Bill Roggio & Edmund Fitton-Brown, Author at FDD's Long War Journal

Generation Jihad | The West’s greatest threat is still Al Qaeda

Bill Roggio & Edmund Fitton-Brown | February 10, 2026

In its latest report on the state of global jihad, the UN reveals that Al Qaeda is expanding but doesn’t mention one critical fact: the jihadist group’s leader is based in Iran. Bill Roggio is joined by his FDD colleague Edmund Fitton-Brown—who previously oversaw the UN’s sanctions and monitoring team that produces these assessments—to unpack what the report gets right, what it misses, and why Al Qaeda—not the Islamic State—remains the most dangerous long-term jihadist threat facing the West.

Generation Jihad | Fighting terror with terror

Bill Roggio & Edmund Fitton-Brown | December 19, 2025

According to the Taliban’s self-assessment (what could go wrong), Afghanistan is “stable” — but according to reality, it’s not. Terrorist groups still operate openly, Al Qaeda remains embedded, and the same extremists are now being trusted to “fight” other extremists. Bill Roggio and Edmund Fitton-Brown break down why outsourcing counterterrorism to jihadists is a fatal mistake — and why the so-called “peace of the Taliban” comes at an unbearable price: the erasure of half the country’s population and the return of Afghanistan as a global terror hub.

Generation Jihad | O Muslim Brotherhood, where aren’t thou?

Bill Roggio & Edmund Fitton-Brown | December 11, 2025

In a seismic policy shift after decades of Western indifference, the Trump administration has moved to designate key chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations. Bill Roggio is joined by FDD’s Edmund Fitton-Brown, who explains why this first round of designations is just the opening salvo.

The post‑12‑Day War chessboard

Bill Roggio & Edmund Fitton-Brown | July 20, 2025

Bill and Edmund Fitton‑Brown break down the post‑12‑day war chessboard: Houthis, Hezbollah, and Tehran’s other proxies—what they’ve learned, and where to anticipate the next flashpoint.