War on Terror

America Is Spending Billions To Fight the War on Terror in Africa. The Terrorists Are Winning.

Terrorism fatalities in Africa rose more than 100,000 percent between 2002 and 2022, according to the federal government.

Matthew Petti | Coming: From the November 2026 issue

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Matthew Petti is an assistant editor at Reason.

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