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.

October 17, 2016

Unseating the Caliphate: Contrasting the Challenges of Liberating Fallujah and Mosul

Zana Gulmohamad

September 7, 2016

A View from the CT Foxhole: An Interview with John Brennan, Director, CIA

Paul Cruickshank, Brian Dodwell

Al-Qa`ida’s Comeback in Afghanistan and its Implications

Anne Stenersen

July 27, 2016

The Islamic State Threat to Germany: Evidence from the Investigations

Florian Flade

June 6, 2016

Protecting Euro 2016 and the Rio Olympics: Lessons Learned from London 2012

Richard Walton

May 19, 2016

The Evolving Challenges for Explosive Detection in the Aviation Sector and Beyond

Robert Liscouski, William McGann

March 17, 2016

A View from the CT Foxhole: John J. Miller, NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence & Counterterrorism, with Ambassador Michael Sheehan

Maria Southard

February 19, 2016

The Military Doctrine of the Islamic State and the Limits of Ba’athist Influence

Barak Barfi

January 19, 2016

The Islamic State and WMD: Assessing the Future Threat

Stephen Hummel

December 15, 2015

A Frontline Report: The Ground War Against the Islamic State

Tim Lister