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Operations, Plots & Attacks

Learn more about specific terrorist operations, plots, and attacks through the case studies, profiles, and lessons learned articles that we have produced.

August 13, 2024

A ‘Hotbed’ or a Slow, Painful Burn? Explaining Central Asia’s Role in Global Terrorism

Noah Tucker, Edward Lemon

June 28, 2024

Protecting Major Sporting Events from Terrorism: Considerations for the Paris Olympics and Beyond

Alexandre Rodde, David Mcilhatton, John Cuddihy, Rachel Monaghan

The Threat Matrix Facing the Paris Olympics

Petter Nesser, Wassim Nasr

May 30, 2024

Rising Threats to Public Officials: A Review of 10 Years of Federal Data

Pete Simi, Gina Ligon, Seamus Hughes, Natalie Standridge

May 3, 2011

Ali Soufan Cites Deadly Vanguards Report in NYTimes Op-Ed

Scott Helfstein

May 10, 2010

Times Square bomb: Did Pakistan Taliban send its ‘C’ team?

April 22, 2010

CTC-FDNY-HBO Panel and Presenation of “Terror in Mumbai” Documentary

Ambassador Michael Sheehan, John Abizaid, Reid Sawyer

February 2, 2010

Dr. Scott Helfstein on Fox News