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.

October 25, 2016

Revising the History of al-Qa`ida’s Original Meeting with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

Brian Fishman

September 7, 2016

The Dawn of Mass Jihad: Success in Syria Fuels al-Qa`ida’s Evolution

Charles Lister

Fifteen Years On, Where Are We in the “War on Terror”?

Brian Michael Jenkins

Al-Qa`ida’s Comeback in Afghanistan and its Implications

Anne Stenersen

A Predictable Failure: The Political Economy of the Decline of the Islamic State

Jacob Shapiro

August 22, 2016

Al-Qa`ida Uncoupling: Jabhat al-Nusra’s Rebranding as Jabhat Fateh al-Sham

Aymenn Al-Tamimi

Hezbollah’s Pivot Toward the Gulf

Matthew Levitt

Destroying the Islamic State Hydra: Lessons Learned from the Fall of its Predecessor

Truls Tonnessen

July 27, 2016

The Polarizing Effect of Islamic State Aggression on the Global Jihadist Movement

William McCants

The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons: A Profile of the Arm’s-Length Proxy of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party

Metin Gurcan