Last week, the White House released the 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy . As far as strategies go, the document falls far short of previous counterterrorism strategies and is riddled with partisanship, misplaced assumptions, and a failure to grasp the nuance of terrorists’ ideology and modus operandi. The document represents a departure from the professionalism and seriousness afforded to previous counterterrorism strategies and appears to mis-prioritize the most imminent terrorist threats.