CTC at West Point
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The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point educates, advises, and conducts research to understand the challenges of terrorism and counterterrorism. The Combating Terrorism Center is an independent, privately funded, research and educational institution situated at West Point that informs counterterrorism policy and strategy.
CTC at West Point
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Abstract: Following the 9/11 attack, the United States led the international community to fight jihadi terrorism. Over 20 years later ..read more
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Abstract: The attack on Tower 22—an outpost in Jordan used by the U.S. military—that killed three U.S. service members was ..read more
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Abstract: Since their 2021 takeover, the Taliban have consolidated control over an impoverished and austere postwar Afghanistan. Since their victory ..read more
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Abstract: The Houthi rebels have been at war with the Yemeni government almost constantly since 2004. In the first six years ..read more
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Abstract: A fragile U.N.-brokered ceasefire between the Houthis and their military opponents in Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) held from April ..read more
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Abstract: Iran-backed terrorists and militias lost the 2021 elections in Iraq yet ended up picking the prime minister anyway and ..read more
CTC at West Point
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Abstract: When Hamas took over the Gaza Strip by force of arms in 2007, it faced an ideological crisis. It ..read more
CTC at West Point
7M ago
Abstract: Since the emergence of the global jihad movement, global jihadis have expressed their enmity to “Zionists”—jihadi code for Israel ..read more
CTC at West Point
7M ago
Abstract: The key mission of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) is to defend the Iranian Islamic Revolution ..read more
CTC at West Point
7M ago
The past several years have been a period of transition for the U.S. counterterrorism enterprise. During this time, the United ..read more