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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.

August 27, 2013

Syria: A Wicked Problem for All

Bryan Price

July 23, 2013

Al-Qa`ida in the Islamic Maghreb’s Tunisia Strategy

Aaron Y. Zelin, Andrew Lebovich, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

June 25, 2013

Rebellion, Development and Security in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas

Hassan Abbas, Shehzad H. Qazi

Tweeting for the Caliphate: Twitter as the New Frontier for Jihadist Propaganda

Nico Prucha, Ali Fisher

Boko Haram’s Evolving Tactics and Alliances in Nigeria

Jacob Zenn

The Local Face of Jihadism in Northern Mali

Andrew Lebovich

The Renewed Threat of Terrorism to Turkey

Stephen Starr

May 23, 2013

Morocco’s Stability in the Wake of the Arab Spring

Camille Tawil

The Significance of Taliban Shari`a Courts in Afghanistan

Jami Forbes

A Review of the French-led Military Campaign in Northern Mali

Derek Henry Flood

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