Tricia Bacon

The Counterinsurgency Dilemma was by far my most challenging book to write. I am excited to give my first talk on it and celebrate its release next Monday, April 27 at 6:30pm at @Studio_Theatre!

Incredibly excited for the launch of @AU_SPA's open source intelligence analysis hub today! Please join us this evening for a discussion on critical national security issues, including China, Iran, Venezuela, Russia-Ukraine, & much much more!

American University’s OSINT hub AURORA will launch its first publication on Thursday at 6:30pm. Come to hear briefings on key national security issues! @AU_SPA

Excited to launch my new book, the Counterinsurgency Dilemma later this month at @Studio_Theatre. @hoffman_bruce @AU_SPA

@ColinPClarke @hoffman_bruce @assafmoghadam Truly the dream team lineup!!

I was honored to endorse it alongside @hoffman_bruce amd @assafmoghadam

Huge congrats to ⁦@tricbacon⁩ on the publication of her new book ⁦@stanfordpress⁩

The Jihadist Movement’s Leadership Deficit - Another thoughtful assessment from Tricia Bacon (@tricbacon) and Elizabeth Grimm. lawfaremedia.org/article/the-ji…

Politico reports “many people who were pushed out were considered high performers or had specialized skills like speaking multiple difficult languages. That may be because the layoffs appeared partly based on which office the staffer was in, as opposed to skills or work history”

@ralakbar Thank you for posting this and for humanizing these admirable public servants, who have been so unjustly demonized and disregarded.

HAPPENING NOW!!  Moving scene - tears, hugs, and cheers - inside the State Dept HQ tonight, as diplomats gathered in the lobby to clap out their laid off colleague, some of which have served for decades 👇🏻

Tune in for the sixth episode of the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogues 📕 EP 6: Operation Sindoor: Ceasefire and Counterterrorism 📅 Friday, May 16, 2025 🕰️ 10 AM EST/ 7:30 PM IST Register Here: ⬇️⬇️ usispf.zoom.us/webinar/regist… (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on joining the webinar) Our panel features: 👉 @VJS_Policy, Senior Advisor, Defense and Aerospace, USISPF 👉 @mrubin1971, Senior Fellow, @AEI 👉 @tricbacon, Associate Professor of Justice, Law & Criminology, @AmericanU. The conversation will be moderated by @Akshobh of USISPF.

Looking forward to this timely @AU_SPA event tomorrow!

Join for this important @AU_SPA event on political violence in the U.S. next Tues featuring @HannahAllam

Tune in tomorrow for a @AU_SPA hybrid event on Latin America under the Trump Administration TOMORROW

Many congratulations to Dr Harmouch!!!

“Al-Shabaab is no longer just a terror group launching sporadic attacks; it is capturing strategic towns, creeping ever closer to the capital…” addisstandard.com/from-insurgenc…

Excited for this hybrid event @AU_SPA next Thur

If al-Shabaab takes over, this won’t be a *former* al-Qaida affiliate, like HTS. Or a jihadist group without external ambitions, like the Taliban. It will be a current al-Qaida affiliate with a track record of regional attacks and even plotting against the U.S 3/3

The freeze of US assistance undermines the most effective anti-Shabaab force as the humanitarian situation worsens without USAID. On top of that, the African Union force is arguably weaker than anytime since its inception. A few airstrikes won’t change this trajectory. 2/3

The situation in Somalia is flashing red. Al-Shabaab is escalating its attacks and encircling Mogadishu while the federal government & federal member states focus on their political differences. 1/3