A Counterterrorism Strategy in Name Only: The Trump Administration's Latest Misfire The release of the 2026 United States Counterterrorism Strategy has sparked confusion among experts and observers.
This document is not just another example of the Trump administration's penchant for producing policy papers that read more like campaign brochures than serious governing documents – it also reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of what counterterrorism strategy entails.
From the outset, the report focuses obsessively on former President Joe Biden and the "threat" he supposedly poses to American security.