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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.

January 3, 2010

The Expansion Strategy of Al-Qa`ida in the Arabian Peninsula

Gregory D. Johnsen

AQAP in Yemen and the Christmas Day Terrorist Attack

Gregory D. Johnsen

December 3, 2009

Singapore’s Approach to Counterterrorism

Gavin Chua Hearn Yuit

Developing Regional Counterterrorism Cooperation in South Asia

Alistair Millar

Assessing the Progress of Pakistan’s South Waziristan Offensive

Rahimullah Yusufzai

November 3, 2009

The Past and Future of Deobandi Islam

Luv Puri

Hizb Allah’s Domestic Containment and Regional Expansion Strategies

Benedetta Berti

Success of the Meta-Narrative

Akil N. Awan

Lashkar-i-Tayyiba- One Year After Mumbai

Stephen Tankel

October 3, 2009

Understanding History’s Seven Stages of Jihad

Sebastian Gorka

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