpur

Who's in charge in Syria?;
Kyrgyzstan's jihadis;
The Taliban-ISIS war heats up;
Five year on, a brighter Egyptian security picture

Fresh worries over Russian cyberwarfare;
New revelations about Moscow-Tehran ties

China's army backs Xi's bid for expanded powers;
A deepening political footprint in Afghanistan