Counterterrorism

The threat of military confrontation between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan is once again dominating headlines, following a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 Hindu tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.

Just a year ago, Tyler Thompson and Marcel Malanga were typical young men in Utah — friends tossing a football around in suburban Salt Lake City. Today, they sit in U.S. custody, facing life imprisonment for allegedly participating in a violent coup attempt against the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).