Weapons & Tactics

Gun. Knife. Bomb. Vehicle-Ramming. Suicide Attack. Mixed Method Assault. Terrorists face a variety of choices when it comes to weapons and tactics. Learn more about trade-offs and specific preferences.

September 1, 2010

Piracy in the Horn of Africa

Peter Chalk

July 3, 2010

The Growing Threat of Female Suicide Attacks in Western Countries

Houriya Ahmed

June 3, 2010

Indoctrinating Children

Kalsoom Lakhani

March 3, 2010

Insight into a Suicide Bomber Training Camp in Waziristan

S.H. Tajik

July 15, 2009

The Terrorist Threat to Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons

Shaun Gregory

Incorporating Law Enforcement Interrogation Techniques on the Battlefield

Gretchen Peters

June 15, 2009

Preventing Another Mumbai

Adam Elkus, John P. Sullivan

May 15, 2009

Avoiding Suicide Terrorism in Bangladesh

Ryan Clarke, Shafqat Munir

March 15, 2009

Deconstructing Ibn Taymiyya’s Views on Suicidal Missions

Rebecca Molloy

February 15, 2009

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

James J.F. Forest