Political volatility is deepening in the United States, domestic extremism is on the rise, and global terrorism threats are surging in regions like the African Sahel. After months of delays, the White House released the 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy, championed by counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka.
We spoke to Dr. Colin Clarke, one of the world’s leading terrorism experts, about what the strategy gets right and wrong, what the data shows about far right vs far left threats, and what happens when the U.S. treats violent cartels as terrorist organizations. Stick around to the end for what Antifa really is (and what it isn’t).
