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Counterterrorism

Read and peruse our work below for insights into counterterrorism operations, performance, and the evolution of counterterrorism strategy over time.

July 31, 2026

A Domestic Mimetic Chain: Nihilistic Violent Extremism, Youth Radicalization, and School Violence in Italy

Francesco Marone

Feature Commentary: Guardrails Under Test: Terrorist Misuse of AI Models and the Open-Weight ‘Abliteration’ Problem

Adam Hadley

A View from the CT Foxhole: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution

Abigail Becker, Kristina Hummel

June 30, 2026

Remotely Coerced Violence: 764, The Com Network, and the Hybridization of Threats

Marc-André Argentino, Angus Lindsay

A View from CT Foxhole: Brigadier General Matthew Ross, Director, JIATF-401

Sean Morrow, Don Rassler

May 29, 2026

Will Generative AI Fundamentally Change Terrorist Threats?

Andrew Glazzard, David Mcilhatton, Paul Martin

Mohammad Baqer al-Saadi: Profiling an IRGC and Iraqi Militia Operative

Crispin Smith, Michael Knights

A View from the CT Foxhole: Robert Kissane, Former Special Agent in Charge, FBI NY Counterterrorism Division and NY Joint Terrorism Task Force

Kristina Hummel, Don Rassler

April 28, 2026

Security Lessons from the Paris Olympics for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and Other Major Events

Alexandre Rodde, David Mcilhatton, John Cuddihy, Shannen Benton

The Collapse of Indefinite Detention in Northeast Syria: Implications Seven Years Later for Syria and Beyond

Devorah Margolin

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