Analysts are studying whether al-Qaeda in Iraq, severely diminished over five years of war, is moving its war against the West to Afghanistan.

Two years after the UN-brokered cease-fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah gunmen in southern Lebanon, lasting peace remains elusive.

Recent unrest in Lebanon spotlights Hezbollah's domestic political aspirations and growing regional influence.

A Colombian incursion into Ecuador sparks a regional diplomatic crisis at a time of increased arms spending across South America.

Oil piped through the swamps and creeks of the Niger Delta powers Nigeria’s economy, but ecological devastation and pervasive poverty are stirring political unrest.

Contrary to President Bush’s claim last year that al-Qaeda is “on the run,” new intelligence suggests the organization has regrouped, reestablishing a chain of command and opening new training camps.

Terror incidents related to the territorial dispute over Kashmir draw global attention, but an increasingly virulent Maoist insurgency appears to pose bigger security risks for India.

As the cease-fire between the Tamil Tiger terrorist group and the Sri Lankan government crumbles, the South Asian nation is on the verge of being engulfed in another round of its decades-old civil war.

There are concerns the war in Lebanon may have pushed two of the world's most prominent terrorist groups closer together. Though Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah have shared interests in opposing the United States and Israel, their sectarian differences have been aggravated by the conflict in Iraq.

This session was a meeting of the Civil Society, Democracy, and Countering Radicalism Roundtable.

Listen to Bruce O. Riedel, senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, and Lawrence Wright, staff writer for the New Yorker, discuss the continuing influence of Al-Qaeda and whether the United States has fully understood and adequately combatted the threat of global terrorism.

Some experts believe al-Shabaab is at its weakest point in years following an African-led counterinsurgency campaign, but others warn of the group's resiliency in an unstable Somalia.

The expansion of North Africa's AQIM into Mali and links to attacks against the U.S. consulate in Libya have spurred fears about the group's threat to the region, explains this CFR backgrounder.

The People's Mujahedin of Iran, or MEK, is a militant Iranian opposition group and a recognized terrorist organization, according to the U.S. State Department. This Backgrounder examines the group's history and the politics surrounding its relocation from Iraq.

Pakistan has emerged as a terrorist sanctuary for some of the world's most violent groups, including al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and homegrown militants, that threaten the stability of Pakistan as well as the region.

A profile of the Lebanese terrorist organization.

Chechnya has been plagued by two wars and an ongoing insurgency since the fall of the Soviet Union. In recent years, Chechen militants have escalated attacks in the North Caucasus and revived bombings in Moscow.

The provisional Irish Republican Army, or IRA, is an outgrowth of an older group known as the Irish Republican Army, which fought an insurgency that successfully challenged British rule in the whole of Ireland in the early years of the twentieth century.

Financial pressures have weakened al-Qaeda's tactical abilities, but analysts say affiliated networks are finding new ways to raise and spend money, complicating efforts to squeeze a savvy foe.

A profile of the Pakistani militant group India blames for some of the most severe terror attacks it has suffered in recent years, including the Mumbai assault of November 2008.