Bangladesh, Nov. 15 -- In a move that marks one of the most aggressive international counterterrorism steps taken against far-left militant groups, the US State Department announced on November 13 that it has designated four European Antifa-linked organizations as terrorist entities. The decision, framed as part of President Donald Trumps broader initiative to curb political violence, extends the administrations intensified scrutiny of Antifa far beyond US borders.

The announcement comes just months after the Trump administration labeled the American manifestation of Antifa-a decentralized network of self-identified anti-fascist activists-as a domestic terrorist organization following the high-profile assassination of conservative commen...