March 16, 2018
"If you look at the eve of 9/11, the full membership of al-Qaeda was 400 people. But today the people who adhere to bin Laden-ism, to the ideas of Osama bin Laden, are thousands upon thousands. Some estimates put them at forty to fifty thousand."
The New Yorker has described former FBI agent Ali H Soufan as the person who came closer than anyone else to preventing 9/11. Today, his time at the agency is portrayed in the Hulu series "The Looming Towers," and he's a leading expert on ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the future of terrorism in an increasingly fragmented world.
Spoiler Alert: He does not bring good news.
+ ta-ta Tillerson + Russian "election" + UK spy scandal
More For You
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Saudi Arabia, on September 3, 2025.
IMAGO/APAimages via Reuters Connect
To understand the deepening rift between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, following the UAE's exit from OPEC, GZERO spoke with Gulf expert Firas Maksad. He breaks down the tensions between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh and what "OPEC-xit" means for the region.
Most Popular
Chinese banks are helping with the investments.
The President of Argentina, Javier Milei (bottom left), gestures in response to comments from deputies, alongside Secretary of the Presidency Karina Milei (bottom right), Minister of Human Capital Sandra Petovello (top left), and Minister of Economy Luis Caputo (top right), during the Chief of Cabinet's management report session in Congress. (in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 29, 2026).
Silvana Safenreiter/NurPhoto
Right-wing leaders have been consolidating power across Latin America, driven by voter frustration with rising organized crime. However, with another batch of elections coming this year and next, the right's winning streak could be under threat.
© 2025 GZERO Media. All Rights Reserved | A Eurasia Group media company.