Colin P. Clarke

Colin P. Clarke is the director of research at The Soufan Group, an intelligence and security consulting firm based in New York City.

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A flag displays the Wagner Group logo, which features a grinning skull with red accents under the words "PMC Wagner Group"
A flag displays the Wagner Group logo, which features a grinning skull with red accents under the words "PMC Wagner Group"

Wagner’s Brand Was Built on Extreme Violence

Analysis
Clara Broekaert, Colin P. Clarke
Two Afghan women in blue burqas walk past the gated embassy building.
Two Afghan women in blue burqas walk past the gated embassy building.

The Islamic State Has a New Target: Russia This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Lucas Webber, Riccardo Valle, Colin P. Clarke
People fleeing violence in Mali walk through the weekly market in the M'Berra refugee camp in Bassikounou, Mauritania, on June 7, 2022.
People fleeing violence in Mali walk through the weekly market in the M'Berra refugee camp in Bassikounou, Mauritania, on June 7, 2022.

How Russia’s Wagner Group Is Fueling Terrorism in Africa

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Colin P. Clarke
People look up at a large, beautiful memorial monument.
People look up at a large, beautiful memorial monument.

20 Years After the Bali Bombings, What Have We Learned?

Analysis
Julie Chernov Hwang, Colin P. Clarke
A screen grab shows Zawahiri speaking above a chyron in Arabic with his name and position in al Qaeda.
A screen grab shows Zawahiri speaking above a chyron in Arabic with his name and position in al Qaeda.

What Zawahiri’s Death Means for al Qaeda’s Future

Analysis
Colin P. Clarke
A masked man carrying an upside-down U.S. flag stands in front of a marble building where police look out a window.
A masked man carrying an upside-down U.S. flag stands in front of a marble building where police look out a window.

How Far-Right Terrorists Choose Their Enemies

Analysis
Jacob Ware, Colin P. Clarke
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System drone is towed into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on May 13, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean.
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System drone is towed into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on May 13, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean.

Over-the-Horizon Is Far Below Standard

Analysis
Tore Hamming, Colin P. Clarke
Khalil Haqqani stands before a bank of microphones.
Khalil Haqqani stands before a bank of microphones.

With Haqqanis at the Helm, the Taliban Will Grow Even More Extreme

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Abdul Sayed, Colin P. Clarke
A videotape of Osama bin Laden is broadcast.
A videotape of Osama bin Laden is broadcast.

Osama bin Laden’s Aesthetic Never Died

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Colin P. Clarke, David Newman
Bladed weapons seized from an Islamic State-affiliated cell are seen during a press conference by the director of Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation in Sale, near Rabat, on Sept. 11, 2020.
Bladed weapons seized from an Islamic State-affiliated cell are seen during a press conference by the director of Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation in Sale, near Rabat, on Sept. 11, 2020.

The Islamic State’s Signing Bonus

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Jacob Zenn, Colin P. Clarke
Police officers attempt to push back a mob supporting U.S. President Donald Trump as the rioters try to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.
Police officers attempt to push back a mob supporting U.S. President Donald Trump as the rioters try to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.

Carnage Comes to the Capitol

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Daniel Byman, Colin P. Clarke
Protesters try to enter the Michigan House of Representatives chamber and are kept out by State Police at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan on April 30.
Protesters try to enter the Michigan House of Representatives chamber and are kept out by State Police at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan on April 30.

Election Violence in the United States Is a Clear and Present Danger

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Daniel Byman, Colin P. Clarke
Osama bin Laden with Ayman al-Zawahiri during a November 2001 interview at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.
Osama bin Laden with Ayman al-Zawahiri during a November 2001 interview at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda’s Leader Is Old, Bumbling—and a Terrorist Mastermind

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Colin P. Clarke, Asfandyar Mir
Prisoners charged with belonging to the al Qaeda-affiliated MUJAO armed group are taken out of a jail at the gendarmerie in the northern Malian city of Gao while they wait to be transferred on a military flight to Bamako on Feb. 26, 2013.
Prisoners charged with belonging to the al Qaeda-affiliated MUJAO armed group are taken out of a jail at the gendarmerie in the northern Malian city of Gao while they wait to be transferred on a military flight to Bamako on Feb. 26, 2013.

Al Qaeda and ISIS Had a Truce in Africa—Until They Didn’t

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Jacob Zenn, Colin P. Clarke
Hezbollah medical workers
Hezbollah medical workers

Yesterday’s Terrorists Are Today’s Public Health Providers

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Colin P. Clarke
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