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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.

October 21, 2022

Feature Commentary: Elements of a Pragmatic Strategy to Counter Domestic Political Violence

Brian Michael Jenkins

The Houthi Jihad Council: Command and Control in ‘the Other Hezbollah’

Michael Knights, Adnan al-Gabarni, Casey Coombs

September 13, 2022

Poland’s Evolving Violent Far-Right Landscape

Michael Duffin

August 9, 2022

How Afghanistan’s Overthrown Governing Elites Viewed the Violent Extremism Challenge

Nishank Motwani

Al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent: An Appraisal of the Threat in the Wake of the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

Tore Hamming, Abdul Sayed

The Death of Ayman al-Zawahiri: Succession Challenges, Tradeoffs, and Other Implications

Don Rassler, Muhammad al-`Ubaydi

The Taliban One Year On

Andrew H. Watkins

July 19, 2022

The Relentless Terrorist: A Profile of Muaz al-Fizani

Matteo Pugliese

The Buffalo Attack: The Cumulative Momentum of Far-Right Terror

Amarnath Amarasingam, Marc-André Argentino, Graham Macklin

June 23, 2022

Undermining Democracy and Exploiting Clients: The Wagner Group’s Nefarious Activities in Africa

Christopher Faulkner

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