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Due to recent events, Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated threat actors are likely to significantly increase their Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) campaigns, and potentially also conduct ransomware attacks. The authoring agencies urge organizations, especially those within U.S. critical infrastructure, to remain vigilant for the outlined potential targeted malicious cyber activity.

If the Houthis in Yemen enter the war, they could serve as a force multiplier for Tehran by further depleting US and Israeli air and missile defenses and diverting combat missions from Iran to sites in Yemen. So far, the Houthis have been deterred from joining Tehran's defense effort by concerns that the US or Israel might destroy key ports and other major facilities, as well as the difficulty of obtaining weapons resupply from Tehran.  

The Global Extremism Papers presents a set of studies that reflect the Program on Extremism's commitment to rigorous, evidence-driven, and policy-relevant research on terrorism and violent extremism. The studies featured here illuminate several recurring patterns.

Collectively, these papers signal the need for updated analytical frameworks and more integrated policy responses to address the multidimensional nature of contemporary extremist threats.