A Trump administration effort to get 60 countries to treat "far-left terrorism" as a global threat, framed here as a dangerous move toward a surveillance state aimed at political opponents.

• Marco Rubio is asking European, Latin American, and Asian nations to join an international push against left-wing "terrorism," even though Antifa is tiny and barely organized.
• The real goal, per critics inside government, is to unlock surveillance tools against Americans by linking them to "foreign" terror groups.
• US law bars labeling groups with a real domestic presence as foreign terrorists, so Rubio is stretching the definition by tying US activists to obscure European groups.
• Sebastian Gorka reportedly wanted the terrorism label used even against conservatives like Tucker Carlson over their criticism of Israel.
• Some officials warn the tactic will boomerang — a future Democratic administration could turn the same powers on conservatives.

Outlook: Expect pushback from allies and US officials who see no real Antifa threat, but the effort sets a precedent for broader surveillance of political dissent.