Is the World Prepared for More Terrorism?

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🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Moscow that killed at least 139 people. It was the country’s deadliest terrorist attack in more than a decade. Why did the Islamic State choose Russia as a target? And what does this mean for terrorism globally? Counterterrorism analyst and regular FP contributor Colin P. Clarke shares his insights with Ravi Agrawal. Clarke also serves as a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center. Suggested reading: Lucas Webber, Riccardo Valle, and Colin P. Clarke: The Islamic State Has a New Target: Russia Colin P. Clarke: Could Hamas Become a Global Threat? Lynne O’Donnell: Al Qaeda Is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, foreign policies editor-in-chief. This is FP Live.
0:40.8	Welcome to the show. Russia is mourning the loss of at least 139 people after the deadliest act of terrorism on its soil in years.
0:51.6	On Friday, March 22nd, gunmen entered a suburban concert hall in Moscow shortly before a
0:58.8	sold-out rock concert was about to start and opened fire. The terrorist group ISIS has claimed
1:05.5	responsibility for the attack. U.S. intelligence says the attackers were likely from an ISIS offshoot,
1:12.2	the Islamic State of Khorasan, which has been active in Afghanistan. As it happens,
1:17.9	the United States warned that precisely such an attack was a possibility and shared that
1:23.9	intelligence with Russia. Moscow, likely trying to deflect what is a massive
1:29.1	intelligence failure, is instead suggesting that Ukraine might have played a role. All of this
1:35.7	raises several questions. Why Russia? Why now? What does it mean for terrorism more globally?
1:44.0	And what is the state of counterterrorism capabilities in the United States? What does it mean for terrorism more globally?
1:49.4	And what is the state of counterterrorism capabilities in the United States and elsewhere?
1:56.1	Well, my guest this week says it is wrong to suggest groups such as ISIS have reemerged.
1:59.4	It would be more accurate to say they never really went away.
2:02.5	Colin Clark is a senior research fellow at the Sufan Center and a regular contributor to foreign policy. He's the author of After the Caliphate,
2:09.6	the Islamic State and the Future Terrorist Diaspora. Clark makes the case that while America still
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