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Is al-Qaeda functionally dead — or just dormant?

September 11, 2026·46 min
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Twenty-five years after the world-altering terrorism of 9/11, is al-Qaeda still a threat? Graeme Wood is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss whether the terrorist organization al-Qaeda has been lying low or regenerating power in the background, why analysts are split on the answer, and how disparate jihadist groups have been essentially allowed to “franchise” the name. His article is “What Happened to al-Qaeda?” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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