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.

December 16, 2010

Self Inflicted Wounds

Anne Stenersen, Bernard Haykel, Brynjar Lia, Marc Lynch, Mohammed M. Hafez, Reuven Paz, Steven Brooke, Vahid Brown

March 16, 2009

Dysfunction and Decline

Brian Fishman

February 14, 2006

Harmony and Disharmony: Exploiting Al-Qa`ida’s Organizational Vulnerabilities

James J.F. Forest, Jarret Brachman, Joseph Felter

August 20, 2025

Understanding China’s New Counterterrorism Ambitions in Africa

Jason Warner

May 30, 2025

Hurras al-Din: The Rise, Fall, and Dissolution of al-Qa`ida’s Loyalist Group in Syria

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Somalia at a Crossroads: Resurgent Insurgents, Fragmented Politics, and the Uncertain Future of AUSSOM

Daisy Muibu, Yayedior Mbengue

April 30, 2025

The Baloch Insurgency in Pakistan: Evolution, Tactics, and Regional Security Implications

Ayush Verma, Imtiaz Baloch, Riccardo Valle

October 8, 2013

The War against Islam: the Story of Fazul Harun Part 1

The War against Islam: the Story of Fazul Harun Part 2

Notes from `Abd al-Hadi

Agreement Between ISI and Another Group to Stop Violence

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July 5, 2010

AP Cites Don Rassler on the Haqqani Network

Don Rassler

January 26, 2010

Can the US exploit divide between Taliban and Al Qaeda?

On Taliban/AQ ties and the Afghanistan exit strategy

November 9, 2009

Terror Training Camps Smaller, Harder to Target

Associated Press