Cooperation, Competition, & Fissures

Terrorist organizations cooperate and compete in a variety of ways. Review our research on the topic to learn more about how, why, and where that takes place.

September 8, 2026

Pressure and Adaptation: Mexico’s Changing Criminal Landscape under Sheinbaum

Sandra Pellegrini

August 31, 2026

Managing the Muhajirin: The Future of Syria’s Foreign Fighters

Aaron Y. Zelin

July 31, 2026

A View from the CT Foxhole: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution

Abigail Becker, Kristina Hummel

June 30, 2026

Standing With Iran: The Integrated Combat Performance of Iraqi Militias During Operation Epic Fury

Michael Knights, Alex Almeida, Crispin Smith

May 1, 2026

Developments in the Sahel: An Interview with Wassim Nasr, Journalist, France24; Senior Research Fellow, Soufan Center

Don Rassler, Kristina Hummel

March 25, 2026

Will the Center Hold? The Houthis’ Fraying Tribal Alliances

Michael Horton

February 19, 2026

Crime and Punishment: How International Cooperation Led to the Landmark Conviction of Two Islamic State Brothers in Portugal

Nuno Tiago Pinto

From Insurgency to Statecraft: Al-Sharaa and Syria’s Foreign Fighters Test

Adrian Shtuni

January 21, 2026

Feature Commentary: Red Teaming Hamas’ Options

Brian Michael Jenkins

December 12, 2025

Kachallas and Kinship: Understanding Jihadi Expansion and Diffusion in Nigeria

James Barnett, Umar Musa*