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The Soufan Center

Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization researching about global security and foreign policy, founded in 2017 by former FBI agent Ali Soufan,

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Dec 16, 2025
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HOW MANY TERRORIST ATTACKS HAVE THERE BEEN

There is no single, authoritative count of “how many terrorist attacks have there been” in 2025 in the provided sources; reporting instead documents several high‑profile attacks and multiple disrupted...

Nov 17, 2025
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Can cartel drug labs be found in the United States?

Available reporting establishes that U.S. officials and agencies investigate, seize precursors destined for cartel-controlled “super labs” and have used intelligence and limited kinetic actions to loc...

Feb 5, 2026

What are the origins and historical development of QAnon?

began as anonymous “Q” posts on fringe imageboards in October 2017 claiming insider knowledge of against a global cabal of satanic pedophiles, then ballooned into a sprawling, adaptable conspiracy mov...

Jan 8, 2026

Gli americani stanno attaccando l'iran?

No: al momento (inizio gennaio 2026) gli Stati Uniti non stanno conducendo un attacco militare in corso contro l'Iran, ma esistono precedenti recenti di azione militare statunitense in Iran e un clima...

Dec 13, 2025

What role did Mexican cartels and Chinese precursor chemical suppliers play in fentanyl trafficking during 2017–2020?

From 2017–2020, U.S. and international reporting and government analyses show Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs)—notably Sinaloa and CJNG—shifted into manufacturing fentanyl in Mexico...

Dec 7, 2025

Which organizations track white supremacist groups in the US and what are their counting methods?

Multiple organizations—advocacy groups (Anti-Defamation League, Southern Poverty Law Center), academic centers (George Washington University’s Program on Extremism), think tanks (The Soufan Center, AC...