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.

February 21, 2019

A Hollow Victory over the Islamic State in Syria? The High Risk of Jihadi Revival in Deir ez-Zor’s Euphrates River Valley

Hassan Hassan

January 16, 2019

Iranian Resources and Shi`a Militant Cohesion: Insights from the Khazali Papers

Bryce Loidolt

The Hardline Stream of Global Jihad: Revisiting the Ideological Origin of the Islamic State

Tore Hamming

December 14, 2018

Fixing the Cracks in the Pakistani Taliban’s Foundation: TTP’s Leadership Returns to the Mehsud Tribe

Amira Jadoon, Sara Mahmood

No End in Sight for the al-Shabaab Threat to Somalia

Harun Maruf, Dan Joseph

November 8, 2018

Converging Factors Signal Increasing Terror Threat to Tajikistan

Damon Mehl

October 12, 2018

Revisiting the Mali al-Qa`ida Playbook: How the Group is Advancing on its Goals in the Sahel

Jami Forbes

The Islamic State’s Mufti on Trial: The Saga of the “Silsila ‘Ilmiyya”

Cole Bunzel

Two Houses Divided: How Conflict in Syria Shaped the Future of Jihadism