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.

April 26, 2018

The Islamic State’s Lingering Legacy among Young Men from the Mosul Area

Scott Atran, Hoshang Waziri, Ángel Gómez, Hammad Sheikh, Lucía López-Rodríguez, Charles Rogan, Richard Davis

March 29, 2018

Ansaroul Islam and the Growing Terrorist Insurgency in Burkina Faso

Héni Nsaibia, Caleb Weiss

Black Banners in Somalia: The State of al-Shabaab’s Territorial Insurgency and the Specter of the Islamic State

Christopher Anzalone

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