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In Print · The National Desk / Local 12

Former CIA Officer Warns U.S. Shift Leaves Gaps as Al-Qaida Regroups in Afghanistan

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Sarah Adams discusses the danger of counterterrorism gaps as U.S. attention shifts toward great-power competition and al-Qaida rebuilds in Afghanistan.

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The 9/11 Files Show America Heard The Warning And Missed The War

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The Daily Wire · Analysis

The 9/11 Files Show America Heard The Warning And Missed The War

Newly declassified 9/11 files show that warnings about Osama bin Laden and attacks inside the U.S. were reaching the highest levels of government years…

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Inside the Taliban Intelligence Operation That Killed Hasib Panjshiri

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Afghanistan International · Investigation

Inside the Taliban Intelligence Operation That Killed Hasib Panjshiri

A reconstruction of the Taliban intelligence operation that penetrated resistance contacts, tracked Hasib Panjshiri’s movement, and led to the August 20 ambush in Salang.

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Congress Just Admitted A Key 9/11 Security Gap Remains

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The Daily Wire · Analysis

Congress Just Admitted A Key 9/11 Security Gap Remains

Twenty-five years after 9/11, one of the border-security reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission remains unfinished: a comprehensive biometric entry-exit system.

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Ukraine’s Spy Agencies Just Started Shooting at Each Other

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SOFREP · Analysis

Ukraine’s Spy Agencies Just Started Shooting at Each Other

A shootout between Ukraine’s SBU and military intelligence exposed something more dangerous than bureaucratic rivalry: a breakdown in operational deconfliction during an active intelligence…

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The Next School Shooter May Have A Secret Assistant

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The Daily Wire · Analysis

The Next School Shooter May Have A Secret Assistant

Artificial intelligence is beginning to appear in school attacks and disrupted plots involving young people. The question is when scattered online behavior becomes a…

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The Daily Wire · Investigation

The Terrorist On Campus

A convicted ISIS supporter returned to Old Dominion University after federal prison. The university never knew his terrorism history until after he attacked an…

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Domestic Preparedness

The Cost of Ignoring Weak Informational Signals

Major crises rarely arrive without warning. The challenge is recognizing when scattered signals begin pointing in the same direction and acting while meaningful options…

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Modern War Institute

No Place to Hide: Warfare in the Age of Persistent Observation

What Ukraine is revealing about observation, concealment, adaptation, and the assumptions shaping the next war.

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Small Wars Journal

The Signals Before the Storm

What Al-Qaeda’s public behavior can tell us about organizational confidence, strategic warning, and meaningful change.

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Homeland Security Today

Afghanistan’s Resistance Is No Longer Fighting Only the Taliban

Recent fighting suggests sustained resistance pressure is reshaping the Taliban’s military campaign and its use of allied jihadist organizations.

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Homeland Security Today

Why the Return of Tarnak Farm Matters

The rebuilding of a historic Al-Qaeda institution offers one of the clearest indicators of the organization’s resurgence.

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The Diplomat

Inside the Taliban’s New Military Formation on the Durand Line

A closer look at the Taliban’s evolving military posture, regional pressure, and the networks shaping the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

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Eye on Terror

ISIS and the Dream of Returning to Libya

An examination of the Islamic State’s effort to reposition leadership and revive its operations in Libya.

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Interview · The European Conservative

Syria’s Al-Qaeda-Linked Regime Targets Kurds in Ethnic Cleansing

An analysis featuring Sarah Adams on the actors, networks, and warning signs surrounding violence against Kurdish communities in Syria.

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In Print · Newsmax

Sources: Taliban May Have Set Up Former Afghan Intel Officer

John Rossomando quotes Sarah Adams regarding Jaan Shah Safi, Taliban intelligence reporting to the United States, ISKP, and the danger of Taliban disinformation.

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In Print · ClearanceJobs

Know Thy Enemy: Former CIA Members Seeking Justice for Benghazi

An interview with Sarah Adams and Dave Benton about the investigation behind Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy and the continuing search for accountability.

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From The Commons

A few useful notes for home and community.

Short previews from the Library’s working folios. Open any brief to read the complete note.

Commons Brief · Hurricane ReadinessPlan for the Week After the StormSarah Adams Library

Commons Brief · Hurricane Readiness

Plan for the Week After the Storm

A calm household guide to the first 72 hours, the following week, family communication, children, pets, information, and community.

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Commons Brief · Event SafetyKeep Your Options OpenSarah Adams Library

Commons Brief · Event Safety

Keep Your Options Open

Practical guidance for moving safely through crowded events, transportation systems, transition points, and rapidly changing conditions.

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Commons Brief · Everyday ResilienceIf This Fails, What’s Next?Sarah Adams Library

Commons Brief · Everyday Resilience

If This Fails, What’s Next?

A practical brief on keeping the advantages of technology without surrendering the capability to adapt when a system fails.

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