Strategy, History, & Goals
Ends, ways, and means. Terrorist organizations are familiar with these concepts and the development of strategy too. Over the course of our history the CTC has studied and released reports and articles about terrorist goals and strategy. Browse the content below to learn more.
Major Reports
August 9, 2023
The Compound Era of U.S. Counterterrorism
August 15, 2022
Risks, Recruits, and Plots: Understanding and Mitigating the Influence of the Islamic State in Malaysia
April 29, 2022
AQIM’s Imperial Playbook: Understanding al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb’s Expansion into West Africa
February 4, 2022
Assessing U.S. Counterterrorism in Africa, 2001-2021: Summary Document of CTC’s Africa Regional Workshop
June 28, 2021
Structure of a State: Captured Documents and the Islamic State’s Organizational Structure
October 15, 2020
