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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.

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January 20, 2015

From Sydney to Paris: The Return of Terrorist Barricade Hostage Incidents?

Adam Dolnik

December 10, 2014

A Classical Analysis of the 2014 Israel-Hamas Conflict

Elad Popovich

September 29, 2014

Ebola: Not an Effective Biological Weapon for Terrorists

Stephen Hummel

Profiles of Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq

Evan F. Kohlmann, Laith Alkhouri

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