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 15, 2018

Can the UAE and its Security Forces Avoid a Wrong Turn in Yemen?

Michael Horton

How al-Qa`ida Lost Control of its Syrian Affiliate: The Inside Story

Charles Lister

January 24, 2018

The Potential Jihadi Windfall from the Militarization of Tunisia’s Border Region with Libya

Anouar Boukhars

Red on Red: Analyzing Afghanistan’s Intra-Insurgency Violence

Matthew DuPée

The Evolution of Shi`a Insurgency in Bahrain

Michael Knights, Matthew Levitt

A View from the CT Foxhole: Nicholas Rasmussen, Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center

Paul Cruickshank

December 21, 2017

A Jihadi Takeover Bid in Nigeria? The Evolving Relationship between Boko Haram and al-Qa`ida

Ryan Cummings

November 27, 2017

Foreign Technology or Local Expertise? Al-Shabaab’s IED Capability

Daisy Muibu, Benjamin P. Nickels

Europe’s True Southern Frontier: The General, the Jihadis, and the High-Stakes Contest for Libya’s Fezzan Region

Andrew McGregor

November 21, 2017

A Legitimate Challenger? Assessing the Rivalry between al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia

Jason Warner, Caleb Weiss