ISIS remains a resilient global threat, sustaining sleeper cells in Syria, recruitment pipelines in Asia, insurgencies in Africa, and lone-actor plots in the West despite persistent counterterrorism pressure.

Israel is intensifying influence operations toward the Iranian public while Tehran centralizes wartime decision-making, raising the risk that renewed Israel–Iran hostilities will rapidly expand into a multi-front regional conflict.

Putin’s demand for full control of Donetsk ahead of the Trump-Putin summit underscores Moscow’s intent to lock in battlefield gains, while exclusion of Ukraine and the EU from talks heightens risks of a settlement favorable to Russia but unlikely to deliver lasting peace.

Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir’s unprecedented nuclear threats from U.S. soil amplify South Asian tensions, leveraging nuclear brinkmanship amid shifting U.S.-India-Pakistan dynamics.

Alaska is facing a dual white supremacist threat, with rapid recruitment growth from the Last Frontier Active Club converging with the enduring violent capabilities of the 1488s prison gang.

Belgium’s removal of Mohammed Khatib’s refugee status reflects a hardening Western stance on groups like Samidoun, whose activism is increasingly indistinguishable from operational support for terrorism.