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The Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) is the US Military Academy at West Point's focal point for terrorism studies. Its roles include 1) advising US federal, state and local governments on terrorist threats; 2) performing policy-relevant research on terrorism-related subjects; 3) providing comprehensive data and information on these topics; and 4) conducting educational outreach programs.
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CTC Sentinel 13 (5)CTC Sentinel 13 (4)
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CTC Sentinel 12 (2)
CTC Sentinel 12 (1)
CTC Sentinel 11 (11)
CTC Sentinel 11 (10)
CTC Sentinel 11 (9)
CTC Sentinel 11 (8)
CTC Sentinel 11 (7)
Down, but Not Out: An Updated Examination of the Islamic State’s Visual Propaganda
CTC Sentinel 11 (6)
CTC Sentinel 11 (5)
The Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale and Future Threats
Boko Haram beyond the Headlines: Analyses of Africa´s Enduring Insurgency
CTC Sentinel 11 (4)
CTC Sentinel 11 (3)
Targeted Terror: The Suicide Bombers of al-Shabaab
CTC Sentinel 11 (2)
CTC Sentinel 11 (1)
CTC Sentinel 10 (11)
CTC Sentinel 10 (10)
CTC Sentinel 10 (9)
CTC Sentinel 10 (8)
CTC Sentinel 10 (7)
CTC Sentinel 10 (6)
CTC Sentinel 10 (5)
CTC Sentinel 10 (4)
CTC Sentinel 10 (3)
CTC Sentinel 10 (2)
CTC Sentinel 10 (1)
Then and Now: Comparing the Flow of Foreign Fighters to AQI and the Islamic State
CTC Sentinel 9 (11)
From Cradle to Grave: The Lifecycle of Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria
CTC Sentinel 9 (10)
Remotely Piloted Innovation: Terrorism, Drones and Supportive Technology
Communication Breakdown: Unraveling the Islamic State´s Media Efforts
CTC Sentinel 9 (9): 15 Years Since 9/11
CTC Sentinel 9 (8)
CTC Sentinel 9 (7)
CTC Sentinel 9 (6)
CTC Sentinel 9 (5)
The Caliphate’s Global Workforce: An Inside Look at the Islamic State’s Foreign Fighter Paper Trail
CTC Sentinel 9 (4)
CTC Sentinel 9 (3)
CTC Sentinel 9 (2)
CTC Sentinel 9 (1): The Threat in 2016
CTC Sentinel 8 (11): The Global Threat from the Islamic State
Held Hostage: Analyses of Kidnapping Across Time and Among Jihadist Organizations
CTC Sentinel 8 (10)
CTC Sentinel 8 (9): The al-Qa'ida Threat 14 Years Later
CTC Sentinel 8 (8)
CTC Sentinel 8 (7)
Islamic Groups’ Social Service Provision and Attitudinal Change in Egypt
CTC Sentinel 8 (6)
CTC Sentinel 8 (5)
CTC Sentinel 8 (4)
CTC Sentinel 8 (3)
CTC Sentinel 8 (2)
The Rationale of Political Assassinations
CTC Sentinel 8 (1)
Managing a Transnational Insurgency: The Islamic State of Iraqʹs “Paper Trail,” 2005‐2010
The Group That Calls Itself a State: Understanding the Evolution and Challenges of the Islamic State
CTC Sentinel 7 (11)
CTC Sentinel 7 (10)
CTC Sentinel 7 (9)
CTC Sentinel 7 (8)
CTC Sentinel 7 (7)
CTC Sentinel 7 (6)
CTC Sentinel 7 (5)
Risky Business: The Global Threat Network and the Politics of Contraband
CTC Sentinel 7 (4)
CTC Sentinel 7 (3)
CTC Sentinel 7 (2)
CTC Sentinel 7 (1)
Jihadi Discourse in the Wake of the Arab Spring
CTC Sentinel 6 (11-12)
CTC Sentinel 6 (10)
CTC Sentinel 6 (9)
CTC Sentinel 6 (8)
CTC Sentinel 6 (7)
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CTC Sentinel 6 (5)
Usama Bin Ladin's
CTC Sentinel 6(4)
The Fighters of Lashkar‐e‐Taiba: Recruitment, Training, Deployment and Death
CTC Sentinel 6 (3)
CTC Sentinel 6 (2)
Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding America's Violent Far-Right
CTC Sentinel 6 (1)
CTC Sentinel 5 (11-12)
CTC Sentinel 5 (10)
CTC Sentinel 5 (9)
CTC Sentinel 5 (8)
CTC Sentinel 5 (7)
Haqqani Network Financing: The Evolution of an Industry
CTC Sentinel 5 (6)
Self-Inflicted Wounds
A False Foundation?
Beware of Imitators
CTC Sentinel 5 (5)
Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?
Sheikh Abdel‐Fatah Al‐Khalidi Revitalizes Sayid Qutb
The GSPC: Newest Franchise in al-Qa’ida’s Global Jihad
Trends in Egyptian Salafi Activism
Deadly Vanguards
The Haqqani Nexus and the Evolution of al-Qaida
Bioterrorism Symposium (2005)
Bioterrorism Symposium (2006)
The Failure of Jihad in Saudi Arabia
Edges of Radicalization
Policy Considerations in Combating Terrorism
Crime and Insurgency in the Tribal Areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Late Sheikh Abdullah Azzam’s Books (III)
The Late Sheikh Abdullah Azzam’s Books (II)
The Late Sheikh Abdullah Azzam’s Books (I)
Ansar al‐Sunnah Threatens Al‐Qa’ida in Iraq
CTC Sentinel 5 (4)
CTC Sentinel 5 (3)
CTC Sentinel 5 (2)
CTC Sentinel 5 (1)
CTC Sentinel 4 (9)
A False Foundation? AQAP, Tribes and Ungoverned Spaces in Yemen
The 'Arab Spring': Investing in Durable Peace
CTC Sentinel 4 (8)
CTC Sentinel 4 (7)
CTC Sentinel Special Issue: Al-Qa`ida
CTC Sentinel 4 (6)
Shiism and Sectarian Conflict in Pakistan
CTC Sentinel 4 (4)
CTC Sentinel 4 (3)
CTC Sentinel 4 (2)
CTC Sentinel 4 (1)
CTC Sentinel 3 (10)
CTC Sentinel 3 (9)
CTC Sentinel 3 (8)
CTC Sentinel 3 (7)
CTC Sentinel 3 (6)
CTC Sentinel 3 (5)
CTC Sentinel 3 (4)
CTC Sentinel 3 (3)
CTC Sentinel 3 (2)
CTC Sentinel 3 (1)
CTC Sentinel Special Issue: Yemen
CTC Sentinel 2 (12)
CTC Sentinel 2 (8)
CTC Sentinel 2 (9)
CTC Sentinel 2 (10)
CTC Sentinel 2 (11)
CTC Sentinel 2(7)
Radical Islamic Ideology in Southeast Asia
Embattled in Arabia
CTC Sentinel 2(6)
CTC Sentinel 2(5)
CTC Sentinel 2(4)
CTC Sentinel 2(3)
Terrorism, Deterrence and Nuclear Weapons
Dysfunction and Decline
CTC Sentinel 2(2)
CTC Sentinel 2(1)
CTC Sentinel 1(12)
CTC Sentinel 1(11)
Iranian Strategy in Iraq
CTC Sentinel 1(10)
CTC Sentinel 1(9)
CTC Sentinel 1(8)
CTC Sentinel 1(7)
CTC Sentinel 1(6)
CTC Sentinel 1(5)
CTC Sentinel 1(4)
CTC Sentinel 1(3)
CTC Sentinel 1(2)
CTC Sentinel 1(1)
Bombers, Bank Accounts and Bleedout
The Power of Truth: Questions for Ayman Al-Zawahiri
Al-Qa'ida's Foreign Fighters in Iraq: A First Look at the Sinjar Records
Cracks in the Foundation: Leadership Schisms in al-Qaida from 1989-2006
Harmony and Disharmony: Exploiting al-Qa’ida’s Organizational Vulnerabilities
Al-Qaida's (Mis)Adventures in the Horn of Africa
Paradigmatic Jihadi Movements
Abu Hamzah al‐Muhajir’s 15‐Day Strategy
Al‐Qa’ida Secedes From Iraq: Implications for Bleedout and U.S. Policy
Al-Qa'ida's Spymaster Analyzes US Intelligence
Jihadi After Action Report: Syria
Biodefense Report
Militant Ideology Atlas - Research Compendium
Militant Ideology Atlas - Executive Report
The Islamic Imagery Project: Visual Motifs in Jihadi Internet Propaganda
Stealing al-Qa'ida's Playbook
Series
CTC SentinelCTC Reports
Articles
The Implications of Iran´s Expanding Shi`a Foreign Fighter NetworkCrime as Jihad: Developments in the Crime-Terror Nexus in Europe
Brexit and European Insecurity
Britain on Alert: The Attacks in London and Manchester and the Evolving Threat
Banning Encryption to Stop Terrorists: A Worse than Futile Exercise
The Mujahidat Dilemma: Female Combatants and the Islamic State
The Battle for Raqqa and the Challenges after Liberation
Beyond the Caliphate: Islamic State Activity Outside the Group´s Defined Wilayat: Southeast Asia
Iranian Kurdish Militias: Terrorist-Insurgents, Ethno Freedom Fighters, or Knights on the Regional Chessboard?
Defeat by Annihilation: Mobility and Attrition in the Islamic State´s Defense of Mosul
The Islamic State´s Two-Pronged Assault on Turkey
The Reina Nightclub Attack and the Islamic State Threat to Turkey
The Berlin Attack and the ´Abu Walaa´ Islamic State Recruitment Network
Drone, Counter Drone: Observations on the Contest Between the United States and Jihadis
The Age of Selfie Jihad: How Evolving Media Technology is Changing Terrorism
The Global Terror Threat and Counterterrorism Challenges Facing the Next [US] Administration
Lessons from the Fifteen-Year Counterterrorism Campaign
Unseating the Caliphate: Contrasting the Challenges of Liberating Fallujah and Mosul
The Dawn of Mass Jihad: Success in Syria Fuels al-Qa`ida’s Evolution
A Predictable Failure: The Political Economy of the Decline of the Islamic State
Deciphering Competition between al-Qa`ida and the Islamic State
The Strategic Topography of Southern Libya
The Resilience of al-Shabaab
A Caliphate under Strain: The Documentary Evidence
How Realistic Is Libya as an Islamic State ‘Fallback’?
The Military Doctrine of the Islamic State and the Limits of Ba’athist Influence
The Global Terror Threat in 2016: A Forecast
The Islamic State Digs In
Fourteen Years and Counting: The Evolving Terrorist Threat
Wilayat West Africa Reboots for the Caliphate
The Truth Campaign and the War of Ideas
The Smoldering Thai Insurgency
Jamaat-ud Daawa: Into the Mainstream
Chad: A Precarious Counterterrorism Partner
Terrorist Affiliations in Context: A Typology of Terrorist Inter-Group Cooperation
The Province of Sinai: Why Bother with Palestine if You Can Be Part of the “Islamic State”?
The Role of Child Soldiers in a Multigenerational Movement
Comparing Counterterrorism in Indonesia and the Philippines
The Paris Attack: a Campaign and its Goals
Brazil’s Police Struggle to Pacify Gang-Run Slums
A Deeper Look at Syria-Related Jihadist Activity in Turkey
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant: More than Just a June Surprise
Drug Trafficking, Terrorism, and Civilian Self-Defense in Peru
The Caucasus Emirate: From Anti-Colonialist Roots to Salafi-Jihad
The Future Role of US Counterterrorism Operations in Africa
The Biohacker: A Threat to National Security
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters: The Newest Obstacles to Peace in the Southern Philippines?
Increase in Taliban Efforts to Recruit from Afghan Government and Security Forces
Kirkuk's Multidimensional Security Crisis
Mali's Challenges Post- French Intervention
The Threat from Rising Extremism in the Maldives
Tunisia: Signs of Domestic Radicalization Post-Revolution
Factors Responsible for Al-Shabab’s Losses in Somalia
Defining Cyberterrorism: Capturing a Broad Range of Activities in Cyberspace
Information Wars: Assessing the Social Media Battlefield in Syria
Los Zetas and MS-13: Nontraditional Alliances
French Counterterrorism Policy in the Wake of Mohammed Merah's Attack