The Soufan Center’s mid-2025 assessment underscores a dangerously fluid global terrorism threat fueled by resurgent jihadist groups, ideological convergence, and the expanding tactical use of AI and emerging technologies.

Declassified intelligence records reveal that Obama-era officials directed and politicized the assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 election, contradicting prior internal findings and fueling a years-long political crisis.

The International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners is a decentralized global campaign blending prisoner support with ideological resistance, prompting both community mobilization and counter-extremism scrutiny.

The U.S. is developing a full-spectrum cyber deterrence strategy as Chinese-backed actors shift from espionage to strategic infrastructure sabotage in preparation for potential conflict.

Palestine Action, now operating in the U.S. as Unity of Fields, has crossed from protest into terrorism, and their rhetoric, manuals, and recent attacks indicate a significant threat of violence on American soil.

Governments across the Western alliance are raising synchronized alarms over terrorism threats in mid-2025, with particular concern over lone actor violence, Iranian-linked activity, and global instability spilling into Western homelands.