Trump Administration Expands Counterterrorism Strategy, Targeting Domestic and Global Threats
The Trump administration has launched an expanded global counterterrorism policy as part of its 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy. This strategy positions counterterrorism as a central pillar of the 'America First' governance framework. It integrates global and domestic counterterrorism efforts into a unified approach, reframing cartels and transnational gangs as terrorist threats. This allows for expanded Foreign Terrorist Organization designations, military operations, deportations, and sanctions across the US and Latin America. The strategy also deepens the post-9/11 'war on terror' by continuing military escalation against Muslims, embedding structural Islamophobia into policy. Additionally, it incorporates domestic political dissent into the counterterrorism framework, identifying anti-fascists, anarchists, and other left-wing groups as priority threats. This approach collapses distinctions between foreign and domestic terrorism, normalizing a dual political structure where administration-aligned acto... 
