Convergence and the CT Return on Investment: A Framework
...the case of [Amin] Abu Rashid in the Netherlands,23 who has been accused of financing Hamas within Europe. He [was allegedly] using the European Palestine Conference as a...
View ResultLooking West: The Houthis’ Expanding Footprint in the Horn of Africa
...evolved into an organization that now has regional reach and the ability to impact the global economy. Since declaring their support for Hamas following Hamas’ October 7, 2023,...
View ResultA View from the CT Foxhole: Christine Abizaid, Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center
...the most powerful nation states. It’s not all that dissimilar to what happened after Hamas’ October 7th attack. Here’s another group that we didn’t spend a lot of...
View ResultFeature Commentary: An Assessment of Operation Rough Rider
...the south and east, while Saudi Arabia provided air cover to prevent Houthi advances into Marib. Then, on October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, killing over 1,000 people...
View ResultA View from the CT Foxhole: Richard Feakes, Former Australian Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism
...it. And I note, there were specific CT-related actions that the Australian government took in response, including imposing counterterrorism/financial sanctions on Hamas, both on individuals and the group...
View ResultFrom TikTok to Terrorism? The Online Radicalization of European Lone Attackers since October 7, 2023
Abstract: The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel marked a pivotal moment not only in Middle East security policy but also in the global Islamist and particularly...
View ResultOctober/November 2023
...kidnapping of civilians [on October 7] baldly contradicts Hamas’ articulated revised political strategy since it took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. Ironically, Hamas’ sharp tactical shift...
View ResultCracks in the Foundation: Leadership Schisms in Al-Qa`ida From 1989-2006
Though it has long been known that al-Qa’ida has suffered from disunity at the leadership level, analysis of documents declassified from the Harmony Database allow us to gain...
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