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

November 25, 2025

Burden-Sharing with Non-Traditional Counterterrorism Partners

Iselin Brady, Daniel Byman

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: The Repressed Islamic State Affiliates

Daniel Milton

November 20, 2025

Rise of the E-Militias: Designated Terrorist Groups Infest Iraq’s Digital Economy

Michael Knights

September 26, 2025

Militant Violence in Jammu and Kashmir Post-Abrogation of Article 370

Animesh Roul

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