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As the U.S.-jihadist war winds down, a larger terrorist threat looms on the horizon: the revival of state-sponsored terrorism.

Assessing the strength or weakness of the al Qaeda organization depends largely on how one decides to define it -- and which of the two critical battlespaces one is observing. We examine each of those definitions and provide our assessment of the organization's current state in both the physical and ideological battlespace.

As the present period of U.S.-Russian tensions progresses, the conflict will begin to manifest itself in the increased use of militant proxies.