Counterterrorism

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

September 26, 2025

Feature Commentary: Confronting Cartels: Military Considerations South of the Border

Brian Michael Jenkins

September 8, 2025

The Global State of al-Qa`ida 24 Years After 9/11

Colin Clarke, Clara Broekaert

August 20, 2025

Understanding China’s New Counterterrorism Ambitions in Africa

Jason Warner

Commentary: The Dangers of Overreliance on Generative AI in the CT Fight

Nicholas Clark

April 6, 2021

Al-Mawla TIR 2 – January 24, 2008

Al-Mawla TIR 1 – January 24, 2008

Al-Mawla TIR 2 – January 23, 2008

Al-Mawla TIR 1 – January 23, 2008

May 13, 2011

Bloomberg Cites Michele L. Malvesti and Frances Fragos Townsend’s Sentinel Article

Michele L. Malvesti

CTC Commentary on the Death of Usama bin Ladin

Alex Gallo, Don Rassler, Nelly Lahoud, Reid Sawyer, Scott Helfstein, William Braniff

March 25, 2011

NPR on Opensource

Gabriel Koehler-Derrick, Reid Sawyer

December 12, 2009

Drone Kills a Leader of Al Qaeda

July 1, 2010

Raising the Alarm

Joseph W. Pfeifer

May 1, 2009

Crush the Cell: How to Defeat Terrorism Without Terrorizing Ourselves

Ambassador Michael Sheehan

July 1, 2008

The Resurgent and Persistent Threat of al Qaeda

Michael Foster, Reid Sawyer

November 1, 2003

Defeating Terrorism

Reid Sawyer, Russell Howard

July 28, 2015

Coverage of USMA’s 51st annual Senior Conference

July 24, 2015

CTC Director LTC Price speaks at US Foreign Policy Summer Institute at Bard College

April 15, 2015

Cadets Participate in 7th Annual FDNY-CTC Crisis Simulation Exercise

March 10, 2015