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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.

February 27, 2023

Jihadi ‘Counterterrorism:’ Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Versus the Islamic State

Aaron Y. Zelin

January 30, 2023

Can Somalia’s New Offensive Defeat al-Shabaab

Stig Jarle Hansen

A View from the CT Foxhole: Brigadier General Rose Keravuori, Deputy Director of Intelligence, United States Africa Command

Brian Dodwell

Oil on the Jihadi Fire: The Repercussions of a Wagner Group Deployment to Burkina Faso

Héni Nsaibia, Caleb Weiss

December 19, 2022

The 2022 Somali Offensive Against al-Shabaab: Making Enduring Gains Will Require Learning from Previous Failures

Samira Gaid

How the Wagner Group Is Aggravating the Jihadi Threat in the Sahel

Wassim Nasr

A View from the CT Foxhole: Harun Maruf, Senior Editor, Voice of America Somali

Paul Cruickshank

The Terrorist Threats and Trends to Watch Out for in 2023 and Beyond

Bruce Hoffman, Jacob Ware

October 21, 2022

Feature Commentary: Elements of a Pragmatic Strategy to Counter Domestic Political Violence

Brian Michael Jenkins

The Houthi Jihad Council: Command and Control in ‘the Other Hezbollah’

Michael Knights, Adnan al-Gabarni, Casey Coombs

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