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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.

November 28, 2012

An Algerian Press Review: Determining Algiers’ Position on an Intervention in Mali

Kal Ben Khalid

The Challenges of Retaking Northern Mali

Martin van Vliet

October 29, 2012

The Syria Balancing Act: Supporting Transition, Avoiding Blowback

James Denselow

Boko Haram’s Dangerous Expansion into Northwest Nigeria

Jacob Zenn

September 26, 2012

The Micro-Level of Civil War: The Case of Central Helmand Province

Ryan Evans

Reviewing Pakistan’s Peace Deals with the Taliban

Daud Khattak

Taliban Militants Striking Pakistan from Afghan Territory

Zia Ur Rehman

Factors Responsible for Al-Shabab’s Losses in Somalia

Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Hussein Solomon

Identifying Three Trends in Far Right Violence in the United States

Arie Perliger

The Attack on the U.S. Consulate: Emerging Signs of Jihadist Sentiment in Libya

Geoff D. Porter

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