Losing ground: Somalia and Mali's jihad problem

Losing ground: Somalia and Mali's jihad problem

The US is losing leverage in Somalia — and may be about to repeat the mistake in Mali. Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss, a Long War Journal editor and a senior analyst at the Bridgeway Foundation, break down why Washington's frustration with Mogadishu is putting critical African Union support at risk, what that means for Al Shabaab's grip on southern Somalia, and whether Puntland and Emirati-backed forces can hold the line without it.

They also discuss Mali, where renewed US airstrikes against JNIM raise a familiar question: what do strikes accomplish without a ground strategy or political reform? Bill and Caleb trace the pattern across the Sahel before tackling the bigger debate over whether Al Qaeda is dead or everywhere, and why our visibility into the network may be at an all-time low.

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UN report: The jihad’s new center of gravity

UN report: The jihad’s new center of gravity

The latest report by the United Nations Security Council Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team states that Africa has become the main battlefield for both the Islamic State and Al Qaeda, th...

17 Aug 1h 32min

China, Russia, Iran, North Korea: Inside the Axis of Aggressors, Part 2

China, Russia, Iran, North Korea: Inside the Axis of Aggressors, Part 2

The weapons flowing through the Axis of Aggressors don't move in one direction—they boomerang. In the second installment of this two-part episode, Generation Jihad's Bill Roggio continues his conversa...

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China, Russia, Iran, North Korea: Inside the Axis of Aggressors

China, Russia, Iran, North Korea: Inside the Axis of Aggressors

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea aren't just aligned in rhetoric—they're actively coordinating to erode American military, economic, and cyber dominance. In this episode, Generation Jihad's Bill R...

11 Aug 34min

Seeking forgiveness from the Taliban

Seeking forgiveness from the Taliban

Former Marine and New York Times journalist Thomas Gibbons-Neff recently returned to Afghanistan to find accountability and closure, specifically seeking out Mullah Abdul Rahim Gulab, a Taliban comman...

29 Jul 42min

What is Iran’s breaking point? Part 2

What is Iran’s breaking point? Part 2

In part two of their conversation, Generation Jihad’s Bill Roggio, FDD CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman, and FDD Senior Analyst Cameron McMillan ask a tough question following months of kinetic war...

24 Jul 49min

What is Iran's breaking point?

What is Iran's breaking point?

The US says it's degrading Iran's threat, but as the renewed air campaign approaches the two-week mark, the math still doesn’t check out. In Part 1 of this conversation, Generation Jihad’s Bill Roggio...

22 Jul 38min

The Blockade’s Back: US-Iran MOU Unravels

The Blockade’s Back: US-Iran MOU Unravels

The Iran ceasefire is dead. With the Strait of Hormuz closed and US strikes pounding Iranian military and infrastructure targets, President Trump has reinstated a full naval blockade even as peace tal...

14 Jul 44min

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