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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 15, 2009

The Debate over Taliban Reconciliation

John A. Gastright, Kara L. Bue

Looking Forward

Vera L. Zakem

Exploiting the Fears of Al-Qa`ida’s Leadership

James J.F. Forest

Deconstructing Salafism in Yemen

Laurent Bonnefoy

After Action Report: COIN Operations in Rutbah, Iraq

Lieutenant Dan Alldridge, U.S. Marine Corps

January 15, 2009

The Pakistan Army and its Role in FATA

Shuja Nawaz

The Future of Moqtada al-Sadr’s New Jaysh al-Mahdi

Babak Rahimi

Shifting Trends in Suicide Attacks

Assaf Moghadam

Reconsidering the Role of Militias in Iraq

Major James J. Smith, U.S. Army

Iraq’s Border Security

Lieutenant-Colonel Steven Oluic, U.S. Army

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