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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.

April 19, 2019

The Fragility of the Good Friday Peace: The Persistence of Terrorism in Northern Ireland

Aaron Edwards

March 21, 2019

AQIM Pleads for Relevance in Algeria

Geoff D. Porter

The Islamic State’s Revitalization in Libya and its Post-2016 War of Attrition

Lachlan Wilson, Jason Pack

Hezbollah’s Procurement Channels: Leveraging Criminal Networks and Partnering with Iran

Matthew Levitt

February 21, 2019

The ELN’s Attack on the National Police Academy in Bogotá and Its Implications

Ross Dayton

January 16, 2019

Does al-Qa`ida’s Increasing Media Outreach Signal Revitalization?

Jami Forbes

The Hardline Stream of Global Jihad: Revisiting the Ideological Origin of the Islamic State

Tore Hamming

December 14, 2018

Fixing the Cracks in the Pakistani Taliban’s Foundation: TTP’s Leadership Returns to the Mehsud Tribe

Amira Jadoon, Sara Mahmood

The Islamic State Inside Iraq: Losing Power or Preserving Strength?

Michael Knights

November 8, 2018

Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s Unique Regional Strategy

Ali Soufan

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