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Innovation & Technology

To level the playing field against states that have more resources and hold much more power terrorists need to innovate and use technology in creative and enterprising ways. We have written reports and articles about terrorists’ use of encrypted communication tools, weaponization of commercially-available drones, and other topics. See below for details.

August 20, 2025

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

Nicholas Clark

A View from the CT Foxhole: James Stack, Director, Great Plains Diagnostic Network

Don Rassler, Kristina Hummel

July 24, 2025

From TikTok to Terrorism? The Online Radicalization of European Lone Attackers since October 7, 2023

Nicolas Stockhammer

A View from the CT Foxhole: Adam Hadley, Executive Director, Tech Against Terrorism

Don Rassler

Moving Targets: Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War for Drone Terrorism

David Hambling

April 30, 2025

A View from the CT Foxhole: Charlie Winter, Co-Founder, ExTrac AI

Paul Cruickshank

March 28, 2025

The Rising Threat of Non-State Actor Commercial Drone Use: Emerging Capabilities and Threats

Jake Dulligan, Laura Freeman, Austin Phoenix, Bradley Davis

On the Horizon: The Ukraine War and the Evolving Threat of Drone Terrorism

Don Rassler, Yannick Veilleux-Lepage

February 28, 2025

Teenage Terrorists and the Digital Ecosystem of the Islamic State

Moustafa Ayad

November 22, 2024

Feature Commentary: Organizing for Innovation: Lessons from Digital Counterterrorism

Brian Fishman

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