Clara Broekaert

Clara Broekaert is a security researcher focused on foreign interference, technology, and terrorism.

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U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on May 11.
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on May 11.

What Makes Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy So Alarming This article has an audio recording

Argument
Colin P. Clarke, Clara Broekaert
Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1.
Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1.

The Iran War Could Spark a New Era of Global Shiite Extremism This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Clara Broekaert, Colin P. Clarke
A couple walks at nighttime down a street illuminated by the blue lights of a police vehicle.
A couple walks at nighttime down a street illuminated by the blue lights of a police vehicle.

How to Counter a Decentralized Islamic State

Analysis
Clara Broekaert, Colin P. Clarke
Iraqi fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces stand next to a painted Islamic State flag as smoke billows from a building in the distance.
Iraqi fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces stand next to a painted Islamic State flag as smoke billows from a building in the distance.

The Islamic State Is a Franchise Now

Analysis
Clara Broekaert, Colin P. Clarke
This picture shows two women exchanging a US dollar bill against a fifty thousand Lebanese pound (lira) banknote in Beirut on Jan. 19, 2023.
This picture shows two women exchanging a US dollar bill against a fifty thousand Lebanese pound (lira) banknote in Beirut on Jan. 19, 2023.

How Hezbollah Diversified Its Funding

Argument
Clara Broekaert, Colin P. Clarke
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
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