MiPAL: Terrorism

MiPAL: Terrorism
Compiled By The National Defense University Library

Recently Added Documents
General Information
U.S. Policy
    White House
    Department of Defense
    Department of State
    U.S. Intelligence Community
    Other Policy Sources
    U.S. Congress
Background Documents
Current News
Detention & Interrogation of Terrorism Suspects
International Organizations
Terrorist Acts
Terrorist Financing
Terrorist Group Profiles
Terrorist Ideology
Terrorist Leadership Profiles
Research & Analysis
    Congressional Research Service
    Government Accountability Office
    RAND Reports
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Recently Added Documents
This section contains the ten most-recently added documents to this MiPAL. The most recent updates are in bold type. All recently included items can also be found by subject division below.

[9 May 13] The Boston Bombings: A First Look
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security

[22 April 13] Organizing and Managing Intelligence Analysis to Fight Terrorism
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[April 13] Got Resilience? Putting Counterterrorism Narratives to the Test
Richard LeBaron and Glen Hartless. New America Foundation

[March 13] Al-Qaida and the Wider Jihadist Phenomenon
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[Winter 13] Strategic Ideology of al Qaeda
Syed Manzar Abbas Zaidi. Islamabad Policy Research Institute

[25 April 13] Counterterrorism Efforts to Combat a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Attack on the Homeland
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

[25 April 13] Letter - Feinstein Urges Obama Admin to Transfer Cleared Guantanamo Detainees
Letter from Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to Thomas E. Donilon, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

[22 April 13] U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism
Kristin Archick. Congressional Research Service

[April 13] The Roles of Women in Terrorism, Conflict, and Violent Extremism: Lessons for the United Nations and International Actors
Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Rafia Barakat, and Liat Shetret. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[April 13] Known and Unknowns: President Obama's Lethal Drone Doctrine
Jaclyn Tandler. Foundation for Strategic Research

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General Information

[current] Frequently Asked Questions About the War on Terrorism at Home and Abroad
White House

Diplomatic Actions
Military Actions
Financial Actions
Investigative Actions

[current] Counterterrorism Office
U.S. Department of State Counterterrorism Office
[current] Rewards for Justice
U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Outlines the rewards program, acts of terror, recent campaigns, and wanted & captured terrorists
[current] FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists
[current] Suicide Attack Database
Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism, University of Chicago

[current] Voices of Jihad Database
RAND Corporation
[current] Terror Dossier
Foreign Policy Research Institute
[current] Worldwide Incidents Tracking System
National Counterterrorism Center

[current] GTD: Global Terrorism Database
START: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism - A Center of Excellence of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Based at the University of Maryland

[3 May 12] Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?
Don Rassler, et al. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
NOTE: This page presents a collection of de-classified internal al Qaeda communications seized during the raid on the Bin Ladin compound, as well as a report analyzing them

[30 April 12] Select Bibliography of Terrorism Resources
Diana Douse. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[15 Aug 07] A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century
US Army Training and Doctrine Command

[Sep 04] National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Website of the independent bipartisan commission
[22 July 04] The 9/11 Commission Report
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

Full report - 585 pages
Executive summary

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U.S. Policy

White House
[5 Feb 13] Statement by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan on Bulgaria's Announcement of Hizballah's Role in the 2012 Burgas Terrorist Attack

[19 Jan 13] Statement by the President on the Terrorist Attack in Algeria

[30 April 12] The Ethics and Efficacy of the President's Counterterrorism Strategy
Remarks by John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[28 Feb 12] Presidential Policy Directive - Requirements of the National Defense Authorization Act (Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-14)

[Dec 11] Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States

[16 Sep 11] Strengthening Our Security by Adhering to Our Values and Laws
Remarks by John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, at the Program on Law and Security, Harvard Law School

[Aug 11] Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States

[29 June 11] Remarks on Ensuring al-Qa'ida's Demise
Remarks by John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies

[29 June 11] Fact Sheet: National Strategy for Counterterrorism

[June 11] National Strategy for Counterterrorism

[2 May 11] Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan

[2 May 11] Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Killing of Osama bin Laden

[1 May 11] Remarks by the President on Osama Bin Laden
[7 March 11] New Actions on Guantanamo Bay and Detainee Policy - Statement by President Barack Obama
[7 March 11] Fact Sheet: New Actions on Guantanamo and Detainee Policy
[7 March 11] Executive Order - Periodic Review of Individuals Detained at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station Pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force
[6 March 11] Partnering with Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism in America
Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor to the President

[29 Oct 10] Statement by the President
[29 Oct 10] Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan

[24 Aug 10] Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton and Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan
[20 Aug 10] Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton and Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan

[14 July 10] Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on Al Shabaab Terrorist Organization

[8 July 10] Statement by the President on the U.S.-European Union Agreement on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP)

[26 June 10] G-8 Leaders Statement on Countering Terrorism

[26 May 10] Securing the Homeland by Renewing American Strength, Resilience and Values
Remarks by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

[6 Feb 10] Speech at the 46th Munich Security Conference
James L. Jones, National Security Advisor

[2 Jan 10] Weekly Address: President Obama Outlines Steps Taken to Protect the Safety and Security of the American People
[15 Dec 09] Presidential Memorandum - Closure of Detention Facilities at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

[20 Oct 09] Remarks by the President to Joint Terrorism Task Force Staff Members
[6 Oct 09] Remarks by the President at the National Counterterrorism Center
[6 Aug 09] A New Approach to Safeguarding Americans
Remarks by John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
[8 July 09] G8 Declaration on Counter Terrorism
Declaration from the Group of Eight meeting in L'Aquila, Italy
[21 May 09] Remarks by the President on National Security
[15 May 09] Statement of President Barack Obama on Military Commissions
[20 April 09] Remarks by the President to CIA Employees
[16 April 09] Statement of President Barack Obama on Release of OLC Memos

[22 Jan 09] Background: President Obama Signs Executive Orders on Detention and Interrogation Policy
[22 Jan 09] Executive Order: Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Close of Detention Facilities
[22 Jan 09] Executive Order: Review of Detention Policy Options
[22 Jan 09] Executive Order: Ensuring Lawful Interrogations

[17 Dec 08] President Bush Discusses National Security, Homeland Security and the Freedom Agenda at the U.S. Army War College
[17 Dec 08] Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Kept America Safe
[16 Dec 08] Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate

[3 Dec 08] Fact Sheet: Defending Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism

[10 Sep 08] Fact Sheet: The Seventh Anniversary of 9/11

[27 Aug 08] Vice President's Remarks on the 90th National Convention of the American Legion
NOTE: Discussion of terrorism begins in the second half of the transcript

[20 Aug 08] President Bush Attends Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Discusses Global War on Terror

[20 Aug 08] Fact Sheet: Protecting America From Terrorism

[8 July 08] G8 Leaders Statement on Counter-Terrorism

[13 June 08] Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
NOTE: Discusses deployments of U.S. Armed Forces in support of the war on terror

[12 June 08] President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Berlusconi of Italy
NOTE: Contains the President's reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on rights for terrorism suspects in Guantanamo - please scroll halfway down the page

[19 March 08] President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror

[31 Jan 08] President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror in Las Vegas, Nevada

[1 Nov 07] President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror

[23 Oct 07] President Bush Visits National Defense University, Discusses Global War on Terror

[21 Oct 07] Vice President's Remarks to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[5 Oct 07] President Bush Discusses the Economy and Protecting Americans from Terrorism

[14 Sep 07] Vice President's Remarks to the Central Command, Special Operations Command, and the 6th Air Mobility Wing

[11 Sep 07] Fact Sheet: The Sixth Anniversary of 9/11: Remembering Lives Lost and Heroic Sacrifices Made: What the United States and its Partners are Doing to Defeat al Qaeda and Protect America against Attack

[22 Aug 07] President Bush Attends Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Discusses War on Terror

[6 Aug 07] Fact Sheet: Combating Terrorism Worldwide: What the United States and its Partners are Doing to Fight al-Qaeda and other Terrorists

[25 July 07] Setting the Record Straight: Targeting Al Qaeda

[24 July 07] President Bush Discusses War on Terror in South Carolina

[24 July 07] Fact Sheet: Al Qaeda in Iraq

[20 July 07] Executive Order: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency

[17 July 07] Fact Sheet: The Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: What the Administration is Doing to Protect America from the Persistent, Evolving Threat from Al-Qaeda

[17 July 07] Press Briefing by White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend on the National Intelligence Estimate on the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland

National Intelligence Estimate: The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland

[4 July 07] President Bush Celebrates Independence Day with West Virginia Air National Guard

[23 May 07] Remarks by the President in the Commencement Address at the United States Coast Guard Academy

[23 May 07] Fact Sheet: Keeping America Safe from Attack

[1 May 07] President Bush Addresses CENTCOM Coalition Conference

[1 May 07] Fact Sheet: America and our Allies are Working Together to Keep our Nations Safe

[20 April 07] President Bush Visits East Grand Rapids, Discusses Global War on Terror

[19 April 07] President Bush Discusses the Global War on Terror in Tipp City, Ohio

[28 March 07] President Bush Discusses Economy, War on Terror During Remarks to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association
[15 Feb 07] President Bush Discusses Progress in Afghanistan, Global War on Terror
[14 Feb 07] Executive Order: Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission
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Department of Defense
[current] Combatant Status Review Tribunals/Administrative Review Boards
[current] Defend America
News about the war on terrorism
[16 Jan 13] Press Roundtable with Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Rome, Italy

[15 Jan 13] Press Conference by Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco in Lisbon, Portugal

[20 Nov 12] "The Fight Against Al Qaeda: Today and Tomorrow" (Center for a New American Security)
Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense

[7 Sep 12] Statement by Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs George Little on the Haqqani Network

[1 May 12] Secretary Panetta Media Availabilities on the One Year Anniversary of the Bin Laden Raid
Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense
[14 Feb 12] Press Release: DOD Announces Charges Sworn Against Detainee Majid Shoukat Khan

[11 Sep 11] Remarks by Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen at the September 11 Commemoration, The Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

[11 Sep 11] September 11 Commemoration
Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense

[8 July 11] Media Availability with Secretary Leon E. Panetta en route to Afghanistan

[7 May 11] Background Briefing with Senior Intelligence Official at the Pentagon on Intelligence Aspects of the U.S. Operation Involving Osama Bin Laden

[2 May 11] DOD Background Briefing with Senior Defense Officials from the Pentagon and Senior Intelligence Officials by Telephone on U.S Operations Involving Osama Bin Laden

U.S. Government Briefing Slides

[24 April 11] Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell and Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Detention Facility Ambassador Daniel Fried

[7 March 11] Statement by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Resumption of Military Commission Charges

[7 March 11] Statement on Resumption of Military Commission Charges
ADM Michael Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
[13 Nov 09] Counterterrorism
Joint Publication 3-26
[23 Feb 09] DoD News Briefing with Adm. Walsh from the Pentagon
[Feb 09] Review of Department Compliance with President's Executive Order on Detainee Conditions of Confinement

NOTE: Also known as the "Walsh Report"

[30 June 08] DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Hartmann from the Pentagon
[9 June 08] DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Stone from the Pentagon
[21 May 08] Special Operations Forces International Conference (Tampa, FL)
Remarks by Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
[13 May 08] News Release: 9/11 Co-Conspirators Charges Referred
[6 March 08] Supplemental Funds Used for Medical Support for the Global War on Terrorism
Office of the Inspector General
[11 Feb 08] DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Hartmann from the Pentagon
Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann, Legal Advisor to the Convening Authority in the DoD Office of Military Commissions
[13 Dec 07] Countering Terrorist Ideology
Foreign Press Center briefing by Michael Doran, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Support to Public Diplomacy
[26 Sep 07] Fiscal Year 2008 Global War on Terror Request
Statmement by Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, to the Senate Appropriations Committee
[Sep 07] Deployment of Members of the National Guard and Reserve in the Global War on Terrorism
Defense Science Board Task Force Report
[15 Aug 07] A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century
US Army Training and Doctrine Command
[15 March 07] Transcript for CSRT Khalid Shaykh Muhammad Hearing
[21 Feb 07] Ongoing Engagement of the U.S. Airforce in the Global War on Terror
Gen. T. Michael Mosely, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
[18 Jan 07] DoD Press Briefing on New Military Commissions Rules
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Department of State
[current] Counterterrorism Office
[current] Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
[current] International Terrorism Resolutions
Links to comprehensive list of countries party to international Counterterrorism Conventions
[26 March 13] Annual Report on Assistance Related to International Terrorism: Fiscal Year 2012
Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Bureau of Counterterrorism

[26 Feb 13] Press Release: Terrorist Designations of Iyad ag Ghali

[5 Feb 13] Bulgarian Announcement on Hizballah's Role in Burgas Attack
John Kerry, Secretary of State

[31 Jan 13] Remarks at the 24th UN Confernece on Disarmament Issues 'Creating a Peaceful and Safe Future: Pressing Issues and Potential Solutions' on "Nuclear Terrorism: Threats to Asia and Beyond"
Bonnie D. Jenkins, Special Envoy and Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs

[15 Jan 13] Remarks at a Security Council Briefing on Counterterrorism
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[18 Dec 12] Global Counterterrorism: A Progress Report
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the Brookings Institution

[14 Dec 12] Co-Chairs Fact Sheet: The Deliverables

[14 Dec 12] Co-Chairs Fact Sheet: International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism

[14 Dec 12] Co-Chairs Fact Sheet: About the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)

[7 Dec 12] Press Release: Terrorist Designations of the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, Hamad el Khairy, and Ahmed el Tilemsi

[14 Nov 12] Remarks at a Security Council Open Debate on the Work of its Counterterrorism Committees
Jeffrey DeLaurentis, U.S. Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations

[28 Sep 12] Background Briefing on an Announcement Regarding the Mujahedin-e Khalq
Senior State Department Officials

[7 Sep 12] Report to Congress on the Haqqani Network
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[9 July 12] Victims of Terrorism
Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
[21 June 12] Press Release: Terrorist Designations of Boko Haram Commander Abubakar Shekau, Khalid al-Barnawi and Abubakar Adam Kambar
[21 June 12] Press Release: Terrorist Designation of Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) Leader Aitzol Iriondo Yarza

[16 June 12] Press Statement: Yemeni Military Success Against Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula

[7 June 12] Opening Remarks at the Global Counterterrorism Forum
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[7 June 12] Background Briefing: Senior State Department Official on Global Counterterrorism Forum in Istanbul
Senior Department Official

[7 June 12] Fact Sheet: Co-Chairs Fact Sheet: About the GCTF
Issued by the Co-Chairs (Turkey and the United States) of the Global Counterterrorism Forum for the GCTF Ministerial-Level Plenary in Istanbul

[6 June 12] Press Release: Ministerial Plenary Co-Chairs Fact Sheet: The Deliverables

[6 June 12] Ministerial Plenary Co-Chairs Fact Sheet: About the GCTF

[4 May 12] Remarks at a Security Council Briefing on Strengthening International Cooperation in the Implementation of Counter-Terrorism Obligations
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[25 Jan 12] Countering Violent Extremism
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA)

[4 Jan 12] Establishment of the Bureau of Counterterrorism
Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism

[4 Jan 12] Fact Sheet: Bureau of Counterterrorism

[8 Dec 11] Al-Qaida after Bin Laden
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the Jamestown Conference at the National Press Club

[29 Nov 11] Press Statement: Al-Shabaab Announcement in Somalia

[1 Nov 11] Press Release: Designation of Haqqani Network Commander Mali Khan

[3 Oct 11] Statement on Agenda Item 109 in the Sixth Committee: Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism
Mary B. DeRosa, Public Delegate
[28 Sep 11] Press Release: Ten Year Commemoration of UN Security Council Resolution 1373
[22 Sep 11] Remarks on the Global Counterterrorism Forum
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[22 Sep 11] Launch of the Global Counterterrorism Forum
Foreign Press Center briefing by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
[21 Sep 11] Background Briefing: Preview of the Global Counterterrorism Forum
[15 Sep 11] The UNSCR 1540 Committee Visit to the U.S.: How the U.S. Combats WMD Terrorism
Foreign Press Center briefing by Simon Limage, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation Programs and Ruvarna Naidoo, Acting Spokesperson for the UNSCR 1540 Committee Chairman
[11 Sep 11] Remarks at Voices of September 11 Luncheon
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[9 Sep 11] Smart Power Approach to Counterterrorism
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[9 Sep 11] Background Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Speech "A Smart Power Approach to Counterterrorism"
Senior Administration Official
[9 Sep 11] UN Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
[20 July 11] National Strategy for Counterterrorism
Statement by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, before the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee
[19 May 11] Press Release: Designation of Army of Islam
[11 May 11] Press Release: Designation of Haqqani Network Commander Badruddin Haqqani
[2 May 11] Remarks on the Killing of Usama bin Ladin
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[2 May 11] Death of Usama bin Ladin and the Reaction of the Muslim-American Community
Foreign Press Center briefing by Mohamed Esanousi, Communications Director of the Islamic Society of North America, Sayyid Syeed, Islamic Society of North America's National Director for Interfaith and Community Alliances, and Haris Tarin, Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council

[27 April 11] Al-Qa'ida and its Affiliates
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the New America Foundation

[10 March 11] Statement on Guantanamo and Detainee Policy
Ian C. Kelly, U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

[7 March 11] Reaffirming America's Commitment to Humane Treatment of Detainees
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[17 Nov 10] Counterterrorism Update
Foreign Press Center briefing by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator for Counterterrorism

[3 Nov 10] Press Release: Secretary of State's Terrorist Designation of Jundallah

[14 Oct 10] Preventing Terrorism: Strategies and Policies to Prevent and Combat Transnational Threats
Remarks by Anne Witkowsky, U.S. Deputy Coordinator for Homeland Security and Multilateral Affairs, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the OSCE Expert Conference in Astana, Kazakhstan

[27 Sep 10] UN Security Council Meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[8 Sep 10] U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in Yemen
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the United States Institute of Peace

[8 Sep 10] Statement at the United Nations General Assembly Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
[1 Sep 10] Briefing on U.S. Government's Continued Efforts to Disrupt and Dismantle Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan
Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and Robert Hartung, Assistant Director of the Threat Investigations and Analysis Directorate, Bureau of Diplomatic Security
[6 Aug 10] Press Release: Designations of Harakat-ul Jihad Islami (HUJI) and its Leader Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri
[5 Aug 10] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2009

Full Report in PDF Format

[5 Aug 10] Briefing on the Release of Country Reports on Terrorism for 2009
Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and Russ Travers, Deputy Director, National Counterterrorism Center

[20 July 10] Press Release: Listing of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
[30 June 10] U.S. Counterterrorism Policy
Remarks by Robert F. Godec, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the Global Young Leaders Conference
[28 June 10] Terrorist Use of the Internet
Remarks by Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the 2nd Tri-Border Conference, Manilla, Philippines
[21 May 10] Confronting a Resilient al-Qa'ida: The United States Strategic Response
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[13 May 10] Response to Head of OSCE Anti-Terrorism Unit, Mr. Raphael Perl
Ian C. Kelly, U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

[11 May 10] Remarks at an Open Security Council Session on UN Counterterrorism Committees
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
[11 May 10] Press Statement: Designations of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Leaders Qasim al-Rimi and Nayif al-Qahtani

[3 May 10] Confronting 21st Century Terrorism: Challenges for U.S. Policy
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the National Leadership Conference of the Anti-Defamation League
[15 April 10] Remarks at Jamestown Yemen Conference
Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
[10 March 10] U.S. Government Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism
Statement by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, to the Senate Armed Services Committee
[1 March 10] International Counterterrorism Policy in the Obama Administration: Developing a Strategy for the Future
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the International Peace Institute
[25 Jan 10] Briefing on Yemen
Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
[20 Jan 10] Testimony on Yemen Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism

[19 Jan 10] The Escalating Ties Between Middle Eastern Terrorist Groups and Criminal Activity
Remarks by David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[19 Jan 10] Press Statement: Designations of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Senior Leaders
[13 Jan 10] The Obama Administration's Counterterrorism Policy at One Year
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, to the CATO Institute
[9 Dec 09] International Counterterrorism Policy in the Obama Administration
Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at the Jamestown Conference
[27 Oct 09] Press Statement: The Re-Designation of Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
[7 Oct 09] Statement on Agenda Item 106 "Counter-terrorism," in the Sixth Committee on the 64th United Nations General Assembly
Mary McLeod, United States Legal Counselor
[2 July 09] Media Note: Designation of Kata'ib Hizballah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
[16 June 09] Enhancing International Partnerships
Remarks by C.S. Eliot Kang, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation, at the 2009 Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, The Hague, Netherlands

[24 June 09] Fact Sheet: Global Initiative Current Partner Nations

[15 June 09] Media Note: U.S.-E.U. Joint Statement on Closure of Guantanamo Bay and Future Counterterrorism Cooperation
[30 April 09] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2008

Full Report in PDF Format

[30 April 09] Special Press Briefing and Release: Country Reports on Terrorism 2008
Ronald Schlicher, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and Russell Travers, Deputy Director for Information Sharing and Knowledge Development, National Counterterrorism Center

[12 March 09] Press Statement: Appointment of Ambassador Daniel Fried
NOTE: Concerns appointment of Ambassador Fried to lead diplomatic affairs relating to the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo

[10 Dec 08] Media Note: 1267 Committee Sanctions Lashkar e-Tayyiba Associated Individuals and Entities

[17 Oct 08] Remarks to the Conference of the Foreign Ministers of Muslim and Western Countries, Astana, Kazakhstan
Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[8 Oct 08] Narco-Trafficking: What is the Nexus with the War on Terror?
Remarks by David M. Luna, Director for Anticrime Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

[15 Sep 08] Partnership of State Authorities, Civil Society and the Business Community in Combating Terrorism
Remarks by Julie Finley, United States Mission to the OSCE, at the OSCE Public-Private Partnership Conference

[10 Sep 08] International Partners and the War on Terrorism 2008
Foreign Press Center Briefing by Dell L. Dailey, Coordinator for Counterterrorism

[31 July 08] Fact Sheet: MANPADS: Combating the Threat to Global Aviation from Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (Second Edition)

[21 June 08] Combating Nuclear Terrorism and WMD Proliferation
Remarks by John C. Rood, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, at the Twenty-fifth International Workshop on Global Security

[7 May 08] Remarks on Nuclear Terrorism Convention, the Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, and the Amendment to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Testimony of Patricia A. McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Nonproliferation, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

[30 April 08] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2007

[30 April 08] Briefing on the Release of the Country Reports on Terrorism 2007
Dell L. Daily, Coordinator of the Office for Counterterrorism and Russ Travers, Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center

[8 April 08] Fact Sheet: Foreign Terrorist Organizations

[18 March 08] Press Statement: Designation of Al-Shabaab

[12 Dec 07] An "All Elements of Power" Strategy for Combating Terrorism
Remarks by Dell C. Dailey, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[2 May 07] Interrupting Terrorist Travel: Strengthening the Security of International Travel Documents
Andrew Simkin, Director, Office of Fraud Prevention Programs

[30 April 07] Briefing on Release of 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism
Frank C. Urbancic, Acting Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, and Russ Travers, Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center

[21 March 07] Remarks to the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
Andrew Grant, Acting Office Director, Office of WMD Terrorism

[22 Feb 07] Laying New Diplomatic Foundations to Defeat Twenty-First Century Threats: The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Thomas D. Lehrman, Director, Office of WMD Terrorism

[12 Feb 07] Second Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Joint Statement by Under Secretary of State Robert Joseph and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak

[23 Jan 07] Transformational Diplomacy to Protect the Maritime Supply Chain
Andrew Grant, Deputy Director, Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism

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U.S. Intelligence Community
[current] National Counterterrorism Center
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
[current] Counterterrorism Calendar - 2011
National Counterterrorism Center

[current] The CIA & The War on Terrorism
Links to speeches, statements and reports; includes FAQs
[12 March 13] 2013 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Remarks as Delivered

Statement for the Record

[4 March 13] Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

[16 May 12] The Evolving Terrorist Threat and the NCTC Mission
Remarks by Matthew Olsen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security

[9 Sep 11] Message from the Director: Remembering 9/11
David H. Petraeus, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

[2 May 11] Message from the Director: Justice Done
Statement to Employees by Leon E. Panetta, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, on the Death of Usama Bin Ladin

[10 Feb 11] Remarks by James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, at a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the Worldwide Threat Assessment

as delivered
as prepared

[3 Feb 10] Annual Threat Assessment of the Intelligence Community for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence

Opening Statement by Silvestre Reyes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

[2 Feb 10] Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence
[10 Sep 09] Countering Today's Enduring and Adaptive Terrorist Threats: DIA's Role
Remarks by LTG Ronald L. Burgess, Jr., USA, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[30 April 09] 2008 Report on Terrorism
National Counterterrorism Center
[21 April 09] Statement by the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis C. Blair
[16 April 09] Message from the Director: Release of Department of Justice Opinions
Leon E. Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
[16 April 09] Statement on the Release of OLC Memos
Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence

[9 April 09] Message from the Director: Interrogation Policy and Contracts
Leon E. Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

[9 April 09] Remarks by the Honorable Michael E. Leiter, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, at the Aspen Institute

[16 March 09] Message from the Director: New Review Group on Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation
Leon E. Panetta, Director, Central Intelligence Agency

[10 March 09] Annual Threat Assessment of the Intelligence Community for the Senate Armed Services Committee
LTG Michael D. Maples, USA, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

[5 March 09] Message from the Director: Senate Review of CIA Interrogation Program
Leon E. Panetta, Director, Central Intelligence Agency

[12 Feb 09] Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence

[5 Feb 09] Press Release: Virtual Networking Improving Collaborative Terrorism Analysis
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

[13 Nov 08] Remarks by Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden at the Atlantic Council
NOTE: Concerns the current state of al Qaeda

[Sep 08] Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE)
National Counterterrorism Center

[12 Aug 08] Remarks by Ted Gistaro, National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
NOTE: Discusses current state of al-Qaeda and other current threats

[30 April 08] National Counterterrorism Center - 2007 Report on Terrorism

[27 Feb 08] Annual Threat Assessment of the Intelligence Community for the Senate Armed Services Committee
J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence

[7 Feb 08] Annual Threat Assessment of the Intelligence Community for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence

[5 Feb 08] Annual Threat Assessment of the Director of National Intelligence for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence

[10 Sep 07] Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11
Transcript of a hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

[7 Sep 07] General Hayden's Remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations

[21 Aug 07] Executive Summary: OIG Report on CIA Accountability with Respect to the 9/11 Attacks

Statement by General Michael V. Hayden, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Statement by George J. Tenet, Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

[July 07] National Intelligence Estimate: The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
[11 July 07] Global Security Assessment for the House Armed Services Committee
Thomas Fingar, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis
[1 Feb 07] Opening Remarks by Mike McConnell, Director of National Intelligence Nominee, before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Complete transcript

[11 Jan 07] Annual Threat Assessment of the Director of National Intelligence
Statement by John D. Negroponte to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
[11 Jan 07] Statement for the Record to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Gen. Michael V. Hayden, Director, Central Intelligence Agency
[11 Jan 07] Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States
Statement by Lt. Gen. Michael D. Maples, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

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Other Policy Sources
[25 March 13] Press Release: Guilty Plea Unsealed in New York Involving Ahmed Warsame, a Senior Terrorist Leader and Liaison Between al Shabaab and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, for Providing Material Support to Both Terrorist Organizations
Federal Bureau of Investigation

[16 Oct 12] No. 11-1257 - Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Petitioner v. United States of America, Respondent: On Petition for Review from the United States Court of Military Commission Review
U.S. Court of Appeals, for the District of Colombia Circuit
NOTE: Involves the military commission conviction of Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard and driver

[5 March 12] Remarks at Northwestern University School of Law
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General

[17 Nov 11] Changing Threats in a Changing World: Staying Ahead of Terrorists, Spies, and Hackers
Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

[8 Nov 11] White Paper - Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen Who is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa'ida or An Associated Force (Draft)
U.S. Department of Justice
NOTE: Full-text made available by the Federation of American Scientists following a successful Freedom of Information Act request

[19 Sep 11] Remarks at the United Nations Secretary-General's Symposium on International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General

[8 Sep 11] Remarks at Treasury's Counter-Terrorist Financing Symposium
Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury

[8 Sep 11] Remarks at Treasury's Counter-Terrorist Financing Symposium
David S. Cohen, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence

[8 Sep 11] Department of the Treasury Fact Sheet: Combating the Financing of Terrorism, Disrupting Terrorism at its Core

[14 April 11] The Post 9/11 FBI: The Bureau's Response to Evolving Threats
Remarks by Mark F. Giuliano, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[4 April 11] Statement on the Prosecution of the 9/11 Conspirators
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General

[7 March 11] Statement on Guantanamo Bay and Detainee Policy
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General

[6 Oct 10] Countering the Terrorism Threat
Remarks by Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

[5 Aug 10] Press Conference Regarding Al-Shabaab Indictments
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General
[5 Aug 10] Press Release: Fourteen Charged with Providing Material Support to Somalia-Based Terrorist Organization al Shabaab - Two Arrested in Minnesota in Connection with the Charges
Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice

[11 June 10] Law Enforcement as a Counterterrorism Tool
Remarks by David Kris, Assistant Attorney General, at the Brookings Institution
[7 April 10] Enhancing International Cooperation against Terrorism Financing
Remarks by David S. Cohen, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[22 Feb 10] Press Conference Announcing Guilty Plea by Najibullah Zazi
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General
[Feb 10] DOJ Report on Bush Administration Interrogation Memos and Related Documents
NOTE: Documents made available by the House Committee on the Judiciary

Memorandum for the Attorney General from the Office of the Deputy Attorney General (5 Jan 2010)

Office of Professional Responsibility Final Report (29 July 09)

Office of Professional Responsibility First Draft Report (22 Dec 08)

Office of Professional Responsibility Second Draft Report (4 March 09)

Yoo Response to Office of Professional Responsibility 2nd Draft (4 May 09)

Yoo Response to Office of Professional Responsibility Final Report (9 Oct 09)

Judge Bybee's Response to Office of Professional Responsibility's 2nd Draft Report (4 May 09)

Judge Bybee's Response to Office of Professional Responsibility Final Draft (9 Oct 09)

[28 Jan 10] Terrorist Financing
Remarks by David S. Cohen, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing, at the Council on Foreign Relations
[13 Nov 09] Attorney General Announces Forum Decisions for Guantanamo Detainees
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General
[13 Nov 09] Press Release: Departments of Justice and Defense Announce Forum Decisions for Ten Guantanamo Bay Detainees: Decisions on Accused 9/11 Plotters, Alleged Mastermind of USS Cole Attack and Others
U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Defense
[3 Nov 09] Department of the Treasury Press Release: Treasury Removes Three Former Terrorist Supporters from Specially Designated Nationals List

[Oct 09] A Review of the FBI's Involvement In and Observations of Detainee Interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice

[May 09] The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Terrorist Watchlist Nomination Practices
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice

FBI Response to OIG Audit of Terrorist Watchlist Nomination Practices
Federal Bureau of Investigation

[30 April 09] Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Guilty Plea by Ali Al-Marri

Department of Justice Press Release: Ali Al-Marri Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Al-Qaeda

[29 April 09] Remarks in Berlin on the Closing of Guantanamo Bay
Eric Holder, Attorney General

[March 09] Department of Justice - Office of Legal Counsel Memoranda

Memorandum Regarding Status of Certain OLC Opinions Issues in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 (15 Jan 09)

Memorandum Regarding Constitutionality of Amending Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to Change the "Purpose" Standard for Searches (25 Sep 01)

Memorandum Regarding Authority for the Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities within the United States (23 Oct 01)

Memorandum Regarding Authority of the President to Suspend Certain Provisions of the ABM Treaty (15 Nov 01)

Memorandum Regarding the President's Power as Commander in Chief to Transfer Captured Terrorists to the Control and Custody of Foreign Nations (13 March 02)

Memorandum Regarding Swift Justice Authorization Act (8 April 02)

Memorandum Regarding Determination of Enemy Belligerency and Military Detention (8 June 02)

Memorandum Regarding Applicability of 18 U.S.C. § 4001(a) to Military Detention of United States Citizens (27 June 02)

Memorandum Regarding October 23, 2001 OLC Opinion Addressing the Domestic Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities (6 Oct 08)

[23 Feb 09] Addressing the Globalization and Evolution of the Terrorist Threat
Remarks by Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, at the Council on Foreign Relations

[Dec 08] Fact Sheet: NNSA: Working to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy

[Nov 08] The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Terrorist Threat and Suspicious Incident Tracking System
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice

[7 Nov 08] FBI Response to OIG Review of Guardian by John Miller, FBI Assistant Director

[30 Oct 08] Department of the Treasury Press Release: Three LIFG Members Designation for Terrorism
[8 Oct 08] Narco-Trafficking: What is the Nexus with the War on Terror?
Remarks by Charles Allen, Under Secretary of Homeland Security
[10 Sep 08] Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at the National Press Club
[15 Aug 08] Opening Remarks of Assistant Secretary of Terrorist Financing Patrick O'Brien at Treasury's Charity Roundtable
[21 July 08] Transcript of Remarks by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
NOTE: Concerns the Global War on Terrorism and the detention of terrorism suspects
[12 June 08] Munaf et al. v. Green, Secretary of the Army, et al.
Supreme Court of the United States
NOTE: Supreme Court ruling on the right of Guantanamo Bay detainees to challenge their detention in U.S. federal courts
[5 June 08] Addressing 21st Century Threats: The U.S. Prevention Strategy
Remarks by Michael Chertoff, Homeland Security Secretary, at the Baker Institute for Public Policy
[30 May 08] The Threat from Nuclear Terrorism
Remarks by Joseph Krol, Associate Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
[May 08] A Review of the FBI's Involvement in and Observations of Detainee Interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
[7 April 08] From 9/11 to 7/7: Global Terrorism Today and the Challenges of Tomorrow
Remarks by Robert S. Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, at Chatham House
[1 April 08] The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Treasury Department's Role in Protecting National Security
Statement by Stuart Levey, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, before the Senate Committee on Finance
[26 March 08] Terrorism-Related Cases: Special Case-Management Challenges - Case Studies
Robert Timothy Reagan. Federal Judicial Center
[14 March 08] Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey at the London School of Economics
[11 March 08] Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey at the Ministerial Press Conference, Berlin, Germany
[6 March 08] Remarks by Stuart A. Levey, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Before the American Bar Association's 22nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime

[27 Feb 08] Remarks by Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Patrick M. O'Brien at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[6 Nov 07] The FBI: Stopping Real Enemies at the Virtual Gates
Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
[Nov 07] Terrorism 2002 - 2005
Federal Bureau of Investigation

[17 Oct 07] The Battle for our Future
Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at Westminster College
[28 Sep 07] The Evolving Terrorist Landscape
Remarks by Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the Council on Foreign Relations
[Sep 07] Follow-Up Audit of the Terrorist Screening Center
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
[July 07] Coordination Between FBI and ICE on Investigations of Terrorist Financing
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security
[11 June 07] Nuclear Terrorism: Prevention is our Endgame
Remarks by Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the Global Initiative Nuclear Terrorism Conference
[11 June 07] Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Law Enforcement Summit
[10 May 07] The Role of Finance in Combating National Security Threats
Remarks of Robert M. Kimmitt, Deputy Secretary of Treasury, to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Soref Symposium
[26 April 07] Strengthening Our Nation's Ability to Share Terrorism Information
Wayne M. Murphy, Assistant Director of Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation
[18 April 07] Project BioShield
Statement for the Record, Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D., Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science & Technology
[29 March 07] Bioterrorism Preparedness and the Role of the DHS Chief Medical Officer
Statement by Jeffrey W. Runge, Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
[28 March 07] Changes at the FBI to Better Predict and Prevent Terrorism
Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
[11 Jan 07] Statement of Robert S. Mueller, III Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
[Jan 07] Report of the Future of Terrorism Task Force
Homeland Security Advisory Council

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U.S. Congress
[9 May 13] The Boston Bombings: A First Look
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security

[25 April 13] Counterterrorism Efforts to Combat a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Attack on the Homeland
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

[25 April 13] Letter - Feinstein Urges Obama Admin to Transfer Cleared Guantanamo Detainees
Letter from Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to Thomas E. Donilon, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

[9 April 13] Emerging Counterterrorism Threats in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

[20 March 13] Counterterrorism Policies and Priorities: Addressing the Evolving Threat
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[20 March 13] Hezbollah's Strategic Shift: A Global Terrorist Threat
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

[27 Feb 13] Drones and the War on Terror: When Can the U.S. Target Alleged American Terrorists Overseas?
Hearing before the House Committee on the Judiciary

[19 Dec 12] Statement on 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Carl Levin, and Senator John McCain

[4 Dec 12] Terrorist Exploitation of Refugee Programs
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

[15 Nov 12] WMD Terrorism: Assessing the Continued Threat to the Homeland
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

[13 Sep 12] Combating the Haqqani Terrorist Network
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

[25 July 12] Iran's Support for Terrorism in the Middle East
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs

[17 July 12] U.S. Vulnerabilities to Money Laundering, Drugs, and Terrorist Financing: HSBC Case History
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

[27 April 12] Joint Statement from Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman, Senate Intelligence Committee, and Senator Carl Levin, Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee

[18 April 12] Bureau of Counterterrorism: Budget, Programs, and Policies
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

Edward Royce, Subcommittee Chairman

Daniel Benjamin

[6 March 12] From the 9/11 Hijackers to Amine el-Khalifi: Terrorists and the Visa Overstay Problem
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security

[Feb 12] Zachary Chesser: A Case Study in Online Islamist Radicalization and Its Meaning for the Threat of Homegrown Terrorism
Report by the Majority and Minority Staff of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

[31 Jan 12] Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States
Hearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

[Jan 12] Leaving Guantanamo: Policies, Pressures, and Detainees Returning to the Fight
Report by the House Armed Services Committe, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

[7 Dec 11] Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States
Joint hearing by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Homeland Security

[7 Dec 11] Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States
Majority investigative report by the House Committee on Homeland Security

[6 Dec 11] Jihadist Use of Social Media: How to Prevent Terrorism and Preserve Innovation
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

[21 Oct 11] Letter: The SASC National Defense Authorization Act: Undue and Dangerous Requirement of Mandatory Military Custody
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

[5 Oct 11] The Implementation of Certain International Nuclear and Maritime Terrorism Agreements
Hearing before the House Committee on the Judiciary

[21 Sep 11] Countering Terrorist Financing: Progress and Priorities
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism

[13 Sep 11] Intelligence Regarding the Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks
Hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

[8 Sep 11] The Attacks of September 11: Where Are We Today
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security

[27 July 11] Preventing Violent Radicalization in America
Hearing before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

[27 July 11] Al Shabaab: Recruitment and Radicalization within the Muslim American Community and the Threat to the Homeland
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security

[26 July 11] Ten Years After the 2011 AUMF: Current Status of Legal Authorities, Detention, and Prosecution in the War on Terror
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

[22 June 11] Ten Years On: The Evolution of the Terrorist Threat Since 9/11
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

[3 June 11] Denying Safe Havens: Homeland Security's Efforts to Counter Threats from Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management

[24 May 11] Future of al-Qaeda
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

Edward R. Royce, Subcommittee Chairman

Bruce Hoffman

Seth G. Jones

Thomas M. Sanderson

[24 May 11] Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Other Extremist Groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[12 May 11] Remarks on the Floor of the U.S. Senate on the Debate on the Use of Torture
Senator John McCain

[14 April 11] The State Department's Counterterrorism Office: Budget, Reorganization, Policies
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

Ed Royce, Subcommittee Chairman

Daniel Benjamin

[13 April 11] Guantanamo Detainee Transfer Policy and Recidivism
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
[12 April 11] Department of Defense Plans and Programs Relating to Counterterrorism, Counternarcotics and Building Partnership Capacity
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
[6 April 11] Financial Hardball: Corralling Terrorists and Proliferators
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

Ed Royce, Subcommittee Chairman

Juan C. Zarate

David Asher

Orde F. Kittrie

[30 March 11] Ten Years after 9/11: A Report from the 9/11 Commission Chairmen
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

[2 March 11] Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

[Dec 10] Justice Undone: The Release of the Lockerbie Bomber
Senator Robert Menendez, Senator Frank Lautenberg, Senator Charles Schumer, and Senator Kristen Gillibrand

[29 Sep 10] U.S. Strategy for Countering Jihadist Websites
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade

Christopher Boucek

Mansour Al-Hadj

Gregory S. McNeal

[29 Sep 10] The Al-Megrahi Release: One Year Later
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[22 Sep 10] Nine Years after 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[15 Sep 10] The Evolving Nature of Terrorism - Nine Years After the 9/11 Attacks
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security

[4 Aug 10] Government Preparedness and Response to a Terrorist Attack Using Weapons of Mass Destruction
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security
[14 July 10] Evaluating the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, S. 2930
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crimes and Drugs
[30 June 10] Nuclear Terrorism: Strengthening Our Domestic Defenses, Part I
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[8 June 10] Assessing the Strength of Hezbollah
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
[26 May 10] Internet Terror Recruitment and Tradecraft: How Can We Address an Evolving Tool While Protecting Free Speech?
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment
[26 May 10] Anti-Money Laundering: Blocking Terrorist Financing and Its Impact on Lawful Charities
Hearing before the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

[18 May 10] Unclassified Executive Summary of the Committee Report on the Attempted Terrorist Attack on the Northwest Airlines Flight 253
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
[24 March 10] Sharing and Analyzing Information to Prevent Terrorism
Hearing before the House Committee on the Judiciary
[10 March 10] U.S. Government Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
[3 Feb 10] After the Christmas Day Bomber: Staying on Offense in the War on Terror
Remarks by Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Republican Leader, at the Heritage Foundation
[27 Jan 10] Al Qa'ida in 2010: How Should the U.S. Respond?
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

Ike Skelton, Chairman

Richard A. Clarke

Juan C. Zarate

Steve Coll

[20 Jan 10] The Threat Posed by al Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and Other Regions
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

Adam Smith, Subcommittee Chairman

ADM Eric T. Olson, USN

Garry Reid

Daniel Benjamin

[20 Jan 10] Yemen: Confronting Al-Qaeda, Preventing State Failure
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
[Jan 10] Al Qaeda in Yemen and Somalia: A Ticking Time Bomb
Report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
[16 Dec 09] Understanding Cyberspace as a Medium for Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

Adam Smith, Subcommittee Chairman

Jarret Brachman

Christopher Boucek

[15 Dec 09] Violent Extremism: How Are People Moved from Constitutionally-Protected Thoughts to Acts of Terrorism?
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment
[9 Dec 09] Five Years after the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA): Stopping Terrorist Travel
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

[30 Nov 09] Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed to Get Bin Laden and Why it Matters Today
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Report
[19 Nov 09] Reassessing the Evolving al-Qa'ida Threat to the Homeland
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security

[18 Nov 09] Flag on the Bag? Foreign Assistance and the Struggle Against Terrorism
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade

Kristin M. Lord

Walid Phares

Samuel A. Worthington

Kenneth Ballen

[7 Oct 09] Confronting Al-Qaeda: Understanding the Threat in Afghanistan and Beyond
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
[28 July 09] Prosecuting Terrorists: Civilian and Military Trials for GTMO and Beyond
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security
[24 July 09] Reforming the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and Detainee Policy
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

Ike Skelton, Chairman

Jeh Charles Johnson, General Counsel, Department of Defense

David Kris, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice

[9 June 09] The Legal, Moral, and National Security Consequences of "Prolonged Detention"
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution
[13 May 09] What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
[22 April 09] Declassified Narrative Describing the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel's Opinions on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
[21 April 09] Protecting National Security and Civil Liberties: Strategies for Terrorism Information Sharing
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security
[16 April 09] Levin Statement on Release of OLC Memos on Interrogation Techniques
Carl Levin, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman
[2 April 09] Terrorism and the New Age of Irregular Warfare: Challenges and Opportunities
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

Adam Smith, Subcommittee Chairman

William D. Hartung

John Robb

Henry N. Dreifus

Bevin Alexander

[11 March 09] Tracking and Disrupting Terrorist Financial Networks: A Potential Model for Interagency Success?
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

Adam Smith, Subcommittee Chairman

Matthew Levitt

Edward Frothingham

Lt. Gen. David P. Fridovich, USA

[11 March 09] Violent Islamist Extremism: al-Shabaab Recruitment in America
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

[11 March 09] The Mumbai Attacks: A Wake-Up Call for America's Private Sector
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
[12 Feb 09] Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities

Adam Smith, Subcommittee Chairman

Raymond Ibrahim

Michael Doran

[28 Jan 09] Lessons from the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks, Part II
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[22 Jan 09] Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

Ike Skelton, Chairman

Bob Graham, Jim Talent, and Graham Allison

[8 Jan 09] Lessons from the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[11 Dec 08] World at Risk: A Report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[20 Nov 08] Inquiry Into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody
Report of the Senate Committee on Armed Services
[25 Sep 08] Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Hard Lessons Learned From Troubled Investments
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[18 Sep 08] Lessons for Countering al Qa’ida and the Way Ahead
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

Adam Smith, Chairman

Seth Jones

Michael Scheuer

John Arquilla

[11 Sep 08] International Convention for Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
Report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[31 July 08] Foreign Aid and the Fight Against Terrorism and Proliferation: Leveraging Foreign Aid to Achieve U.S. Policy Goals
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

Dell L. Dailey

Patricia A. McNerney

Steven Emerson

Douglas Farah

[31 July 08] Implications of the Supreme Court's Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Administration Perspectives
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

Daniel J. Dell'Orto

Gregory G. Katsas

COL Steven David, USA

[30 July 08] Implications of the Supreme Court's Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Non-governmental Perspective
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

Chairman Ike Skelton

Neal Katyal

Richard Klinger

Col Morris Davis, USAF

[30 July 08] Reassessing the Threat: The Future of Al Qaeda and its Implications for Homeland Security
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment

[16 July 08] How the Administration's Failed Detainee Policies Have Hurt the Fight Against Terrorism: Putting the Fight Against Terrorism on Sound Legal Foundations
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

[10 July 08] The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

[17 June 08] The Origins of Agressive Interrogating Techniques: Part I of the Committee's Inquiry into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services

[10 June 08] Coercive Interrogation Techniques: Do They Work, Are They Reliable, and What Did the FBI Know About Them?
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

[4 June 08] Improving Detainee Policy: Handling Terrorism Detainees within the American Justice System
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary

[8 May 08] Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat
Majority and Minority Staff Report, United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

[9 April 08] Al-Qaeda
Hearing before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
[April 08] Tobacco and Terror: How Cigarette Smuggling is Funding our Enemies Abroad
Republican Staff, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
[26 Feb 08] Rep. Pete Hoekstra Speech to the Heritage Foundation
[14 Feb 08] Six Years Later (Part III): Innovative Approaches to Combating Terrorists
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
[15 Nov 07] Strategic Communications and Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committtee

Adam Smith, Chair
Duncan MacInnes
Capt. Hal Pittman, USN
Michael Doran

[8 Nov 07] The Progress and Pitfalls of the Terrorist Watch List
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security
[6 Nov 07] Six Years Later (Part II): Smart Power and the U.S. Strategy for Security in a Post-9/11 World
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
[24 Oct 07] Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and of Other Activities Related to the War on Terrorism
Congressional Budget Office
[24 Oct 07] Watching the Watch List: Building an Effective Terrorist Screening System
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[10 Oct 07] Six Years Later: Assessing Long-Term Threats, Risks, and the U.S. Strategy for Security in a Post-9/11 World
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
[26 July 07] Upholding the Principle of Habeas Corpus for Detainees
Hearing before the House Committee on Armed Services
[10 Sep 07] Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Full transcript from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

[14 June 07] Assessing and Addressing the Threat: Defining the Role of a National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security
[12 June 07] Terrorist Ideology
Hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
[3 May 07] The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[18 April 07] Isolating Proliferators and Sponsors of Terror: The Use of Sanctions and the International Financial System to Change Regime Behavior
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Brad Sherman
Daniel Glaser and Adam Szubin
Paul Simons
Patricia McNerney
Sarah Steelman
Jack Blum
Roger W. Robinson
David L. Asher
Victor D. Comras

[17 April 07] Extraordinary Rendition in U.S. Counterterrorism Policy: The Impact on Transatlantic Relations
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Jonathan Evans
Claudio Fava
Sarah Ludford
Julianne Smith
Michael F. Scheuer

[29 March 07] The Military Commissions Act and the Continued Use of Guantanamo Bay as a Detention Facility
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

Ike Skelton
William H. Taft, IV
Neal Katyal
Patrick F. Philbin

[10 Jan 07] Balancing Privacy and Security: The Privacy Implications of Government Data Mining Programs
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee

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Background Documents

[current] Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001
Compiled by the Library of Congress
[06] Text of the Military Commissions Act of 2006

[02] Homeland Security Act
[02] The Memory Hole - Documents from Congress' Joint Inquiry into 9/11

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Detention & Interrogation of Terrorism Suspects

[April 13] The Report of the Constitution Project's Task Force on Detainee Treatment
The Constitution Project

[14 March 13] Letter to Secretary of Defense Hagel on the Mass Hunger Strike at Guantánamo Bay
Center for Constitutional Rights

[March 13] USA: 'Judge Us By Our Actions': A Reflection on Accountability for U.S. Detainee Abuses 10 Years After the Invasion of Iraq
Amnesty International

[Feb 13] Globalizing Torture: CIA Secret Detention and Extraordinary Rendition
Amrit Singh. Open Society Foundations

[Jan 13] Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody: One Year On
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

[11 Dec 12] The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012: Detainee Matters
Jennifer K. Elsea and Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service

[11 Dec 12] Judicial Activity Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees: Major Court Rulings
Jennifer K. Elsea and Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service

[4 Dec 12] Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents
Jennifer K. Elsea. Congressional Research Service

[14 Nov 12] Guantanamo Bay Detainees: Facilities and Factors for Consideration If Detainees Were Brought to the United States
Government Accountability Office

[25 Sep 12] Torture Creep: Why Are More Americans Accepting Bush-Era Policies than Ever Before?
Amy Zegart. Foreign Policy

[6 Sep 12] Remaking Bagram: The Creation of an Afghan Internment Regime and the Divide over U.S. Detention Power
Open Society Foundations

[Sep 12] Delivered Into Enemy Hands: US-Led Abuse and Rendition of Opponents to Gaddafi's Libya
Human Rights Watch

[22 May 12] Dismissing Padilla v. Yoo: A Glass Half Empty?
Andrew M. Grossman. Heritage Foundation

[3 May 12] Wrong Court, Wrong Place, Wrong Punishment: Five Alleged '9/11 Conspirators' to be Arraigned for Capital Trial by Military Commission at Guantanamo
Amnesty International

[1 May 12] No Hearing Habeas: D.C. Circuit Restricts Meaningful Review
Mark Denbeaux, et al. Center for Policy and Research, Seton Hall University School of Law

[15 March 12] Pre-Charge Detention in Terrorism Cases
Alexander Horne and Gavin Berman. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[10 Feb 12] The National Defense Authorization Act and Military Detention of U.S. Citizens
Charles D. Stimson. Heritage Foundation

[6 Feb 12] 'Congress Has Made No Such Decision': Three Branches of Government, Zero Remedy for Counter-Terrorism Abuses - Court Dismisses Padilla Lawsuit
Amnesty International

[8 Dec 11] Detainee Provisions in the National Defense Authorization Bills
Jennifer K. Elsea and Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service

[5 Dec 11] A Problematic Terrorist Detention Bill
Matthew C. Waxman and John B. Bellinger, III. Council on Foreign Relations

[9 Nov 11] Closing Guantanamo?
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[17 Oct 11] Common-Sense Principles for Detainee Policy
Charles Stimson. Heritage Foundation

[July 11] Getting Away with Torture: The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees
Reed Brody. Human Rights Watch

[15 June 11] Transfers of Guantánamo Detainees to Yemen: Policy Continuity between Administrations
Robert M. Chesney, Matthew Waxman, and Benjamin Wittes. Brookings Institution

[May 11] Detained and Denied in Afghanistan: How to Make U.S. Detention Comply with the Law
Daphne Eviatar. Human Rights First

[May 11] The Emerging Law of Detention 2.0: The Guantánamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking
Benjamin Wittes, Robert M. Chesney, and Larkin Reynolds. Brookings Institution

[27 April 11] New Spotlight on Guantanamo's Flaws
Karen J. Greenberg. Council on Foreign Relations

[28 March 11] Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
Michael John Garcia, et al. Congressional Research Service

[10 March 11] Obama’s Guantanamo Shift
Matthew C. Waxman. Council on Foreign Relations

[Feb 11] The “Anti-Nationals:” Arbitrary Detention and Torture of Terrorism Suspects in India
Letta Tayler, Meenakshi Ganguly and Nehal Bhuta. Human Rights Watch

[Jan 11] Preventive Detention in American Theory and Practice
Adam Klein and Benjamin Wittes. Harvard National Security Journal

[9 Dec 10] Guantanamo Detention Center: Legislative Activity in the 111th Congress
Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service

[Nov/Dec 10] Military Interrogation of Terror Suspects: Imaginative Does Not Have to Mean Unlawful
Lt Col David G. Bolgiano, USAF, and COL L. Morgan Banks, USA. Military Review

[23 Nov 10] Terrorism Trials and Detention's Future
Matthew C. Waxman. Council on Foreign Relations

[17 Aug 10] Holding Terrorists Accountable
Heritage Foundation
[July 10] Catch and Release: A Role for Preventive Detention without Charge in Canadian Anti-Terrorism Law
Craig Forcese. Institute for Research on Public Policy
[Summer 10] Bush vs. Obama Detainee Policy Post-9/11: An Assessment
Leonard Cutler. Strategic Studies Quarterly
[24 May 10] Terrorism, Miranda, and Related Matters
Charles Doyle. Congressional Research Service
[13 May 10] Treating Terrorism Solely as a Law Enforcement Matter - Not Miranda - Is the Problem
Charles D. Stimson and James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
[20 April 10] Terrorist on Your Street?
Jack Park. Heritage Foundation
[14 April 10] For Obama, Vexing Detainee Decisions Loom
John B. Bellinger, III. Council on Foreign Relations
[6 April 10] The Military Commissions Act of 2009: Overview and Legal Issues
Jennifer K. Elsea. Congressional Research Service
[11 March 10] The Politics of Punishing Terrorists
Anthony F. Lang, Jr. Ethics and International Affairs
[9 Feb 10] U.S. Military Base Not a Reasonable Option for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial
Charles D. "Cully" Stimson. Heritage Foundation
[3 Feb 10] Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court
Jennifer K. Elsea and Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service
[26 Jan 10] Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court
Jennifer K. Elsea. Congressional Research Service
[22 Jan 10] Guantanamo's Impact on U.S. National Security
Christopher Boucek. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[22 Jan 10] The Emerging Law of Detention: The Guantánamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking
Benjamin Wittes, Robert Chesney, and Rabea Benhalim. Brookings Institution

[21 Jan 10] Should Guantanamo Bay Be Closed?
Greg Bruno, et al. Council on Foreign Relations
[2 Dec 09] The Scouting Report Web Chat: President Obama's Progress on Closing Guantánamo
Benjamin Wittes. Brookings Institution
[15 Nov 09] Obama 'Straddling Debate' on Prosecuting 9/11 Prisoners
Matthew C. Waxman. Council on Foreign Relations
[Nov 09] Getting Back on Track to Close Guantanamo: How to Get to Zero
Ken Gude. Center for American Progress
[Sep/Oct 09] The Battlefied Inside the Wire: Detention Operations under Major General Douglas Stone
LCDR Vasilios Tasikas, USCG. Military Review
[8 Sep 09] Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture
Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service
[Sep 09] Untying Guantánamo's Knot: A Portuguese Contribution
Diogo Noivo and Paulo Gorjão. Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security
[Aug 09] Interim Guantanamo Legislative Report
Compiled by the Center for Security Policy

House Volume

Senate Volume

[July/Aug 09] Detainee Healthcare as Part of Information Operations
LT COL Beverly D. Patton, USA. Military Review
[July 09] In Pursuit of Justice: Prosecuting Terrorism Cases in the Federal Courts - 2009 Update and Recent Developments
Richard B. Zabel and James J. Benjamin, Jr. Human Rights First
[July 09] The Detainee Dilemma: The U.S. Debate About the Release of Prisoners from
Guantanamo Bay
Johannes Thimm. German Institute for International and Security Affairs

[26 June 09] Designing Detention: A Model Law for Terrorist Incapacitation
Benjamin Wittes and Colleen A. Peppard. Brookings Institution

[Summer 09] Enhancing Interrogation: Advancing a New Agenda
John A. Wahlquist. Parameters

[Summer 09] The Detainee Interrogation Debate and the Legal-Policy Process
Lisa L. Turner. Joint Force Quarterly
[28 May 09] Keep Gitmo Going: The Case for Retaining the Vital Detention and Interrogation Facility at Guantánamo Bay
E. J. Kimball and Benjamin Lerner. Center for Security Policy
[13 May 09] The National Security Case Against Torture
Frankie Sturm. Truman National Security Project
[11 May 09] Analysis of Legislative Proposals Addressing Guantanamo Detainees
Anna C. Henning. Congressional Research Service
[10 May 09] Looking Forward, Not Backward: Refining American Interrogation Law
Stuart Taylor, Jr. and Benjamin Wittes. Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University Law Center, and the Hoover Institution
[8 May 09] Better Rules for Terrorism Trials
Robert S. Litt and Wells C. Bennett. Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University Law Center, and the Hoover Institution

[17 March 09] Guantanamo Detainees: Is a National Security Court the Answer?
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
[23 Feb 09] Current Conditions of Confinement at Guantánamo: Still in Violation of the Law
Center for Constitutional Rights
[19 Feb 09] Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions and U.S. Detainee Policy
David Rivkin, Lee Casey, and Charles Stimson. Heritage Foundation
[4 Feb 09] Long-Term Terrorist Detention and Our National Security Court
Jack Goldsmith. Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University Law Center, and the Hoover Institution

[28 Jan 09] Clearing a Path for Guantanamo Returnees: Rehabilitation and Risk-Assessment
Christopher Boucek. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[26 Jan 09] U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques
Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service
[23 Jan 09] Interrogation of Detainees: Requirements of the Detainee Treatment Act
Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service
[23 Jan 09] Holding Terrorists Accountable: A Lawful Detainment Framework for the Long War
Charles D. Stimson. Heritage Foundation
[22 Jan 09] The Obama Orders: A Quick and Dirty Analysis
Benjamin Wittes. Brookings Institution
[Jan 09] The Supreme Court, the Bush Administration, and Guantánamo Bay
Kirsten Soder. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

[Jan 09] Guantánamo and Beyond: What to Do about Detentions, Trials, and the "Global War" Paradigm
Stephen J. Schulhofer. Century Foundation

[Winter 09] Inside the Detention Camps: A New Campaign in Iraq
Mason Brooks and Drew Miller. Joint Force Quarterly

[16 Dec 08] The Current Detainee Population of Guantánamo: An Empirical Study
Benjamin Wittes, et al. Brookings Institution

[Nov 08] Lessons of Abu Ghraib: Understanding and Preventing Prisoner Abuse in Military Operations
Paul T. Bartone. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University

[Nov 08] Guantánamo and its Aftermath: U.S. Detention and Interrogtation Practices and Their Impact on Former Detainees
Laurel F. Fletcher, et al. Human Rights Center and International Human Rights Law Clinic, University of California, Berkeley and the Center for Constitutional Rights

[Oct 08] Preventive Detention in the War on Terror: A Comparison of How the United States, Britain, and Israel Detain and Incapacitate Terrorist Suspects
Stephanie Cooper Blum. Homeland Security Affairs

[8 Sep 08] Boumediene v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees' Right to Habeas Corpus
Michael John Garcia. Congressional Research Service

[Sep 08] Closing Guantánamo: From Bumper Sticker to Blueprint
Sarah E. Mendelson. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[18 June 08] Effectively Interrogating Terrorism Suspects: Lessons from the Field - Senior Level Interrogators Discuss What Works
Transcript of a Center for Strategic and International Studies and Human Rights First event

[13 June 08] Judging Guantanamo: The Court, Congress, and the White House
Lionel Beehner, Greg Bruno, Michael Moran, and Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations

[June 08] Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror
Stuart Taylor Jr. Brookings Institution

Introduction and Chapter 1

Remarks by the author at the Brookings Institution

[June 08] Avoiding Transfers to Torture
Ashley Deeks. Council on Foreign Relations
NOTE: Link to the full-text of the report is available above the overview

[May/June 08] After Guantánamo: The Case Against Preventive Detention
Kenneth Roth. Foreign Affairs

[May 08] In Pursuit of Justice: Prosecuting Terrorism Cases in the Federal Courts
Richard B. Zabel and James J. Benjamin, Jr. Human Rights First

[May 08] The Challenges of Trying Terrorists as Criminals: Proceedings of a RAND/SAIS Colloquium
James Renwick and Gregory F. Treverton. RAND Corporation

[27 Sep 07] The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Previous DOD Rules and the Uniform Code of Military Justice
Jennifer K. Elsea. Congressional Research Service

[23 Jan 07] Treatment of "Battlefield Detainees" in the War on Terrorism
Jennifer K. Elsea. Congressional Research Service

[Dec 07/Jan 08] Doing Justice to Zacarias Moussaoui: Neither a Madman Nor an Aspiring Martyr but an Enemy
John Rosenthal. Policy Review

[Dec 07] Legal Standards and the Interrogation of Prisoners in the War on Terror
Cynthia Arnson and Philippa Strum, Eds. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Nov 07] A Legal Framework for Detaining Terrorists: Enact a Law to End the Clash over Rights
Benjamin Wittes and Mark Gitenstein. Brookings Institution

[Nov 07] A Federal Terrorism Court: The Answer to the Legal Quagmire on Terrorism, Detainees, and International Norms.
Harvey Rishikof. Progressive Policy Institute

[25 July 07] An Assessment of 516 Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) Unclassified Summaries
LTC Joseph Felter and Jarret Brachman. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[March 07] The Cost of Confusion: Resolving Ambiguities in Detainee Treatment
Kenneth Anderson and Elisa Massimino. The Stanley Foundation

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International Organizations

[current] United Nations Security Council Committee Concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and Associated Individuals and Entities
Selected documents regarding UN counter-terrorism efforts. Includes reports on Al Qaeda, reports on counter-terrorism efforts of various countries, terrorism documents
[current] United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
[current] United Nations Action Against Terrorism
A comprehensive web site that lists UNSC and UN resolutions on terrorism, reports on terrorism, and a variety of additional resources
[current] United Nations Counter-Terrorism Online Handbook
[current] Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism
Organization of American States
[current] NATO and the Fight Against Terrorism
Contains links to key NATO speeches, key texts, and other resources outlining NATO's response to the war on terrorism
[current] Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism
NATO
[current] Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC)
Military Intelligence Five, United Kingdom
[22 April 13] U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism
Kristin Archick. Congressional Research Service

[1 March 13] Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, Ben Emmerson. Framework Principles for Securing the Accountability of Public Officials for Gross or Systematic Human Rights Violations Committed in the Context of State Counter-Terrorism Initiatives
Human Rights Council, United Nations
[Spring 13] Preventing Conflict and Terrorism: What Role for the Security Council?
Naureen Chowdhury Fink and Rafia Barakat. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[Feb 13] The New NATO Policy Guidelines on Counterterrorism: Analysis, Assessments, and Actions
Stefano Santamato and Marie-Theres Beumler. Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
[Feb 13] Mastering the Narrative: Counterterrorism Strategic Communication and the United Nations
Naureen Chowdhury Fink and Jack Barclay. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[June 12] Meeting the Challenge: A Guide to United Nations Counterterrorism Activities
Naureen Chowdhury Fink. International Peace Institute
[21 May 12] NATO’s Policy Guidelines on Counter-Terrorism: Aware, Capable and Engaged for a Safer Future
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

[Jan 12] Reshaping United Nations Counterterrorism Efforts: Blue-Sky Thinking for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation 10 Years after 9/11
James Cockayne, et al. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[Dec 11] EU-Maghreb Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: The Need for a More Holistic Approach
Lisa Watanabe. Geneva Centre for Security Policy
[11 May 11] After bin Laden: NATO's Resolve Against Terrorism Must Not Waver
Sally McNamara and Morgan L. Roach. Heritage Foundation
[April 11] At the Limits of the Rule of Law: EU-US Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
Annegret Bendiek. German Institute for International and Security Affairs

[April 11] NATO’s Fight Against Terrorism: Where Do We Stand?
Claudia Bernasconi. NATO Defense College

[8 March 11] The EU-U.S. Counterterrorism Relationship: An Agenda for Cooperation
Sally McNamara. Heritage Foundation

[Sep 10] The EU as a Counter-Terrorism Actor Abroad: Finding Opportunities, Overcoming Constraints
Peter Wennerholm, Erik Brattberg and Mark Rhinard. European Policy Centre

[Sep 10] An Opportunity for Renewal: Revitalizing the United Nations Counterterrorism Program - An Independent Strategic Assessment
James Cockayne, Alistair Millar, and Jason Ipe. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[28 May 10] Report of the Special Rapportueur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Philip Alston - Addendum: Study on Targeted Killings
United Nations Human Rights Council

[Nov 09] The G8's Counterterrorism Action Group: A Stock-Taking and the Need for Reform
Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[1 Oct 09] United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 at the Crossroads: The Challenges of Implementation
Michael Ryan Kraig. Stanley Foundation
[July 09] Intelligence, Emergencies and Foreign Policy: The EU's Role in Counter-Terrorism
Hugo Brady. Centre for European Reform
[July 09] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Terrorism Prevention Branch: Strengths and Challenges Ahead
Eric Rosand. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[May 09] The G8's Counterterrorism Action Group
Eric Rosand. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[April 09] From Adoption to Action: The UN's Role in Implementing its Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Eric Rosand. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[4-5 Nov 08] Civil Society and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges
Remarks by Alistair Millar, Director, Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, at the 2008 OSCE Sub-Regional Central Asian Anti-Terrorism Conference "Partnership of State Authorities, Civil Society and the Business Community in Combating Terrorism
[Oct 08] The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Regional and Subregional Bodies: Strengthening a Critical Partnership
Eric Rosand, Alistair Millar, Jason Ipe, and Michael Healey. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[Feb 08] NATO Issue Brief: NATO and the Fight Against Terrorism
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
[Feb 08] Combating Terrorism at Sea
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

[25 Jan 08] Blacklisting Terrorism Supporters in Kuwait
David Pollock and Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[08] TE-SAT 2008: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2008
European Police Office
[June 07] Implementation of the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy
Stanley Foundation
[15 March 07] Europe's Emerging Counter-Terrorism Elite: The ATLAS Network
Ludo Block. Jamestown Foundation
[20 Dec 06] Statement by the President of the United Nations Security Council - Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts
[8 Sep 06] United Nations Global Terrorism Strategy

[27 April 06] Uniting Against Terrorism: Recommendations for a Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Report of the United Nations Secretary General

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Terrorist Acts

[Feb 12] The Unfinished Crisis: U.S. Crisis Management after the 2008 Mumbai Attacks
Polly Nayak and Michael Krepon. Henry L. Stimson Center

[Aug 11] Oslo Terrorist Attacks: Analysis, Consequences, and Lessons Learned
Jean-Luc Marret and Emmanuel Clavaud. Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique and the Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University

[April 11] Anatomy of a Terrorist Attack: What the Coroner's Inquests Revealed about the London Bombings
Rachel Briggs, et al. Royal United Services Institute

[July 10] Background Report: On the Fifth Anniversary of the 7/7 London Transit Attack
START: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

[5 May 10] Determining the Enemy: Examining a Potential Operational Link between Times Square Attack and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
Charlie Szrom. American Enterprise Institute

[24 July 09] Indonesia: The Hotel Bombings
International Crisis Group

[July 09] Terrorism in the West 2008: A Guide to Terrorism Events and Landmark Cases
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Joshua D. Goodman, and Laura Grossman. Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[May 09] Could 7/7 Have Been Prevented? Review of the Intelligence on the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005
Intelligence and Security Committee, Parliament of the United Kingdom

[Feb 09] Mumbai Terrorist Attack
Noor ul Haq and Khalid Hussain, eds. Islamabad Policy Research Institute

[23 July 08] Was Alleged al-Qaeda Attack a Failed Attempt to Occupy the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul?
Emrullah Uslu. Jamestown Foundation

[June 08] War by Other Means: Attacks on Embassies and Foreign Nationals
Sonali Huria and D. Suba Chandran. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[June 08] Suicide Terrorism (Jul-Dec 2007): A Review
Kanica Rakhra. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[9 Nov 06] Abqaiq's Message to Washington
Paul Rogers. openDemocracy

[15 Aug 06] The London Plot: A Tactical Victory in an Eroding Strategic Environment
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[11 Aug 06] London Terror Plot Foiled: Lessons for Congress
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
[10 Aug 06] Plane Plot May Have Been the Next 'Big One'
Steven Simon. Council on Foreign Relations
[10 Aug 06] Lessons from al-Qaeda's Attack on the Khobar Compound
Abdul Hameed Bakier. Jamestown Foundation
[7 July 06] The London Bombings: One Year Later
Nile Gardiner. Heritage Foundation
[11 May 06] Report of the Official Account of the Bombings in London on 7th July 2005
United Kingdom Home Office
[2 May 06] Sinai Bombings Mark Latest in Pattern of Symbolic Attacks in Egypt
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation
[17 April 06] Analysis: Palestinian Suicide Attacks
Tarik Kafala and Martin Asser. BBC
[9 March 06] The Madrid Attacks: Results of Investigations Two Years Later
Javier Jordan and Robert Wesley. Jamestown Foundation

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Terrorist Financing

[current] Financial Market Integrity Group: Publications
The World Bank

[25 Feb 13] The Monitoring of the Implementation of United Nations Financial Sanctions against Al-Qaida: An Assessment and Steps for the Future
Amit Kumar. Center for National Policy

[Feb 13] The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing Regime in Ethiopia - Second Assessment Report
Tu'emay Aregawi Desta. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[Dec 12] Threat Finance and Financial Intelligence
Ashley S. Boyle. American Security Project

[Oct 12] Encouraging Public-Private Partnerships to Fight Financial Crime
Alexei Monsarrat, rapporteur. Atlantic Council and Thompson Reuters

[Sep 12] Global Shell Games: Testing Money Launderers' and Terrorist Financiers' Access to Shell Companies
Michael Findley, Daniel Nielson, and Jason Sharman. Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University

[5 July 12] Analysis in Combat: The Deployed Threat Finance Analyst
J. Edward Conway. Small Wars Journal

[July 12] Haqqani Network Financing: The Evolution of an Industry
Gretchen Peters. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[Jan 12] Maldives: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund

[29 Aug 11] Shadowy Figures: Tracking Illicit Financial Transactions in the Murky World of Digital Currencies, Peer-to-Peer Networks, and Mobile Device Payments
John Villasenor, Cody Monk, Christopher Bronk. Brookings Institution and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

[Dec 10] An Economic Analysis of the Financial Records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq
Benjamin Bahney, et al. RAND Corporation

[April 10] Financing the Taliban: Tracing the Dollars Behind the Insurgencies in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Catherine Collins and Ashraf Ali. New America Foundation
[1 Feb 10] Al-Qaeda's Financial Pressures
Greg Bruno. Council on Foreign Relations
[Winter 10] Pay for Play: Countering Threat Financing
Michael T. Flynn and Simone A. Ledeen. Joint Force Quarterly
[Oct 09] Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Securities Sector
Financial Action Task Force
[24 Sep 09] Combating Illicit Financing: Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Could Manage More Effectively to Achieve Its Mission
Government Accountability Office
[24 Sep 09] Combating Terrorism: U.S. Agencies Report Progress Countering Terrorism and Its Financing in Saudi Arabia, but Continued Focus on Counter Terrorism Financing Efforts Needed
Government Accountability Office
[22 July 09] Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism
European Union Committee of the House of Lords, United Kingdom

Volume I: Report
Volume II: Evidence

[21 July 09] Saudi Efforts to Combat Terrorist Financing
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[14 July 09] Foreign Fighters and Their Economic Impact: A Case Study of Syria and al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI)
Matthew Levitt. Foreign Policy Research Institute
NOTE: Full-text made available by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[2 July 09] Lashkar-e-Taiba's Financial Network Targets India from the Gulf States
Animesh Roul. Jamestown Foundation
[March 09] Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks in Botswana
Jackson Madzima. Institute for Security Studies
[17 Feb 09] Challenges in Strengthening the International Regime to Combat the Financing of Terrorism
Concepción Verdugo-Yepes. Real Instituto Elcano
[3 Dec 08] Financial Setbacks for Hamas
Matthew Levitt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Nov 08] The Money Trail: Finding, Following, and Freezing Terrorist Finances
Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[30 Sep 08] USA PATRIOT Act: Better Interagency Coordination and Implementing Guidance for Section 311 Could Improve U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
Government Accountability Office
[25 July 08] Drug Trafficking and Middle Eastern Terrorist Groups: A Growing Nexus?
Summary of remarks by Michael Braun, Assistant Administrator and Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[May 08] The Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism
Daniel L. Byman. Brookings Institution

[28 May 08] Transcript of the accompanying Brookings Institution event

[29 Feb 08] Terrorist Financing
Financial Action Task Force
[28 Feb 08] Importance of Partnership in Countering the Financing of Terrorism
Gunawan Husin. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
[17 Feb 08] Extremism's Deep Pockets: The Growing Challenge of Fighting Terrorism Financing
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[5 Sept 07] Grading U.S. Performance against Terrorism Financing
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[26 June 07] U.S. Efforts against Terrorism Financing: A View from the Private Sector
Robert Werner. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[31 May 07] Global Anti-Terrorism Financing Group Challenged by Syria's Application
Matthew Levitt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[3 May 07] Blocking Terror Finances
Matthew Levitt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[16 April 07] Arab States' Efforts to Combat Terrorism Financing
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[26 March 07] Combating Terrorist Financing in Europe: Gradual Progress
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[6 March 07] Follow the Money: Challenges and Opportunities in the Campaign to Combat Terrorism Financing
Matthew Levitt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Winter 07] Countering Terrorist Financing Lessons from Europe
Michael Jonsson and Svante Cornell. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

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Terrorist Group Profiles

[current] Aljazeera.Net English
Aljazeera's English website has latest on Al Qaeda, bin Ladin, Al Jazeera and related terrorism stories
[For best search results, type "Al Qaeda" and "Al Qaida" into two separate queries]
[current] Terrorist Organization Profiles - Global Terrorism Database
START: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism - A Center of Excellence of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Based at the University of Maryland
[April 13] The Fighters of Lashkar-e-Taiba: Recruitment, Training, Deployment and Death
Don Rassler, et al. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[18 March 13] Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[5 Feb 13] Al-Shabaab
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[24 Jan 13] Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[22 Oct 12] Al Qaeda’s Resurgence: Al Qaeda is Unpopular, Yet Takes Advantage of Failed Governance, Chaos Throughout Muslim World
Bruce Riedel. YaleGlobal

[3 Oct 12] Al Shabaab after Kismayo
Katherine Zimmerman. American Enterprise Institute

[5 Sep 12] The Haqqani Network: A Foreign Terrorist Organization
Jeffrey Dressler. Institute for the Study of War

[2 Aug 12] Agents of Destruction: Hizb’allah – A Primer on the Party of Allah
Sandra Warmoth. Small Wars Journal
[Aug 12] Al-Qaeda at the Crossroads: How the Terror Group is Responding to the Loss of its Leaders and the Arab Spring
Shiraz Maher and Peter R. Neumann. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
[July 12] What if There is No Al-Qaeda?: Preparing for Future Terrorism
Clint Watts. Foreign Policy Research Institute
[4 June 12] Beware of Imitators: Al-Qa'ida through the Lens of its Confidential Secretary
Nelly Lahoud. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[24 May 12] Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[8 May 12] Al Shabaab in Decline?
Katherine Zimmerman. American Enterprise Institute

[3 May 12] Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?
Don Rassler, et al. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
NOTE: This page presents a collection of de-classified internal al Qaeda communications seized during the raid on the Bin Ladin compound, as well as a report analyzing them

[May 12] The Current Status of Al-Qaida
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[May 12] Al-Qaida’s Fatal Terrorism Under Osama bin Laden
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

[March 12] The Menace That Is Lashkar-e-Taiba
Ashley J. Tellis. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Spring 12] Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula through the Framework of International Humanitarian Law
Simon Henderson. Al Nakhlah

[4 Feb 12] The Softening of Hamas: Moderation through Political Participation?
Patrick Truffer. Small Wars Journal

[Dec 11] The Language of Jihad: Narratives and Strategies of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and UK Responses
Benedict Wilkinson and Jack Barclay. Royal United Services Institute

[4 Nov 11] Clan and Conflict in Somalia: Al-Shabaab and the Myth of "Transcending Clan Politics"
Ahren Schaefer and Andrew Black. Jamestown Foundation

[Nov 11] Jemaah Islamiyah
David Gordon and Samuel Lindo. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Sep 11] Background Report: Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Anwar al-Awlaki, and Samir Khan
Kathleen Smarick and Erin E. Miller. START: The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

[Sep 11] Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
William Thornberry and Jaclyn Levy. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Sep 11] Background Report: ETA Ceasefires by the Numbers
Erin E. Miller and Kathleen Smarick. START: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

[29 Aug 11] al-Qaeda (a.k.a. al-Qaida, al-Qa'ida)
Jayshree Bajoria and Greg Burno. Council on Foreign Relations

[19 Aug 11] Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula: MOs and Deductions
James Spencer. Small Wars Journal

[Aug 11] Life After Death: Al-Qaeda and the Terrorism Narrative
Fawaz A. Gerges. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

[19 July 11] LeT's Global Rise
Stephen Tankel. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[July 11] The Rise and Fall of Al Qaeda: Lessons in Post-September 11 Transnational Terrorism
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou. Geneva Centre for Security Policy

[July 11] Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Samuel Lindo, Michael Schoder, and Tyler Jones. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[July 11] Al Shabaab
Rob Wise. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[July 11] Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons
Richard Danzig, et al. Center for a New American Security

[Summer 11] ETA Before and After the Carrero Assassination
José A. Olmeda. Strategic Insights

[Summer 11] Innovation in Terrorist Organizations: The Case of PFLP and its Offshoots
Yoram Schweitzer. Strategic Insights

[3 May 11] al Qaeda: Beyond Osama-bin Laden
Shruti Pandalai. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
NOTE: Select the "Download Issue Brief" link to access the full-text

[May 11] The Death of Osama Bin Laden and the Future of Al-Qaeda
James Veitch and John Martin. Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies

[April 11] Lashkar-e-Taiba: Past Operations and Future Prospects
Stephen Tankel. New America Foundation

[24 Mar 11] The Genesis of Terrorism in the Sahara: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Yvan Guichaoua. openDemocracy

[25 Jan 11] Al Qaeda and Affiliates: Historical Perspective, Global Presence, and Implications for U.S. Policy
John Rollins. Congressional Research Service

[2 Dec 10] Hamas: Background and Issues for Congress
Jim Zanotti. Congressional Research Service
[Nov 10] Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan: An Attempt to Deconstruct the Umbrella Organization and the Reasons For its Growth in Pakistan's North-West
Qandeel Siddique. Danish Institute for International Studies

[8 Oct 10] Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress
Casey L. Addis and Christopher M. Blanchard. Congressional Research Service

[29 July 10] Lashkar-e-Taiba's Growing International Focus and Its Links with al-Qaeda
Peter Chalk. Jamestown Foundation
[15 July 10] Hezbollah (a.k.a. Hizbollah, Hizbu'llah)
Council on Foreign Relations

[6 July 10] Indonesia: The Dark Side of Jama'ah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT)
International Crisis Group
[28 June 10] The Irreconcilables: The Haqqani Network
Jeffrey Dressler. Institute for the Study of War
[May 10] Al Muhajiroun and Islam4UK: The Group Behind the Ban
Catherine Zara Raymond. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
[1 March 10] The Threat from Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh
International Crisis Group
[March 10] Lashkar-i-Taiba: The Fallacy of Subservient Proxies and the Future of Islamist Terrorism in India
Ryan Clarke. Strategic Studies Institute
[17 Feb 10] The Long Arm of Lashkar-e-Taiba
Stephen Tankel. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[12 Feb 10] The Terror Threat from Somalia: The Internationalization of al Shabaab
Christopher Harnisch and Katherine Zimmerman. American Enterprise Institute
[Feb 10] Lashkar-e-Taiba in Perspective: An Evolving Threat
Stephen Tankel. New America Foundation
[28 Jan 10] Profile: al Houthi Movement
Katherine Zimmerman and Chris Harnisch. American Enterprise Institute
[14 Jan 10] Profile: Lashkar-e-Taiba (Army of the Pure) (a.k.a. Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Lashkar e-Toiba; Lashkar-i-Taiba)
Jayshree Bajoria. Council on Foreign Relations
[Jan 10] Students Islamic Movement of India and the Indian Mujahideen: An Assessment
C. Christine Fair. Asia Policy

[Dec 09] The North African Franchise: AQIM's Threat to U.S. Security
CPT Russell J. Isaacs. Strategic Insights
[13 Oct 09] Understanding the al-Shabaab Networks
Raffaello Pantucci. Australian Strategic Policy Institute
[29 Sep 09] Al-Qaida and Taliban Status Check: A Resurgent Threat?
Remarks by Richard Barrett, Coordinator, Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee, United Nations, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[27 Aug 09] Hamas
Council on Foreign Relations
[27 Aug 09] Shining Path, Tupac Amaru (Peru, leftists)
Kathryn Gregory. Council on Foreign Relations
[16 July 09] Jemaah Islamiyah: A Renewed Struggle?
Noor Huda Ismail and Carl Ungerer. Australian Strategic Policy Institute
NOTE: Select the "Download PDF" link to access the full-text
[14 July 09] Waning Vigilance: Al-Qaeda's Resurgence in Yemen
Gregory Johnsen. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[19 June 09] Jemaah Islamiyah (a.k.a. Jemaah Islamiah)
Council on Foreign Relations

[3 June 09] Somalia: Understanding Al-Shabaab
Paula Cristina Roque. Institute for Security Studies

[27 May 09] Abu Sayyaf Group (Philippines, Islamist separatists)
Council on Foreign Relations
[27 May 09] Armed Islamic Group (Algeria, Islamists) (a.k.a. GIA, Groupe Islamique Armé, or al-Jama'ah al-Islamiyah al-Musallaha)
Lauren Vriens. Council on Foreign Relations
[26 May 09] Europe's Oldest Terrorist Organization: The Basque ETA Marks 50 Years of Operations
Jules Stewart. Jamestown Foundation
[20 May 09] Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (aka Tamil Tigers) (Sri Lanka, separatists)
Preeti Bhattacharji. Council on Foreign Relations

[April/May 09] Lashkar-e-Taiba: From 9/11 to Mumbai
Stephen Tankel. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
[10 April 09] Motivations and Methods of India's United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)
Derek Henry Flood. Jamestown Foundation
[April 09] The Muslim Brotherhood in the United States
Steven Merley. Hudson Institute
[19 March 09] A Profile of Militant Groups in Bajaur Tribal Agency
Mukhtar A. Khan. Jamestown Foundation
[3 March 09] India's Home-Grown Jihadi Threat: A Profile of the Indian Mujahideen
Animesh Roul. Jamestown Foundation
[23 Feb 09] Islamic Jihad Union: al-Qaida's Key to the Turkic World?
Einar Wigen. Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
[Winter 09] Jemaah Islamiyah Adopts the Hezbollah Model: Assessing Hezbollah's Influence
Zachary Abuza. Middle East Quarterly
[09] Countering Violent Extremism: The Fate of the Tamil Tigers
S. Azmat Hassan. EastWest Institute
[18 Dec 08] Question and Answer: Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
John Neuhaus Schaan. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
[Sep 08] The Evolution of Franchise Terrorism: Al-Qaeda
Katya Leney-Hall. Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
[Sep 08] Seven Years Later: The Jihadist International
Hassan Mneimneh. American Enterprise Institute
[Fall 08] Hezbollah: Lebanon's Power Broker
Robert G. Rabil. Journal of International Security Affairs

[31 July 08] The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
Holly Fletcher and Jayshree Bajoria. Council on Foreign Relations
[July 08] A Turkish al-Qaeda: The Islamic Jihad Union and the Internalization of Uzbek Jihadism
Guido Steinberg. Strategic Insights
[17 April 08] Al-Qaeda’s Palestinian Inroads
Fadhil Ali. Jamestown Foundation
[15 March 08] Hamas - How Has a Terrorist Organization Become a Political Power?
Ben-Zion Mehr. U.S. Army War College
[24 Jan 08] Back With a Vengence: Turkish Hezbollah
Gareth Jenkins. Jamestown Foundation
[Jan 08] Is the Maghreb the "Next Afghanistan"?: Mapping the Radicalization of the Algerian Salafi Jihadist Movement
Noureddine Jebnoun. Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
[19 Dec 07] Al-Qaeda at Year's End 2007: What Do the Facts Say?
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[25 Oct 07] Recasting Jihad in the Maghreb
Andrew Black. Jamestown Foundation
[12 Oct 07] Al-Qaeda: Beginning of the End, or Grasping at Straws?
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation

[13 Sep 07] Splits Revealed Inside al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Geoff D. Porter. Jamestown Foundation

[25 July 07] The Changing and Expanding al-Qaeda Threat
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[1 June 07] Al Qaeda Rising?
Transcript of a Council on Foreign Relations event featuring Bruce Riedel and Lawrence Wright

[30 May 07] Al-Qaeda's Media Doctrine: Evolution from Cheerleader to Opinion-Shaper
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation

[21 May 07] Fatah Al-Islam
Rebecca Bloom. Council on Foreign Relations

[3 May 07] Indonesia: Jemaah Islamiyah's Current Status
International Crisis Group

[May 07] Al-Qa'ida's (mis)Adventures in the Horn of Africa
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Complete report (9 MB)

[May 07] Al Qaeda Strikes Back
Bruce Riedel. Brookings Institution

[6 April 07] Al-Qaeda in Iraq: Resurging or Splintering?
Lionel Beehner. Council on Foreign Relations

[5 April 07] Al-Qaida's Fresh Horizon
Paul Rogers. OpenDemocracy

[April 07] The GSPC: Newest Franchise in al-Qa'ida's Global Jihad
Lianne Kennedy Boudali. The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[March/April 07] Moderate Muslim Brotherhood
Robert S. Leiken and Steven Brooke. Foreign Affairs

[7 March 07] The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb: The Evolving Terrorist Presence in North Africa
Daniel Lav. Middle East Media Research Institute

[1 March 07] Retracing the Steps of JI's Abdullah Sunata
Noor Huda Ismail. Jamestown Foundation

[21 Feb 07] Sawt al-Jihad Calls for Attacks on Western Energy Interests
Abdul Hameed Bakier. Jamestown Foundation

[21 Feb 07] Three Explanations for al-Qaeda's Lack of a CBRN Attack
Chris Quillen. Jamestown Foundation

[21 Feb 07] The Reconstituted Al-Qaeda Threat in the Maghreb
Andrew Black. Jamestown Foundation

[Feb 07] Islamist Terrorism in Northwestern Africa: A 'Thorn in the Neck' of the United States?
Emily Hunt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[18 Jan 07] Al-Qaeda Five Years After the Fall of Kandahar
Bruce Riedel. Brookings Institution

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Terrorist Ideology

[Winter 13] Strategic Ideology of al Qaeda
Syed Manzar Abbas Zaidi. Islamabad Policy Research Institute

[Spring 12] Are Jihadists Crazy?
Teri Blumfeld. Middle East Quarterly

[Fall/Winter 11] It's the Ideology, Stupid
Matthew Levitt. Journal of International Security Affairs

[6 July 11] Dogmatic Basis of Jihad and Martyrdom
Wm Gawthrop. Small Wars Journal

[4 Feb 11] What’s the Big Idea? Confronting the Ideology of Islamist Extremism
Frank J. Cilluffo, J. Scott Carpenter and Matthew Levitt. Homeland Security Policy Institute and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[18 Jan 11] Discussions on the Complexity of Diverse Sunni Islamic Interpretations: History and Islamic Argumentation al-Qaida Chooses to Neglect
CDR Youssef Aboul-Enein, USN. Small Wars Journal

[Winter 10] How Taqiyya Alters Islam's Rules of War: Defeating Jihadist Terrorism
Raymond Ibrahim. Middle East Quarterly

[Oct 10] Towards a Curriculum for the Teaching of Jihadist Ideology, Part I: Introduction – Problems of Perception
Stephen Ulph. Jamestown Foundation
[Oct 10] Towards a Curriculum for the Teaching of Jihadist Ideology, Part II: The Doctrinal Frame
Stephen Ulph. Jamestown Foundation

[Summer 10] The Suicide Bomber as Sunni-Shi’i Hibrid
Benjamin T. Acosta. Middle East Quarterly

[Spring 10] The Jihadist Laws of War
Mary R. Habeck. Journal of International Security Affairs

[July 09] Radical Islamic Ideology in Southeast Asia
Scott Helfstein, ed. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[June 09] Hamas: Ideological Rigidity and Political Flexibility
Paul Scham and Osama Abu-Irshaid. United States Institute of Peace

[18 May 09] Terrorism, Ideology and Misconceptions
S. M. Faizan Ahmed. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[May 09] Roads to Militant Radicalization: Interviews with Five Former Perpetrators of Politically Motivated Organized Violence
Jon A. Olsen. Danish Institute for International Studies

[April 09] Reducing Ideological Support for Terrorism
Paul Shemella. Strategic Insights

[6 Feb 09] Al Qaeda’s Female Jihadists: The Islamist Ideological View
Tuty Raihanah Mostarom. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[Jan 09] Strategies of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement 1928-2007
Israel Elad Altman. Hudson Institute

[Oct-Dec 08] The Fundamentalist Distortion of the Islamic Message
Syed Manzar Abbas Zaidi. Athena Intelligence Journal

[Oct 08] The Culture of Global Jihad: Character, Future Challenges and Recommendations
Jeffrey B. Cozzens. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence

[2 Sep 08] The Hollow Jihad: The Unrestricted Nature of Al-Qaeda's War
Muhammad Haniff Hassan and Mohamed Redzuan Salleh. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[Sep 08] An Analysis of Al-Qa'ida's Worldview: Reciprocal Treatment or Religious Obligation?
Raymond Ibrahim. Middle East Review of International Affairs

[June 08] The Rebellion Within: An Al Qaeda Mastermind Questions Terrorism
Lawrence Wright. The New Yorker

[June 08] The Emergence of the 'Infallible Jihad Fighter' - The Salafi Jihadists' Quest for Religious Legitimacy
E. Alshech. Middle East Media Research Institute

[7 May 08] Highlighting al-Qaeda's Bankrupt Ideology
Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Spring 08] The Battle for Our Common Future
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security. Journal of International and Security Affairs
[Spring 08] The Psychological Asymmetry of Islamist Warfare
Irwin J. Mansdorf and Mordechai Kedar. Middle East Quarterly

[24 Jan 08] The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya
Christopher M. Blanchard. Congressional Research Service

[Dec 07] Engineers of Jihad
Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog. University of Oxford

[26 Nov 07] Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Political Islam Without al-Qaeda
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation

[Oct 07] The Military Strategy of Global Jihad
Sarah E. Zabel. Strategic Studies Institute

[11 Sep 07] What Makes a Terrorist?
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event featuring Alan Krueger

[1 Aug 07] Terrorists in Their Own Words
James Phillips and James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation

[Aug 07] Attractiveness of WMD for Radical Islamist Movements: Ideological Constraints, Black-Spots, and Failed-Weak States
Andrea Plebani. Strategic Insights

[18 July 07] The Rise of al-Qaedaism
Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations

[9 July 07] Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology
Christopher M. Blanchard. Congressional Research Service

[Summer 07] Jihad's New Leaders
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Kyle Dabruzzi. Middle East Quarterly

[Jan 07] The New Totalitarians: Social Identities and Radical Islamist Political Grand Strategy
Douglas J. Macdonald. Strategic Studies Institute

[27 Dec 06] The Ideological Voices of the Jihadi Movement
Chris Heffelfinger. Jamestown Foundation

[17 Nov 06] Knowing the Enemy
Mary Habeck. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[Nov 06] Militant Ideology Atlas
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Executive Report
Research Compendium

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Terrorist Leadership Profiles

[3 May 12] Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?
Don Rassler, et al. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
NOTE: This page presents a collection of de-classified internal al Qaeda communications seized during the raid on the Bin Ladin compound, as well as a report analyzing them

[Sep 11] As American as Apple Pie: How Anwar al-Awlaki Became the Face of Western Jihad
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation

[9 June 11] Understanding Strategic Change in al-Qaeda's Central Leadership after Bin Laden
Murad Batal al-Shishani. Jamestown Foundation

[2 May 11] Osama bin Laden Largely Discredited Among Muslim Publics in Recent Years
Pew Research Center

[April 11] JI Operative Umar Patek Arrested in Pakistan
Zachary Abuza. CTC Sentinel - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
[11 Aug 10] Profile: Hassan Nasrallah
Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations
[25 May 10] The Pakistani Taliban's Suicide Bomber Trainer: A Profile of Qari Hussain Mehsud
Brian Wolfe. American Enterprise Institute
[12 March 10] Militant Islam's Global Preacher: The Radicalizing Effect of Sheikh Anwar al Awlaki
Katherine Zimmerman. American Enterprise Institute
[11 Jan 10] The Next Bin Laden?
Transcript of a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event
[19 Nov 09] The Jihadis and the Cause of South Yemen: A Profile of Tariq al-Fadhli
Rafid Fadhil Ali. Jamestown Foundation
[1 Oct 09] Bekkay Harrach: The Face of German Terror
Raffaello Pantucci. Jamestown Foundation
[3 Sep 09] After 17 July: Who is Prince of Jihad?
Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
[10 April 09] Hafiz Gul Bahadur: A Profile of the Leader of the North Waziristan Taliban
Sadia Sulaiman and Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari. Jamestown Foundation
[26 March 09] Militant or Peace Broker? A Profile of the Swat Valley's Maulana Sufi Muhammad
Imitiaz Ali. Jamestown Foundation
[23 March 09] Abdullah Azzam: Would He Have Endorsed 9/11?
Muhammad Haniff Hassan and Mohamed Redzuan Salleh. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
[20 March 09] Exclusive Interview with Anzor Astemirov
Fatima Tlisova. Jamestown Foundation

[10 July 08] Abu Qatada's Comfortable British Jihad
Raffaello Pantucci. Jamestown Foundation

[Spring 08] Is Al-Qaeda's Central Leadership Still Relevant?
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Kyle Dabruzzi. Middle East Quarterly

[14 Feb 08] Who Was Imad Mughniyeh?
Matthew Levitt and David Schenker. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[14 Feb 08] Who Killed Imad Mugniyah?
Mohamad Bazzi. Council on Foreign Relations

[13 Feb 08] Profile: Imad Mugniyah
Elisabeth Smick. Council on Foreign Relations

[Sep 07] Osama bin Laden
Council on Foreign Relations

[Sep 07] Cracks in the Foundation: Leadership Schisms in al-Qa'ida from 1989 - 2006
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[3 July 07] Al-Qaeda's New Leader in Afghanistan: A Profile of Abu al-Yazid
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation

[20 March 07] Khalid Sheikh Muhammad: Waging Jihad from Prison
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation

[1 Aug 06] Zawahiri: Internationalizing Jihad, Uniting Muslims and Trumping Saudi Clerics
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[9 July 06] Dulmatin, JI's Top Technician, Trains a New Generation of Fighters
Zachary Abuza. Jamestown Foundation
[9 July 06] Bin Laden Seizes Opportunities in his June and July Speeches
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation

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Research & Analysis

Congressional Research Service
[22 April 13] U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism
Kristin Archick

[19 Oct 12] Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress
John Rollins and Liana Sun Wyler

[10 Sep 12] Terrorism Risk Insurance: Issue Analysis and Overview of Current Program
Baird Webel

[15 May 12] The Domestic Terrorist Threat: Background and Issues for Congress
Jerome P. Bjelopera

[4 May 12] Legal Issues Related to the Lethal Targeting of U.S. Citizens Suspected of Terrorist Activities
Jennifer K. Elsea.

[1 Feb 12] Terrorist Watch List Screening and Brady Background Checks for Firearms
William J. Krouse

[5 May 11] Osama bin Laden's Death: Implications and Considerations
John Rollins

[27 April 11] The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Terrorism Investigations
Jerome P. Bjelopera and Mark A. Randol. Congressional Research Service

[29 Mar 11] The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
Amy Belasco

[8 March 11] Terrorist Use of the Internet: Information Operations in Cyberspace
Catherine A. Theohary and John Rollins

[7 Jan 11] The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) - Responsibilities and Potential Congressional Concerns
Richard A. Best, Jr.

[15 Dec 10] Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector
Claudia Copeland

[7 Dec 10] American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat
Jerome P. Bjelopera and Mark A. Randol

[2 Dec 10] Hamas: Background and Issues for Congress
Jim Zanotti

[3 Nov 10] Countering Terrorism in East Africa: The U.S. Response
Lauren Ploch

[20 Sep 10] American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat
Jerome P. Bjelopera and Mark A. Randol

[6 Aug 10] Federal Efforts to Address the Threat of Bioterrorism: Selected Issues for Congress
Frank Gottron and Dana A. Shea

[19 July 10] Terrorist Material Support: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B
Charles Doyle
[19 July 10] Terrorist Material Support: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B
Charles Doyle
[5 Feb 10] Al Qaeda and Affiliates: Historical Perspective, Global Presence, and Implications for U.S. Policy
John Rollins
[22 Jan 10] Terrorist Attacks on Commercial Airlines: Federal Criminal Prohibitions
Charles Doyle
[5 Nov 09] Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress
Mark A. Randol
[16 Oct 09] Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Bruce Vaughn

[19 Dec 08] Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, India, and Implications for U.S. Interests
K. Alan Kronstadt

[15 Aug 08] Al Qaeda in Iraq: Assessment and Outside Links
Kenneth Katzman

[8 Aug 08] Suits Against Terrorist States by Victims of Terrorism
Jennifer K. Elsea

[29 Jan 08] Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress
Clay Wilson

[1 Nov 07] National Strategy for Combating Terrorism: Background and Issues for Congress
Raphael F. Perl

[24 May 07] Terrorist Precursor Crimes: Issues for Congress
Siobhan O'Neil

[14 May 07] Maritime Security: Potential Terrorist Attacks and Protection Priorities
Paul Parfomak and John Frittelli

[12 March 07] Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness
Raphael Perl

[12 March 07] Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness
Jim Monke

[22 Jan 07] Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues
John Rollins and Clay Wilson

[16 Jan 07] Authorization For Use Of Military Force in Response to the 9/11 Attacks (P.L. 107-40): Legislative History
Richard F. Grimmett

[3 Jan 07] International Terrorism: Threat, Policy, and Response
Raphael F. Perl

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Government Accountability Office
[4 April 13] Information Sharing: Agencies Could Better Coordinate to Reduce Overlap in Field-Based Activities

[13 March 13] Information Sharing: Additional Actions Could Help Ensure That Efforts to Share Terrorism-Related Suspicious Activity Reports Are Effective

[31 May 12] Terrorist Watchlist: Routinely Assessing Impacts of Agency Actions since the December 25, 2009, Attempted Attack Could Help Inform Future Efforts

[30 June 11] Combating Terrorism: Additional Steps Needed to Enhance Foreign Partners' Capacity to Prevent Terrorist Travel

[3 June 11] Combating Terrorism: U.S. Government Should Improve Its Reporting on Terrorist Safe Havens

[29 Jan 10] Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Actions Needed to Better Prepare to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiological or Nuclear Materials

[24 Sep 09] Combating Terrorism: U.S. Agencies Report Progress Countering Terrorism and Its Financing in Saudi Arabia, but Continued Focus on Counter Terrorism Financing Efforts Needed
[19 May 09] Foreign Assistance: Measures to Prevent Inadvertent Payments to Terrorists under Palestinian Aid Programs Have Been Strengthened, but Some Weaknesses Remain
[30 March 09] Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense
[15 Dec 08] Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense
[12 Dec 08] Terrorism Insurance: Status of Coverage Availability for Attacks Involving Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, or Radiological Weapons
[15 Sep 08] Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense
[15 Sep 08] Terrorism Insurance: Status of Efforts by Policyholders to Obtain Coverage

[31 July 08] Combating Terrorism: Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership
[31 July 08] Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United State: Enhancing U.S. Partnerships in Countering Transnational Terrorism

[11 July 08] Initial Results on Availability of Terrorism Insurance in Specific Geographic Markets
[25 June 08] Information Sharing Environment: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Improving Terrorism-Related Information Sharing is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress
[24 June 08] Combating Terrorism: Increased Oversight and Accountability Needed over Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds
[13 June 08] Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense
[4 June 08] Combating Terrorism: Guidance for State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Program is Limited and State Does Not Systematically Assess Outcomes
[20 May 08] Combating Terrorism: U.S. Efforts to Address the Terrorist Threat in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas Require a Comprehensive Plan and Continued Oversight
[17 April 08] Combating Terrorism: The United States Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Destroy the Terrorist Threat and Close the Safe Haven in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas
[17 March 08] Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense
[29 Feb 08] Combating Terrorism: State Department's Antiterrorism Program Needs Improved Guidance and More Systematic Assessment of Outcomes
[30 Jan 08] Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense
[6 Nov 07] Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to Take Action to Encourage Fiscal Discipline and Optimize the Use of Tools Intended to Improve GWOT Cost Reporting
[11 Oct 07] Terrorist Watch List Screening: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Vulnerabilities in Agency Screening Processes, and Expand Use of the List
[4 Oct 07] Combating Terrorism: Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Directives to Assist Foreign Nations
[26 July 07] Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense
[25 May 07] Combating Terrorism: Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Directives to Assist Foreign Nations to Identify, Disrupt, and Prosecute Terrorists
[18 May 07] Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense

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RAND Reports
[Feb 13] Predicting Suicide Attacks: Integrating Spatial, Temporal, and Social Features of Terrorist Attack Targets
Walter L. Perry, et al.

[Feb 13] Promoting Online Voices for Countering Violent Extremism
Todd C. Helmus, Erin York, and Peter Chalk

[Aug 11] Stray Dogs and Virtual Armies: Radicalization and Recruitment to Jihadist Terrorism in the United States Since 9/11
Brian Michael Jenkins

[July 11] The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism
Brian Michael Jenkins and John Paul Godges, eds.

[July 11] Radicalization, Linkage, and Diversity: Current Trends in Terrorism in Europe
Lorenzo Vidino

[Feb 11] The Tenth Year: A Briefing on Terrorism Issues to New Members of the 112th Congress
Brian Michael Jenkins

[Dec 10] An Economic Analysis of the Financial Records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq
Benjamin Bahney, et al.

[Nov 10] Deradicalizing Islamist Extremists
Angel Rabasa, et al.

[July 10] Simple Models to Explore Deterrence and More General Influence in the War with al-Qaeda
Paul K. Davis

[May 10] Would-Be Warriors: Incidents of Jihadist Terrorist Radicalization in the United States Since September 11, 2001
Brian Michael Jenkins

[Dec 09] Understanding the Role of Deterrence in Counterterrorism Security
Andrew R. Morral and Brian A. Jackson

[Aug 09] Finding Needles in a Haystack: A Resource Allocation Methodology to Design Strategies to Detect Terrorist Weapon Development
David R. Howell

[Aug 09] Understanding Why Terrorist Operations Succeed or Fail
Brian A. Jackson and David R. Frelinger

[May 09] The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia: A Net Assessment
Peter Chalk, et al.

[May 09] Social Science for Counterterrorism: Putting the Pieces Together
Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin, eds.

[March 09] Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism
Gregory F. Treverton, et al.

[Feb 09] Radical Islam in East Africa
Angel Rabasa

[Jan 09] The Lessons of Mumbai
Angel Rabasa, et. al.

[Oct 08] In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad
David Aaron

[July 08] How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida
Seth G. Jones and Martin C. Libicki

[June 08] The Maritime Dimension of International Security: Terrorism, Piracy, and Challenges for the United States
Peter Chalk

[April 08] Comparing Alternative U.S. Counterterrorism Strategies: Can Assumption-Based Planning Help Elevate the Debate?
Robert J. Lempert, et al.

[Nov 07] The Victims of Terrorism: An Assessment of Their Influence and Growing Role in Policy, Legislation, and the Private Sector
Bruce Hoffman and Anna-Britt Kasupski

[Nov 07] Stealing the Sword: Limiting Terrorist Use of Advanced Conventional Weapons
James Bonomi, Giacomo Bergamo, David R. Frelinger, John Gordon, IV, and Brian A. Jackson

[Oct 07] Terrorism Risk Modeling for Intelligence Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
Henry H. Willis, Tom LaTourrette, Terrence K. Kelly, Scot Hickey, and Samuel Neill

[Oct 07] Network Technologies for Networked Terrorists: Assessing the Value of Information and Communication Technologies to Modern Terrorist Organizations
Bruce W. Don, David R. Frelinger, Scott Gerwehr, Eric Landree and Brian A. Jackson

[Sep 07] Ungoverned Territories: Understanding and Reducing Terrorism Risks
Angel Rabasa, et. al.

[9 May 07] Sharing the Dragon's Teeth: Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of New Technologies
Kim Cragin, Peter Chalk, Sara A. Daly and Brian A. Jackson

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[28 Feb 07] Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences
Martin C. Libicki, Peter Chalk and Melanie Sisson

[7 Feb 07] Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies
Brian A. Jackson et. al.

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Other Reports

[22 April 13] Organizing and Managing Intelligence Analysis to Fight Terrorism
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[16 April 13] Transferring CIA Drone Strikes to the Pentagon
Micah Zenko. Council on Foreign Relations

[9 April 13] Drone Strikes: The Legality of U.S. Targeting Terrorists Abroad
Steven Groves. Heritage Foundation

[April 13] Got Resilience? Putting Counterterrorism Narratives to the Test
Richard LeBaron and Glen Hartless. New America Foundation

[April 13] The Roles of Women in Terrorism, Conflict, and Violent Extremism: Lessons for the United Nations and International Actors
Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Rafia Barakat, and Liat Shetret. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[April 13] Known and Unknowns: President Obama's Lethal Drone Doctrine
Jaclyn Tandler. Foundation for Strategic Research

[March/April 13] The Great Drone Debate
Amitai Etzioni. Military Review

[20 March 13] Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Calls on North African Jihadists to Fight in Sahel, Not Syria
Camille Tawil. Jamestown Foundation

[14 March 13] How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[March 13] Al-Qaida and the Wider Jihadist Phenomenon
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[March 13] Who Matters Online: Measuring Influence, Evaluating Content and Countering Violent Extremism in Online Social Networks
J. M. Berger and Bill Strathearn. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence

[March 13] Homegrown Jihadists and the Evolution of al-Qaeda
Barry Cooper. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[March 13] CONTEST: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering Terrorism - Annual Report
Home Office, United Kingdom

[Spring 13] The New Media and the Rise of Exhortatory Terrorism
George Michael. Strategic Studies Quarterly

[21 Feb 13] New National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines Require Strong Oversight
John G. Malcolm, Jessica Zuckerman, and Andrew Kloster. Heritage Foundation

[20 Feb 13] #Unfollow: The Case for Kicking Terrorists Off Twitter
J. M. Berger. Foreign Policy

[5 Feb 13] AQIM and Its Allies in Mali
Andrew Lebovich. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Feb 13] Media Coverage of the Drone Program
Tara McKelvey. Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

[Jan 13] The State of Global Jihad Online: A Qualitative, Quantitative, and Cross-Lingual Analysis
Aaron Y. Zelin. New America Foundation

[Jan 13] Understanding the Strategic and Tactical Considerations of Drone Strikes
Joshua Foust. American Security Project

[Jan 13] Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
Micah Zenko. Council on Foreign Relations

[Dec 12] U.S. Strategy for Countering Violent Extremism: An Assessment
Will McCants and Clinton Watts. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[Dec 12] The Next Chapter of Global Terrorism: New Realities Transcending Old 9/11 Paradigms
Randall A. Blake. Brookings Institution

[Dec 12] Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Capacity Building to Counter Terrorism in Fragile Institutional Contexts: Lessons From Development Cooperation
Matthew Schwartz. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[Dec 12] Countering Online Radicalization in America
Peter Neumann. Bipartisan Policy Center

[Nov 12] Al-Qaida - The Potency of an Idea
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[Nov 12] Lights, Camera, Jihad: Al-Shabaab's Western Media Strategy
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Shiraz Maher, and James Sheehan. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

[Nov 12] From Input to Impact: Evaluating Terrorism Prevention Programs
Peter Romaniuk and Naureen Chowdhury Fink. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[18 Oct 12] Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Sets Assassins Loose in Strategic Shift
Ludovico Carlino. Jamestown Foundation

[18 Oct 12] Can Somalia's al-Shabaab Survive the Loss of Kismayo?
Muhyadin Ahmed Roble. Jamestown Foundation

[3 Oct 12] Reports of al Qaeda's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: The Terrorist Group May Be Headless, But its Tentacles Still Pack a Mean Punch
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross. Foreign Policy

[Oct 12] The Way Forward on Combating Al-Qa'ida-Inspired Violent Extremism in the United States: Suggestions for the Next Administration
David H. Schanzer. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, the Duke Islamic Studies Center, ISLAMiCommentary, and the Triangle Center

[28 Sep 12] Why Designating Boko Haram as an FTO Could be Counterproductive
Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Zenia Lewis. Brookings Institution

[28 Sep 12] The Life and Legacy of American Al-Qaeda Online Jihad Pioneer Samir Khan – Editor of Al-Qaeda Magazine ‘Inspire’ and a Driving Force Behind Al-Qaeda’s Push for ‘Lone-Wolf’ Terror Attacks in West
Steven Stalinksy and R. Sosnow. Middle East Media Research Institute

[13 Sep 12] Dual Blows Imperil the Future of the Cross-Border Haqqani Network
Arif Jamal. Jamestown Foundation

[10 Sep 12] Eleven Years Later: U.S. Should Not Lose Momentum in the War on Terrorism
Michaela Bendikova, Lisa Curtis, and Jessica Zuckerman. Heritage Foundation

[Fall 12] Drone Warfare in Yemen: Fostering Emirates Through Counterterrorism
Leila Hudson, Colin S. Owens and David J. Callen. Middle East Policy

[15 Aug 12] Maj. Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter and Lone-Wolf Jihadi, Celebrated and Lionized by Terror Groups and Leaders – Al-Qaeda, AQAP, Taliban, IMU and More – As well as Top Online Jihadi Forums, Media Outlets
Steven Stalinsky. Middle East Media Research Institute

[Aug 12] Al-Qaeda at the Crossroads: How the Terror Group is Responding to the Loss of its Leaders and the Arab Spring
Shiraz Maher and Peter R. Neumann. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence

[Aug 12] Radicalization in the U.S. Beyond al Qaeda: Treating the Disease of the Disconnection
Clint Watts. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[16 July 12] U.S. Should Assist Britain in Meeting Security Threats to the 2012 London Olympic Games
Ted R. Bromund, et al. Heritage Foundation

[12 July 12] From Pakistan to Yemen: Adapting the U.S. Drone Strategy
Brian Glyn Williams. Jamestown Foundation

[5 July 12] Are Yemen's Anar al-Shari'a and AQAP One and the Same?
Ludovico Carlino. Jamestown Foundation

[July 12] What if There is No Al-Qaeda?: Preparing for Future Terrorism
Clint Watts. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[22 June 12] Boko Haram: Obama Fails to Designate Nigerian Sect a Terrorist Organization
Morgan Lorraine Roach. Heritage Foundation

[22 June 12] The Global Jihad Movement in Bosnia – A Time Bomb in the Heart of Europe
A. Ceresnjes and R. Green. Middle East Media Research Institute

[21 June 12] HASHTAG #Jihad: Charting Jihadi-Terrorist Organizations’ Use of Twitter
Steven Stalinsky. Middle East Media Research Institute

[15 June 12] The Death of Abu Yahya al-Libi and Its Impact on AQ Strategy, Priorities and Goals
Michael W. S. Ryan. Jamestown Foundation

[5 June 12] Inside the Mind of a Terrorist
Ursula Wilder. National Interest

[5 June 12] Arms Trade Treaty Risks Increasing the Threat of Armed Terrorism
Ted R. Bromund. Heritage Foundation

[4 June 12] Beware of Imitators: Al-Qa'ida through the Lens of its Confidential Secretary
Nelly Lahoud. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[22 May 12] The U.S. State Department Should Designate Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Morgan Lorraine Roach. Heritage Foundation

[4 May 12] Remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations

[4 May 12] Al-Shabaab Split Threatens to Open New Conflict Between Somalia's Islamists
Muhyadin Ahmed Roble. Jamestown Foundation

[3 May 12] Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?
Don Rassler, et al. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
NOTE: This page presents a collection of de-classified internal al Qaeda communications seized during the raid on the Bin Ladin compound, as well as a report analyzing them

[1 May 12] The Next Chapter of Global Jihad
Randall Blake. Brookings Institution

[1 May 12] Beyond Bin Laden, a Dangerous World
Linda Robinson. Council on Foreign Relations

[May 12] Leadership Decapitation and the End of Terrorist Groups
Bryan C. Price. International Security

[30 April 12] "The War on Terror" One Year On: A Collection of Essays Marking One Year Since the Death of Osama bin Laden
Joshua Foust, ed. American Security Project

[30 April 12] Values and Identity: The Resurgence of the Kurdish Hizbullah
Gareth H. Jenkins. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program

[30 April 12] On Anniversary of bin Laden’s Death, Little Backing of al Qaeda
Pew Global Attitudes Project

[25 April 12] Fifty Terror Plots Foiled Since 9/11: The Homegrown Threat and the Long War on Terrorism
James Jay Carafano, Steve Bucci, and Jessica Zuckerman. Heritage Foundation

[20 April 12] Keeping on Offense: The Next President Should Keep After al Qaeda but Mend Relations with Congress on Terrorism
Benjamin Wittes and Daniel L. Byman. Brookings Institution

[11 April 12] On the Rebound: Shining Path Factions Vie for Control of Upper Huallaga Valley
Jacob Zenn. Jamestown Foundation

[April 12] Homegrown Terrorism
Ally Pregulman and Emily Burke. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[6 March 12] Targeted Killings
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[March 12] Delegitimizing Al-Qaeda: A Jihad-Realist Approach
Paul Kamolnick. Strategic Studies Institute

[Spring 12] How to Deter Terrorism
Matthew Kroenig and Barry Pavel. Washington Quarterly

[Spring 12] Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula through the Framework of International Humanitarian Law
Simon Henderson. Al Nakhlah

[27 Feb 12] Preventing Violent Extremism
Paul Bowers. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[10 Feb 12] Somalia's Transitional Government Seeks to Finish Off al-Shabaab This Year
Muhyadin Ahmed Roble. Jamestown Foundation

[8 Feb 12] Muslim-American Terrorism in the Decade Since 9/11
Charles Kurzman. Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security

[6 Feb 12] Roots of Violent Radicalisation
Home Affairs Committee, House of Commons, United Kingdom

Volume I: Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

Volume II: Additional Written Evidence

[Feb 12] Building Resilience Against Terrorism: Canada's Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Ministry of Public Safety, Government of Canada

[Feb 12] Edges of Radicalization: Individuals, Networks and Ideas in Violent Extremism
Scott Helfstein. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[Feb 12] The 80 Percent Solution: The Strategic Defeat of bin Laden's al-Qaeda and Implications for South Asian Security
Thomas F. Lynch, III. New America Foundation

[Feb 12] Counter-Terrorism in an Olympic Year: It Will Get Better Before it Gets Worse
Michael Clarke, et al. Royal United Services Institute

[27 Jan 12] Ten Years Later: Insights on al-Qaeda's Past and Future through Captured Records: A Conference Report
Joseph J. Simons. Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Jan 12] De-Radicalising Islamists: Programmes and their Impact in Muslim Majority States
Hamed El-Said. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence

[Jan 12] Policy Considerations in Combating Terrorism: Decision-Making Under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty
Michele L. Malvesti. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[12] Terror in the Peaceable Kingdom: Understanding and Addressing Violent Extremism in Canada
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Linda Frum. Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[Dec 11] The Language of Jihad: Narratives and Strategies of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and UK Responses
Benedict Wilkinson and Jack Barclay. Royal United Services Institute

[Dec 11] Beyond bin Laden: Future Trends in Terrorism
Carl Ungerer. Australian Strategic Policy Institute
NOTE: Select the "Download PDF" link below the overview to access the full-text

[Dec 11] The Failed State-Organized Crime-Terrorism Nexus
Wibke Hansen. German Institute for International and Security Affairs

[Dec 11] The Exaggerated Threat of American Muslim "Homegrown" Terrorism
Risa A. Brooks. International Security
NOTE: Full-text provided by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

[Dec 11] EU-Maghreb Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: The Need for a More Holistic Approach
Lisa Watanabe. Geneva Centre for Security Policy

[7 Nov 11] Analyzing the Islamic Extremist Phenomenon in the United States: A Study of Recent Activity
Joan Neuhaus Schaan and Jessica Phillips. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

[Nov 11] Unintended Roadblocks: How U.S. Terrorism Restrictions Make It Harder to Save Lives
Sarah Margon. Center for American Progress

[Nov 11] Anti-Terrorism Legislation: Impediments to Conflict Transformation
Veronique Dudouet. Berghof Conflict Research

[21 Oct 11] Do Failed States Produce More Terrorism: Initial Evidence from the Non-Traditional Threat Data (1999-2008)
Bridget L. Coggins. Centre for International Peace and Security Studies

[Oct 11] Counter-Terrorism and Humanitarian Action: Tensions, Impact and Ways Forward
Sara Pantuliano, et al. Overseas Development Institute

[22 Sep 11] Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Operational Revival in Northern Algeria
Dario Cristiani. Jamestown Foundation

[7 Sep 11] 40 Terror Plots Foiled Since 9/11: Combating Complacency in the Long War on Terror
James Jay Carafano and Jessica Zuckerman. Heritage Foundation

[1 Sep 11] Revisiting a Stale Counterterrorism Law
John B. Bellinger, III. Council on Foreign Relations

[Sep 11] How Terrorist Leaders End: Implications for the Future of the Struggle with al-Qaeda
Kacper Rekawek. Polish Institute of International Affairs

Appendix: Terrorist Leader Dataset

[Sep 11] A False Foundation? AQAP, Tribes and Ungoverned Spaces in Yemen
Gabriel Koehler-Derrick, ed. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[Sep 11] As American as Apple Pie: How Anwar al-Awlaki Became the Face of Western Jihad
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation

[Sep 11] Shadow Networks: The Growing Nexus of Terrorism and Organised Crime
Christina Schori Liang. Geneva Centre for Security Policy

[Sep 11] Farewell to the GWOT: What We Learned from the Global War on Terror
Brian Flemming. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Sep 11] Tenth Anniversary Report Card: The Status of the 9/11 Commission Recommendations
Bipartisan Policy Center

[Aug/Sep 11] A War Gone Badly Wrong - The War on Terror Ten Years On
Paul Rogers. Oxford Research Group

[24 Aug 11] A Counterterrorism Strategy for the "Next Wave"
Heritage Foundation

[8 Aug 11] Al Qaeda's Seapower Strategy
Chris Rawley. Small Wars Journal

[Aug 11] Terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel: Al-Qa’ida’s Franchise or Freelance?
Jacques Roussellier. Middle East Institute

[Aug 11] A Pakistan-Based Terrorist Attack on the U.S. Homeland
Stephen Tankel. Council on Foreign Relations

[Aug 11] Attitudes Towards the War on Terror and the War in Afghanistan: A Ten-Year Review
Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg. American Enterprise Institute

[15 July 11] Al Qaeda under Ayman Al Zawahiri: Still a Lethal Organisation
Rohan Gunaratna. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[14 July 11] The Haqqani Nexus and the Evolution of al-Qa’ida
Don Rassler and Vahid Brown. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[July 11] The Rise and Fall of Al Qaeda: Lessons in Post-September 11 Transnational Terrorism
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou. Geneva Centre for Security Policy

[July 11] Pursuant to Prevent: British Community Counterterrorism Strategy: Past, Present, and Future
H. A. Hellyer. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

[29 June 11] Patterns in Terrorism in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia: 2007-2010
Andrew C. Gagel and Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[29 June 11] US State Department and Counter-Terrorism Center Reporting Terrorism in the Middle East and Central Asia, August 2010
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[9 June 11] Understanding Strategic Change in al-Qaeda's Central Leadership after Bin Laden
Murad Batal al-Shishani. Jamestown Foundation

[June 11] Preventing Violent Radicalization in America
Bipartisan Policy Center

[June 11] Islamic Terrorism in the UK since 9/11: Reassessing the ‘Soft’ Response
Jay Edwards and Benoît Gomis. Chatham House

[Summer 11] The Battle for Reform with Al-Qaeda
Juan C. Zarate and David A. Gordon. Washington Quarterly

[Spring/Summer 11] Tangled Up in the War on Terror
MG Sid Shachnow, USA (ret.). Journal of International Security Affairs

[31 May 11] What Constitutes Terrorist Network Resiliency?
David N. Santos. Small Wars Journal

[24 May 11] Don't Be Misled on Reauthorization of Anti-Terrorism Tools
Andrew M. Grossman. Heritage Foundation
[20 May 11] Terror Trends: 40 Years’ Data on International and Domestic Terrorism
David B. Muhlhausen and Jena Baker McNeill. Heritage Foundation
[20 May 11] 39 Terror Plots Foiled Since 9/11: Examining Counterterrorism's Success Stories
Jena Baker McNeill, James Jay Carafano, and Jessica Zuckerman. Heritage Foundation
[5 May 11] Bin Laden and the Arab Spring
Marwan Muasher. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[5 May 11] Bin Laden’s Neighbors Say Compound Was Under Surveillance Since 2005
Arif Jamal. Jamestown Foundation
[3 May 11] Meet the Press at Brookings: After Bin Laden - What Next for al Qaeda and the Fight Against Terrorism?
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
[2 May 11] Killing bin Laden
Reza Jan. American Enterprise Institute
[2 May 11] What's Next for al-Qaeda?
Transcript of a Council on Foreign Relations event

[2 May 11] The Death of Osama Bin Laden, and the Shape of Threats to Come
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[2 May 11] OBL is Dead, Al Qaeda Isn't
Daniel Byman. Foreign Policy

[May 11] Are We Winning? Measuring Progress in the Struggle Against al Qaeda and Associated Movements - 2010 Report
Bernard I. Finel. American Security Project

[May 11] The Death of Osama Bin Laden and the Future of Al-Qaeda
James Veitch and John Martin. Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies

[May 11] Transforming Terrorists: Examining International Efforts to Address Violent Extremism
Naureen Chowdhury Fink and Hamed El-Said. International Peace Institute
[May 11] The Military's Role in Counterterrorism: Examples and Implications for Liberal Democracies
Geraint Hughes. Strategic Studies Institute

[19 April 11] Indonesian Jihadism: Small Groups, Big Plans
International Crisis Group

[13 April 11] Al-Qaeda's Persistent Sanctuary
Seth G. Jones. Real Instituto Elcano

[6 April 11] Examining the Potential Relocation of al Qaeda Leadership
Katherine Zimmerman. American Enterprise Institute

[April 11] Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): Implications for Algeria's Regional and International Relations
Dario Cristiani and Riccardo Fabiani. Instituto Affari Internazionali

[17 March 11] Coordinated Terrorist Attacks on Global Energy Infrastructure: Modeling the Risks
Ariel Cohen and David W. Kreutzer, et al. Heritage Foundation
[15 March 11] The Next Base? Concerns about Somalia and Yemen
Lydia Khalil. Australian Strategic Policy Institute
NOTE: Select the "Download PDF" link to access the full-text

[11 March 11] Radicalization and U.S. Muslims
Mark Fallon. Council on Foreign Relations

[March 11] Public Diplomacy, New Media, and Counterterrorism
Philip Seib. USC Center on Public Diplomacy
[March 11] The Wages of Extremism: Radical Islam’s Threat to the West and the Muslim World
Alexander R. Alexiev. Hudson Institute

[March 11] Al Qaeda's Operating Environments: A New Approach to the War on Terror
Charlie Szrom and Chris Harnisch. American Enterprise Institute

[Spring 11] Foreign Fighters – Recent Trends
Barak Mendelsohn. Orbis

[7 Feb 11] Militant Extremists in the United States
Jonathan Masters. Council on Foreign Relations

[Feb 11] West Africa's Growing Terrorist Threat: Confronting AQIM's Sahelian Strategy
Modibo Goita. Africa Center for Strategic Studies

[Feb 11] Al-Qa'eda in the Arabian Peninsula: Does It Pose a Threat to Yemen and the West?
Fawaz A. Gerges. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
[Feb 11] A Threat Transformed: Al Qaeda and Associated Movements in 2011
Rick "Ozzie" Nelson and Thomas M. Sanderson, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[Feb 11] Use of the Internet for Counter-Terrorist Purposes
Liat Shetret. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[Feb 11] Engaging for Peace: What Are the Legal Limits to Working with Terrorists?
Noah Bialostozsky. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[Feb 11] Terrorism, Crime, and Conflict: Exploiting the Differences Among Transnational Threats?
Britt Sloan and James Cockayne. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[Jan 11] Playing Ostrich: Lessons Learned from South Africa's Response to Terrorism
Hussein Solomon. Africa Center for Strategic Studies

A Chronology of Terrorism in South Africa

[10 Dec 10] Threat of Homegrown Islamist Terrorism
Toni Johnson. Council on Foreign Relations

[7 Dec 10] Al Qaeda's M&A Strategy: Is Franchising a Successful Way to Build a Global Terror Network?
Daniel Byman. Foreign Policy

[2 Dec 10] The Salafist Challenge to al-Qaeda's Jihad
Michael W. S. Ryan. Jamestown Foundation

[Dec 10] Multilateral Counterterrorism: Harmozing Political Direction and Technical Expertise
Alistair Millar. Stanley Foundation

[Dec 10] Understanding and Combating Muslim Radicalism in the United States
M. A. Muqtedar Khan, Sara J. Chehab, and Dima Qassim. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
[Dec 10] Understanding Small-World Terror: Towards a Post al-Qaeda World
Francesc Badia i Dalmases. Barcelona Center for International Affairs

[8 Nov 10] Countering the Threat from Yemen
Richard A. Falkenrath. Council on Foreign Relations

[Nov 10] Countering Radicalization in America: Lessons from Europe
Lorenzo Vidino. United States Institute of Peace
[Nov 10] Countering Terrorism: Role of Intelligence and Investigative Agencies
Radha Vinod Raju. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Nov 10] Counter-Terrorism and a U.S. National Security Priority
Christopher Ford. Hudson Institute

[Nov 10] Watching the Watchers: Al Qaeda's Bold New Strategy is All About Using Our Own Words and Actions Against Us. And It's Working
Jarret Brachman. Foreign Policy

[Fall/Winter 10] Defeating Decentralized Terrorism
David Grange. Journal of International Security Affairs

[11 Oct 10] Terrorism Out of Yemen
Christopher Boucek. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[1 Oct 10] Foreign Fighters: Trends, Trajectories and Conflict Zones
Frank J. Cilluffo, Jeffrey B. Cozzens and Magnus Ranstorp. Homeland Security Policy Institute

[Oct 10] Engaging with Armed Groups: Dilemmas and Options for Mediators
Teresa Whitfield. Center for Humanitarian Dialogue

[Oct 10] Rehabilitation of Radicals
David Cook. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
[Oct 10] Al Qa'eda and Pakistan: Current Role and Future Considerations
Haider Ali Hussein Mullick. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding

[Oct 10] Understanding Sri Lanka's Defeat of the Tamil Tigers
Niel A. Smith. Joint Force Quarterly
[23 Sep 10] Terrorism Out of Somalia
Ken Menkhaus and Christopher Boucek. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[10 Sep 10] Assessing the Terrorist Threat
Peter Bergen and Bruce Hoffman. Bipartisan Policy Center
[9 Sep 10] Al-Tatarrus: al-Qaeda's Justification for Killing Muslim Civilians
Jack Barclay. Jamestown Foundation
[9 Sep 10] Why Do Terrorists Blow Themselves Up?
Riaz Hassan. YaleGlobal

[7 Sep 10] Nine Years after 9/11: Assessing the War on Terror
Joseph J. Collins. Small Wars Journal
[Sep 10] Islamic Radicalization in the United States: New Trends and a Proposed Methodology for Disruption
Samuel Musa and Samuel Bendett. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University

[Sep 10] Terrorism and Other Transnational Threats in the Sahel: What Role for the EU?
Thomas Renard. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[Sep 10] Offline and Online Radicalization and Recruitment of Extremists and Terrorists
Dean C. Alexander. Journal of Homeland Security
[Sep 10] Somalia: Line in the Sand - Identification of MYM Vulnerabilities
Eloy E. Cuevas and Madeleine Wells. Strategic Studies Institute
[Sep 10] Somalia’s al-Shabaab Steps Up Attacks
Alexander Nicoll and Jessica Delaney, eds. International Institute for Strategic Studies

[Fall 10] How Terrorist Groups End: Studies of the Twentieth Century
Christopher C. Harmon. Strategic Studies Quarterly
[29 Aug 10] Eritrea and Al Shabaab: Realpolitik on the Horn of Africa
Vincent G. Heintz. Small Wars Journal

[19 Aug 10] Al-Shabaab's Unavoidable Clash with Somaliland Democracy
Jacob Zenn. Jamestown Foundation
[12 Aug 10] Al-Qaeda Ideologue Attiya Allah al-Libi Releases New Booklet Discussing Recruitment of Jihadis and the Use of Takfir
Murad Batal al-Shishani. Jamestown Foundation

[10 Aug 10] Status Check on the Struggle Against Global Terrorism
Matthew Levitt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[5 Aug 10] Al Shabaab's First "News" Video: An Effort to Recruit Westerners and Expel Peacekeepers
Chris Harnisch. American Enterprise Institute

[14 July 10] U.S. Policy on Hizballah: The Question of Engagement
Ash Jain. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[8 July 10] Salafi-Jihadis and the North Caucasus: Is There a New Phase of the War in the Making?
Murad Batal al-Shishani. Jamestown Foundation
[1 July 10] Jihadism in Portugal: Grasping a Nebulous Reality
Diogo Noivo. Real Instituto Elcano
[1 July 10] Could al-Qaeda Use Islam to Justify Jihad in the United States? A Debate in Progress
Jack Barclay. Jamestown Foundation
[July 10] Prisons and Terrorism: Radicalisation and De-Radicalisation in 15 Countries
Peter R. Neumann. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence

[July 10] The IHH Riddle: Why It Doesn't Make Sense to List the Turkish Humanitarian Group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Melis Tusiray, Peter Juul, and Michael Werz. Center for American Progress

[July 10] Fighting the Ideological Battle: The Missing Link in U.S. Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism
J. Scott Carpenter, et al. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[29 June 10] Islamist Radicalism in Yemen
Julie Cohn. Council on Foreign Relations

[17 June 10] Will al-Qaeda Survive the Loss of its Leadership?
Andrew McGregor. Jamestown Foundation
[June 10] Yemen and U.S. Secuity: Assessing and Managing the Challenge of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Germain Difo. American Security Project
[June 10] Tackling Muslim Radicalization: Lessons from Scotland
Azeem Ibrahim. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
[June 10] Could Al-Qaeda Turn African in the Sahel?
Jean-Pierre Filiu. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[June 10] Terrorism Havens: Somalia
Council on Foreign Relations

[June 10] Rhetoric and Reality: Countering Terrorism in the Age of Obama
Marc Lynch. Center for a New American Security
[Summer 10] Jemaah Islamiyah: Of Kin and Kind
Sulastri Osman. Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
[Spring/Summer 10] Understanding Female Suicide Terrorism in Sri Lanka through a Constructive Lens
Matthew P. Dearing. Strategic Insights
[28 May 10] Report of the Special Rapportueur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Philip Alston - Addendum: Study on Targeted Killings
United Nations Human Rights Council
[18 May 10] Jihad on Main Street: Explaining the Threat of Jihadist Terrorism to the American Homeland Since 9/11
Ashley Lohmann. Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
[May 10] Exploiting Grievances: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Alistair Harris. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[May 10] When Should We Talk to Terrorists?
Audrey Kurth Cronin. United States Institute of Peace
[May 10] Mediating Peace with Proscribed Armed Groups
Véronique Dudouet. United States Institute of Peace

[May 10] Ordinary Measures, Extraordinary Results: An Assessment of Foiled Plots Since 9/11
Germain Difo. American Security Project
[May 10] The Future of Terrorism: Mass Hostage Taking in Russia and Mumbai
Luke Allison. Small Wars Journal

[May 10] Why Youth Join al-Qaeda
COL John M. "Matt" Venhaus, USA. United States Institute of Peace
[26 April 10] Are We Winning? Mid-Year Update: New Indications of Progress and Lingering Concerns in the Fight against al Qaeda
Bernard I. Finel and Germain Difo. American Security Project
[23 April 10] Al-Qaeda in Iraq Resurfaces with New Strategy and Specific Operations
Hani Nasira. Jamestown Foundation
[20 April 10] American Jihad
Bruce Hoffman. National Interest
[7 April 10] De-Radicalizing Jihadists the Libyan Way
Omar Ashour. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[April 10] From Violence to Moderation: Al-Jama'a al-Islamiya and al-Jihad
Amr Hamzawy and Sarah Grebowski. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[April 10] Al-Qaeda's Allies: Explaining the Relationship Between Al-Qaeda and Various Factions of the Taliban After 2001
Anne Stenersen. New America Foundation
[April 10] Continuity and Change: Reshaping the Fight against Terrorism
Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson, eds. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[April 10] Understanding the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism
Evan Braden Montgomery. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
[22 March 10] Jemaah Islamiyah: Of Kin and Kind
Sulastri Osman. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
[19 March 10] Can the United States "Defeat" Al Qaeda?
COL Steven R. Watt, USANG. U.S. Army War College
[18 March 10] What is the Purpose of the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations List?
Patrick Clawson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[11 March 10] International Cooperation in Counterterrorism: Redefining the Threat and the Requirement
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[4 March 10] An Assessment of the Anatomy of al-Qaeda in Yemen: Ideological and Social Factors
Murad Batal Al-shishani. Jamestown Foundation
[March 10] A Growing Terrorist Threat? Assessing "Homegrown" Extremism in the United States
Rick "Ozzie" Nelson and Ben Bodurian. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[March 10] Addressing the Zawahirist Outsurgency
James Q. Roberts. Small Wars Journal

[Spring 10] The Strategic Failures of al Qaeda
Thomas R. McCabe. Parameters
[Spring 10] The Salafi Jihadist Threat in Lebanon
Matteo Tomasini. al Nakhlah
[Spring 10] The Jihadist Laws of War
Mary R. Habeck. Journal of International Security Affairs
[Feb/March 10] Promoting Democracy to Stop Terror, Revisited: The Real Perils of an Undemocratic Middle East
Shadi Hamid and Steven Brooke. Policy Review
[25 Feb 10] The Failure of Jihad in Saudi Arabia
Thomas Hegghammer. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
[24 Feb 10] The US-EU Counter-Terrorism Conversation: Acknowledging a Two-Way Threat
Jonathan Laurence. Brookings Institution
[16 Feb 10] Cyberterrorism Hype v. Fact
Robert K. Knake. Council on Foreign Relations
[Feb 10] The Militant Pipeline: Between the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region and the West
Paul Cruickshank. New America Foundation
[Feb 10] Al-Qaeda Central: An Assessment of the Threat Posed by the Terrorist Group Headquartered on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
Barbara Suden. New America Foundation

[Feb 10] Toward Integrating Complex National Missions: Lessons from the National Counterterrorism Center's Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning
Project on National Security Reform
[Feb 10] Mediating Identity Conflicts: Potential and Challenges of Engaging with Hamas
Carolin Goerzig. Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management
[28 Jan 10] Al-Qaeda's Purpose in Yemen Described in Works of Jihad Strategists
Michael W. S. Ryan. Jamestown Foundation
[25 Jan 10] The True Lessons of Yemen and Detroit: How the US Must Expand and Redefine International Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[11 Jan 10] Are 'Ungoverned Spaces' a Threat?
Stewart M. Patrick. Council on Foreign Relations
[8 Jan 10] Terrorism Risks and 'Timeless Problems'
Richard K. Betts. Council on Foreign Relations
[Jan 10] Maghreb and Sahel Terrorism: Addressing the Rising Threat of al-Qaeda and Other Terrorists in North and West/Central Africa
Yonah Alexander. Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
[Jan 10] Terrorist Dropouts: Learning from Those Who Have Left
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Jan 10] The al Qaeda Franchise Model: An Alternative
Joshua McLaughlin. Small Wars Journal

[Jan 10] Yemen on the Brink? The Resurgence of al Qaeda in Yemen
Barak Barfi. New America Foundation
[Jan 10] Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Report Card: An Assessment of the U.S. Government's Progress in Protecting the United States from Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
[Jan 10] Al Qaeda Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat: Hype or Reality?
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

[Jan 10] Terrorism and Indo-Pakistani Escalation
Daniel Markey. Council on Foreign Relations
[Jan 10] Deterred but Determined: Salafi-Jihadi Groups in the Palestinian Arena
Yoram Cohen, Matthew Levitt, and Becca Wasser. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Winter 10] The New Terrorism: Changing Face of War and Conflict
Mahdi Mohammad Nia. Islamabad Policy Research Institute Journal
[Winter 10] The Struggle Against Global Insurgency
Daniel G. Cox. Joint Force Quarterly
[Winter 10] The Dangers of Mistaking Coherence for Capability
Michael W. Mosser. Joint Force Quarterly
[10] Beyond Pain: Coercing Violent Non-State Actors
Troy S. Thomas. Institute for National Security Studies

[Dec 09/Jan 10] The Terror Fringe: The Deterritorialized Tail of Jihad
Thomas Rid and Marc Hecker. Policy Review

[29 Dec 09] Christmas Day Attack: Manifestation of AQAP Shift Targeting America
Chris Harnisch. American Enterprise Institute

[29 Dec 09] A Fraying Yemen's Terrorism Problem
Christopher Boucek. Council on Foreign Relations

[15 Dec 09] Coordinated Counterterrorism Policy: Experiences and Possibilities for Enhancing U.S.-European Cooperation
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[8 Dec 09] Contending with the PKK's Narco-Terrorism
Benjamin Freedman and Matthew Levitt. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[3 Dec 09] American Jihad: New Details Emerge about al-Shabaab Recruitment in North America
Raffaello Pantucci. Jamestown Foundation

[Dec 09] A Policymaker's Guide to Bioterrorism and What to Do about It
Richard J. Danzig. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University

[Dec 09] Are We Winning? Measuring Progress in the Struggle Against al Qaeda and Associated Movements
Christine Bartolf and Bernard I. Finel. American Security Project

[Dec 09] Domestic Radical Islamic Insurgency by Ones and Twos and the Politics of Self-Delusion
Robert J. Bunker and Hakim Hazim. Small Wars Journal

[Dec 09] Deadly Vanguards: A Study of al-Qa'ida's Violence Against Muslims
Scott Helfstein, Nassir Abdullah, and Muhammad al'Obaidi. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[6 Nov 09] The Pakistan-Britain Terror Connection: Lessons and Warnings for the United States
Ted R. Bromund and Lisa Curtis. Heritage Foundation

[Nov 09] Crime and Terrorism
Robert Killebrew. Small Wars Journal
[Nov 09] Bilateral Cooperation and Bounded Sovereignty in Counter-Terrorism Efforts
Bidisha Biswas. Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University

[Nov 09] Al-Qa'ida, Tribes and Instability in Yemen
Sarah Phillips and Rodger Shanahan. Lowy Institute for International Policy
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[Nov 09] Public Opinion on Global Issues - Chapter 12a: U.S. Opinion on Transnational Threats: Terrorism
Council on Foreign Relations
NOTE: Chapter from the report "Public Opinion on Global Issues: A Web-Based Digest of Polling from Around the World"
[Nov 09] Public Opinion on Global Issues - Chapter 4a: World Opinion on Transnational Threats: Terrorism
Council on Foreign Relations
NOTE: Chapter from the report "Public Opinion on Global Issues: A Web-Based Digest of Polling from Around the World"

[Nov 09] YouTube War: Fighting in a World of Cameras in Every Cell Phone and Photoshop on Every Computer
Cori E. Dauber. Strategic Studies Institute
[Nov 09] The Sunni Divide: Understanding Politics and Terrorism in the Arab Middle East
Samuel Helfont. Foreign Policy Research Institute
[26 Oct 09] Islamist Terrorist Plots in Great Britain: Uncovering the Global Network
Ted R. Bromund and Morgan L. Roach. Heritage Foundation
[16 Oct 09] Reflections on Jihad: A Former Leader's Perspective - An In-Depth Conversation with Noman Benotman
Frank J. Cilluffo and F. Jordan Evert. Homeland Security Policy Institute
[14 Oct 09] The Role of Civil Society in Counterterrorism
Presentation by Eric Rosand, Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, to the European Union's Counter-Terrorism Committee
[Oct 09] Combating International Terrorism: Turkey's Added Value
James Ker-Lindsay and Alastair Cameron, eds. Royal United Services Institute
[Oct 09] Rare Events
Produced by JASON, MITRE Corporation for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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[Oct 09] Hamas in Combat: The Military Performance of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement
Yoram Cohen and Jeffrey White. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[10 Sep 09] The Concept of Safe Havens in Salafi-Jihadi Strategy
Murad Batal Al-shishani. Jamestown Foundation
[3 Sep 09] Facing Homegrown Radicalization
Myriam Benraad. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Sep 09] After the War on Terror: Regional and Multilateral Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Alex P. Schmid and Garry F. Hindle, eds. Royal United Services Institute

[Sep 09] Transnational Movements and Terrorism
Chapter 6 of Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security in a Changing World
Patrick M. Cronin, ed. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Sep 09] Ending Jihadism? The Transformation of Armed Islamist Movements
Omar Ashour. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Fall 09] Olympic Security: Assessing the Risk of Terrorism at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games
Michael Zekulin. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
[Fall 09] Wanted: A War on Terrorist Media
Mark Dubowitz. Journal of International Security Affairs
[10 Aug 09] Striking a Balance on Counterterrorism Policies
Steven Simon. Council on Foreign Relations
[5 Aug 09] The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism: Progress to Date
Conrad Olson. Nuclear Threat Initiative
[Aug 09] Subversion as a Facet of Terrorism and Insurgency: The Case for a Twenty-First Century Approach
Lindsay Clutterbuck and William Rosenau. Strategic Insights

[Aug 09] Could Al Qaeda's Own Strategy to Defeat Itself Actually Work?
Carl J. Ciovacco. Strategic Insights

[Aug 09] The Armageddon Test
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

[July/Aug 09] Terrorists: Neither Soldiers nor Criminals
Amitai Etzioni. Military Review
[7 July 09] Al-Qaeda in Yemen
Transcript of a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event
[2 July 09] Terrorist Watch: 23 Plots Foiled Since 9/11
Jena Baker McNeill and James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
[July 09] Hizb'allah's Communication Strategy: Making Friends and Intimidating Enemies
Rune Friberg Lyme. Danish Institute for International Studies
[July 09] Countering Violent Extremism: Lessons Learned
Jonathan R. Mroz. EastWest Institute
[17 June 09] Defeating al-Qaeda and Neutralizing its Support Network
Ali Soufan. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[4 June 09] War by Other Means: Econo-Jihad
Gabriel Weimann. YaleGlobal
[June 09] Beyond Bullets: A Pragmatic Strategy to Combat Violent Islamist Extremism
Kristin M. Lord, John A. Nagl, and Seth D. Rosen. Center for a New American Security
[June 09] Islamist Radicalisation: The Challenge for Euro-Mediterranean Relations
Michael Emerson, Kristina Kausch, and Richard Youngs, eds. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
[May/June 09] "Awakening" Beyond Iraq: Time to Engage Radical Islamists as Stakeholders
COL David W. Shin, USA. Military Review
[Summer 09] Decoding the Language of Jihad
Brig Barker. Middle East Quarterly
[Summer 09] Dangerous Weapons in Dangerous Hands: Responding to the Challenges of Chemical and Biological Terrorism
Michael Moodie. French Institute of International Relations
[21 May 09] Remarks by Richard B. Cheney at the American Enterprise Institute
[11 May 09] Targeted Killing in U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy and Law
Kenneth Anderson. Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University Law Center, and the Hoover Institution
[11 May 09] Assessing Progress against the Global Jihadist Threat
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[May 09] Beyond the "War on Terror": Towards a New Transatlantic Framework for Counterterrorism
Anthony Dworkin. European Council on Foreign Relations
[April/May 09] Diverting the Radicalization Track: Promoting Alternatives Among the Middle East's Youths
Jared A. Cohen. Policy Review
[30 April 09] Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: A Global Intelligence Imperative
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[15 April 09] Growing al Qaeda Threat in Yemen
Prasanta Kumar Pradhan. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
[April 09] Jihadi Revisionism: Will It Save the World?
Khalil Al-Anani. Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University
[April 09] Incredible Dialogues: Religious Dialogue as a Means of Counter-Terrorism in Yemen
Ane Skov Birk. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
[April 09] Overdue Process: Protecting Human Rights while Sanctioning Alleged Terrorists
George A. Lopez, et al. Fourth Freedom Forum and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
[April 09] Homegrown Terrorists in the U.S. and U.K.: An Empirical Examination of the Radicalization Process
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Laura Grossman. Foundation for Defense of Democracies
[April 09] Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response
Evan Braden Montgomery. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
[March/April 09] Learning from Moderate Governments' Approaches to Islamist Extremism
Maj. Erik A. Claessen, Jr., Belgian Armed Forces. Military Review
[30 March 09] "Insuring" against WMD Terrorism: How the Insurance Industry Could Become a Key Ally in Preventing a Nuclear 9/11
Brian D. Finlay. Henry L. Stimson Center
[26 March 09] Palestinians Skeptical of Osama bin Laden's Plans for Gaza
Abdul Hameed Bakier. Jamestown Foundation
[16 March 09] Dysfunction and Decline: Lessons Learned from Inside Al Qa'ida in Iraq
Brian Fishman. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
[9 March 09] The Economic Crisis: Al-Qaeda's Response
Richard Barrett. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[3 March 09] Food Terrorism: How Real? A Historical Survey since 1950
Gregory Dalziel. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
[March 09] Al-Qaeda Central and the Internet
Daniel Kimmage. New America Foundation
[March 09] Countering Internet Radicalisation in Southeast Asia
Anthony Bergin, Sulastri Bte Osman, Carl Ungerer, and Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
[March 09] Pursue Prevent Protect Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism
Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, United Kingdom
[March 09] "Connecting the Dots" and the Canadian Counter-Terrorism Effort - Steady Progress or Technical, Bureaucratic, Legal, and Political Failure?
Eric Lerhe. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[March 09] Countering Online Radicalisation: A Strategy for Action
Tim Stevens and Peter R. Neumann. International Center for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
[March 09] Good Practices as International Norms? The Modalities of the Global Fight against Transnational Organised Crime and Terrorism
Amandine Scherrer. Centre for European Policy Studies
[March 09] Rewriting the Narrative: An Integrated Strategy for Counterradicalization
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Jan-March 09] To What Extent was Western Intelligence at Fault in Failing to Identify the Nature of the Terrorist Threat before 9/11 and its Aftermath?
Fernando Celaya. Athena Intelligence Journal
[Jan-March 09] The Terrorist Threat is Being Materially and Normatively Shaped by National and Global Institutions of Law and Order: Spain and Beyond
Fernando Celaya. Athena Intelligence Journal
[Spring 09] Are We Winning? Measuring Progress in the War on Terror: An Interim Update
Bernard I. Finel and Christine Dehn. American Security Project
[Spring 09] Transnational Movements and Terrorism
Mark E. Stout, Thomas F. Lynch III, and T. X. Hammes. Joint Force Quarterly
[Spring 09] The Use of Airpower in Combating Terrorism in Iraq: Analysis and Recommendations for the Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States
Staff Maj. Gen. Qaa'id K. M. Al-Huzaa'i, Iraqi Air Force. Air and Space Power Journal
[27 Feb 09] Assessing Damage, Urging Action: Report of the ICJ Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Human Rights
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
[Feb 09] Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Naval Strategy
Bjørn Møller. Danish Institute for International Studies
[Feb 09] Countering Transnational Threats: Terrorism, Narco-Trafficking, and WMD Proliferation
Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson, eds. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[Feb 09] War About Terror: Civil Liberties and National Security after 9/11
Daniel B. Prieto. Council on Foreign Relations
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[27 Jan 09] Combating Maritime Piracy
Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
[13 Jan 09] Terrorism's Twelve Step Program
Bruce Hoffman. National Interest
[Jan 09] Messages from Mumbai: Terrorism and Policy Implications
Stephen Gale, Lawrence A. Husick, and Laura Rabinow. Foreign Policy Research Institute
[Jan 09] The Serpent in Our Garden: Al-Qa'ida and the Long War
Brian M. Drinkwine. Strategic Studies Institute
[Jan 09] Building Stronger Partnerships to Prevent Terrorism: Recommendations for President Obama
Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
[Winter 09] Victory - From the Prism of Jihadi Culture
Jeffrey B. Cozzens. Joint Force Quarterly

[09] Global Terrorism
International Peace Institute
[09] Countering Terrorism
Christopher Preble. Cato Handbook for Policymakers - Cato Institute
[09] Civil Liberties and Terrorism
Timothy Lynch. Cato Handbook for Policymakers - Cato Institute
[09] Assessing Damage, Urging Action: Report of the Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism, and Human Rights
International Commission of Jurists

[09] A Linguistic Turn of Terrorism Studies
Jørgen Staun. Danish Institute for International Studies

[30 Dec 08] Global Threat Assessment 2009
Rohan Gunaratna. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[29 Dec 08] Sunni and Shi'a Terrorism: Differences that Matter
Thomas F. Lynch III. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
[10 Dec 08] Lessons from Mumbai: Assessing Armed Assault Threats to the United States
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
[1 Dec 08] Bin Laden: Better "Dead" or Alive"?
Robert Daniels. Center for Defense Information
[Dec 08] Jihadist Terrorist Use of Strategic Communication Management Techniques
Carsten Bockstette. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
[Dec 08] Al Qaeda: Refining a Failing Strategy
Martin J. Hart. Joint Force Quarterly
[Dec 08] Terrorist Violence in the New Millennium: New Legal Solutions for an Old Nemesis
James P. Terry. Joint Force Quarterly

[Dec 08] World at Risk
The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
[Dec 08] The New Threat of Unconventional Warfare
Albert J. Mauroni. Joint Force Quarterly

[12 Nov 08] Public Responses to Terrorism: Findings from the National Survey of Disaster Experiences and Preparedness
Megumi Kano, Michele M. Wood, Dennis S. Mileti, and Linda B. Bourque. National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
[10 Nov 08] The Global Response to a Terror-Generated Energy Crisis
William W. Beach, et al. Center for Data Analysis, Heritage Foundation
[Nov 08] Securing the Bomb 2008
Matthew Bunn. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Nuclear Threat Initiative
[Nov 08] Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: An Agenda for the Next President
Matthew Bunn and Andrew Newman. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
[24 Oct 08] The Egyptian "Jihad" Group and the Global Financial Crisis
Jonathan Fighel. International Institute for Counter-Terrorism
[24 Oct 08] Building the Global Counterterrorism Network
Remarks by Michael Vickers, Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[7 Oct 08] Descent Into Chaos: The U.S. and the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
[2 Oct 08] Protecting Against the Terrorist Threat: Continuing the Fight and Confronting the Challenges Ahead
Remarks by Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, at the Heritage Foundation
[1 Oct 08] Al-Qaeda Outlines its Strategy Seven Years After 9/11
Abdul Hameed Bakier. Jamestown Foundation
[Oct 08] Strategic Counterterrorism
Daniel Benjamin. Brookings Institution
[Oct 08] Against All Odds: Preventing Terrorists from Getting Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons
Brian Finlay and Elizabeth Turpen. Henry L. Stimson Center

[Oct 08] Beyond Terrorism: Deradicalization and Disengagement from Violent Extremism
Naureen Chowdhury Fink and Ellie B. Hearne, rapporteurs. International Peace Institute
[25 Sep 08] Al-Qaeda's Golden Opportunity to Deal a Devastating Blow to the United States
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[24 Sep 08] U.S. Embassy Bombing in Yemen: Counterterrorism Challenges in Weak States
Michael Knights. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[11 Sep 08] How We Misunderstand Terrorism
Adam Garfinkle. Foreign Policy Research Institute
[4 Sep 08] Attacks in Yemen Reflect al-Qaeda's Global Oil Strategy
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation
[Sep 08] Nuclear Terrorism: US Policies to Reduce the Threat of Nuclear Terror
Brian D. Finlay. Partnership for a Secure America

[Sep 08] Civil Society and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges
Eric Rosand, Alistair Millar, and Jason Ipe. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[Sep 08] Deterring State Sponsorship of Nuclear Terrorism
Michael A. Levi. Council on Foreign Relations
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[Sep 08] Terrorist Threat and U.S. Response: A Changing Landscape
Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson, eds. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[Sep 08] Seven Years After 9/11: Al-Qaida's Strengths and Vulnerabilities
Richard Barrett. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
[Fall 08] Global Counterinsurgency: Strategic Clarity for the Long War
Daniel S. Roper. Parameters
[Fall 08] Assessing the Dangers of Illict Networks: Why al-Qaida May be Less Threatening than Many Think
Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and Calvert Jones. International Security
[Fall 08] Al-Qaeda: Enduring Appeal
William Boykin. Journal of International Security Affairs
[Fall 08] The Strategy of Containment in Fighting Terrorism
Lora S. Aggour. Strategic Insights
[12 Aug 08] Al-Qaida at 20: Is the Movement Destined to Fail?
Daniel L. Byman. Brookings Institution
[11 Aug 08] Terrorism and Piracy: The Dual Threat to Maritime Shipping
John C. K. Daly. Jamestown Foundation
[5 Aug 08] Redefining the War on Terror
Andrew J. Bacevich. Council on Foreign Relations
[Aug 08] The Cold War and the Long War: Different Approaches to Global Ideological Movements
John G. Ferrari. Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army
[Aug 08] Sources of Islamist Strategic Thought
Shmuel Bar. Hudson Institute

[Aug 08] Al Qaeda in the West as a Youth Movement: The Power of a Narrative
Olivier Roy. Centre for European Policy Studies

[Aug 08] The History and Future of Suicide Terrorism
Michael Horowitz. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[24 July 08] America and the War on Terrorism
American Enterprise Institute
[23 July 08] Jihadi Tutorial in Urban Terrorism and the Kidnapping of Americans
Abdul Hameed Bakier. Jamestown Foundation
[22 July 08] Bombers, Bank Accounts, and Bleedout: Al-Qa'ida's Road In and Out of Iraq
Peter Bergen, Joseph Felter, Vahid Brown, and Jacob Shapiro. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
[July 08] Assessments of the Impact of 1206-Funded Projects in Selected Countries: Lebanon, Pakistan, Yemen, São Tome and Principe
Eric Thompson and Patricio Asfura-Heim. Center for Naval Analyses
[July 08] A Look at Terrorist Behavior: How They Prepare, Where They Strike
Brent Smith. National Institute of Justice Journal
[July 08] Is the Sky Falling? Energy Security and Transnational Terrorism
Michael Mihalka and David Anderson. Strategic Insights
[July 08] The Strategic Landscape: Avoiding Future Generations of Violent Extremists
Katheleen Meilahn. Strategic Insights

[June/July 08] Deterring Terrorists: What Israel has Learned
Shmuel Bar. Policy Review
[June 08] Terrorism in the Maghreb: The Transnationalisation of Domestic Terrorism
Anneli Botha. Institute for Security Studies
[June 08] Terrorism, Networks, and Strategy: Why the Conventional Wisdom is Wrong
David Tucker. Homeland Security Affairs
[June 08] Paramilitary Terrorism: A Neglected Threat
Bill Tallen. Homeland Security Affairs

[June 08] The Counterterrorism Paradox: Put the Terrorist Threat in Perspective
Brian Burton. Armed Forces Journal
[May/June 08] The Al-Qaeda Media Machine
Philip Seib. Military Review
[21 May 08] Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Our Highest Priority - Isn't
Remarks by Charles B. Curtis, President, Nuclear Threat Initiative, at the National Defense University Foundation
[2 May 08] Listing Our Terror Problems
Daniel L. Byman. Brookings Institution
[1 May 08] Analysis of the National Counterrorism Center Annual Report on Terrorism
David Heyman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[May 08] Talking About Terrorism: Risks and Choices for Human Rights Orgnaisations
International Council on Human Rights Policy

[May 08] Some European Perspectives on Terrorism
Michael Burleigh. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[May 08] Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat Within
Kimberly L. Thachuk, Marion E. Bowman, and Courtney Richardson. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University

[May 08] Oil and Terrorism
David Cook. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

[May 08] Chronic Failures in the War on Terror: From Afghanistan to Somalia
SENLIS Council

[25 April 08] A Roadmap for the Foreign Terrorist Organizations List
Patrick Clawson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[24 April 08] War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism
Transcript of a Center for Strategic and International Studies event
[23 April 08] Winning the War on Terror: Marking Success and Confronting Challenges
Transcript of a Washington Institute for Near East Policy event featuring Juan Zarate, Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism
[21 April 08] The Power of Truth: Questions for Ayman al-Zawahiri
Jarret Brachman, Brian Fishman, and Joseph Felter. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

[11 April 08] Divergent European Approaches to Combating PKK Terrorism
Abdulkadir Onay. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[April 08] Global Insurgency Strategy and the Salafi Jihad Movement
Richard H. Shultz. USAF Institute for National Security Studies
[April 08] The Language of Counter-Terrorism: When Message Received is Not Message Intended
Jim Armstrong, Candace J. Chin, and Uri Leventer. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, for the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
[April 08] Our Own Strength Against Us: The War on Terror as a Self-Inflicted Disaster
Ian S. Lustick. Independent Institute
[31 March 08] Terrorism and the Mass Media after Al Qaeda: A Change of Course?
Manuel R. Torres Soriano. Athena Intelligence Journal
[10 March 08] Britain: A Central Front in the War Against Islamist Terrorism
Nile Gardiner. Heritage Foundation
[5 March 08] Online Terrorists Prey on the Vulnerable
Gabriel Weimann. YaleGlobal
[March 08] The Al-Qaeda Media Nexus: The Virtual Network Behind the Global Message
Daniel Kimmage. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
[March 08] Narcoterrorism
Jonas Hartelius. EastWest Institute
[Spring 08] No Sign Until the Burst of Fire: Understanding the Pakistan-Afghanistan Frontier
Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason. International Security
[Spring 08] After Iraq: Future U.S. Military Posture in the Middle East
Bradley L. Bowman. Washington Quarterly
[20 Feb 08] Al-Qaeda Warns Iraq Will be Base for Attacks on Israel
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[17 Feb 08] A Diplomat's Assessment
Dennis Ross. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[13 Feb 08] Looming Challenges in the War on Terror
Remarks by Michael Leiter, Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center, to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[11 Feb 08] Analysis of the Growth in Funding for Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Elsewhere in the War on Terrorism
Congressional Budget Office
[8 Feb 08] Combating Enemies Online: State-Sponsored and Terrorist Use of the Internet
James Jay Carafano and Richard Weitz. Heritage Foundation
[5 Feb 08] Yemen's Role in al-Qaeda's Strategy
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[1 Feb 08] Northern Exposure: The Right Way to Address U.S.-Canadian Counterterrorism
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
[Feb 08] 55 Trends Now Shaping the Future of Terrorism
Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies. Proteus USA
[Feb 08] The Terrorist Threat to Liquefied Natural Gas: Fact or Fiction?
LCDR Cindy Hurst. Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
[Feb 08] Countering Violent Extremism: Videopower and Cyberspace
J. Rami Mroz. EastWest Institute
[Feb 08] Terrorism Threat in 2008
Rohan Gunaratna. Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies
[Feb 08] The Global War on Terrorism: An Assessment
Robert C. Martinage. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
[15 Jan 08] The "Lone Wolf" and al-Qaeda Sleeper Cells in the United States
Abdul Hameed Bakier. Jamestown Foundation
[Winter 08] Fighting Narcoterrorism
Amanda M. Leu. Joint Force Quarterly
[Winter 08] Attacking al Qaeda's Operational Centers of Gravity
David M. Witty. Joint Force Quarterly
[Winter 08] The Role of Targeted Killing in the Campaign Against Terror
Peter M. Cullen. Joint Force Quarterly

[08] Cyber Extremism in Web 2.0: An Exploratory Study of International Jihadist Groups
Hsinchun Chen, Sven Thomas, and T. J. Fu. Artificial Intelligence Lab, University of Arizona

[Dec 07/Jan 08] Executive Power in The War on Terror: Fixing What's Broken
John O. McGinnis. Policy Review

[Winter 07/08] Winning the Right War
Philip H. Gordon. Survival
[7 Dec 07] Bin Laden Attempting to Strip U.S. Allies from Anti-Terrorism Coalition
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[Dec 07] Al-Qa'ida's Foreign Fighters in Iraq: A First Look at the Sinjar Records
Joseph Felter and Brian Fishman. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
[Dec 07] Combating Illicit Trafficking in Nuclear and other Radioactive Material
International Atomic Energy Agency
NOTE: Reference manual that details how to prevent, detect, and respond to an nuclear terrorism incident
[Dec 07] The Return of al-Qaida: Current Developments in International Terrorism and their Consequences for Europe
Guido Steinberg. German Institute for International and Security Affairs
[Nov/Dec 07] Can the War on Terror Be Won? How to Fight the Right War
Philip H. Gordon. Foreign Affairs
[13 Nov 07] U.S. Thwarts 19 Terrorist Attacks Against America Since 9/11
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
[5 Nov 07] Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism, and Trust
Remarks by Jonathan Evans, Director General of the Security Service MI5 of the United Kingdom, to the Society of Editors, Manchester, England
[Nov 07] The Global War on Terrorism: A Religious War?
Laurence Andrew Dobrot. Strategic Studies Institute
[Nov 07] Security Sector Reform and the Fight Against Terrorism
Bjorn Moller. Danish Institute for International Studies

[Nov 07] The European Union: Measuring Counterterrorism Cooperation
David T. Armitage, Jr. Strategic Forum, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
[Nov 07] France: Europe's Counterterrorist Powerhouse
Reuel Marc Gerecht and Gary Schmitt. American Enterprise Institute
[Oct/Nov 07] Knowing the Enemy: How to Cope with Global Jihad
Ariel Cohen. Policy Review
[24 Oct 07] Transforming U.S. Efforts to Fight Transnational Terrorist Networks
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy
[16 Oct 07] How Libya Got Off the List
Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations
[4 Oct 07] Diplomacy in the Age of Terror
Remarks by Chas W. Freeman, Middle East Policy Council, to the Pacific Council on International Policy
[3 Oct 07] How Europe and America Should Confront Islamic Extremism
Sally McNamara. Heritage Foundation

[Sep/Oct 07] Battling Terrorism under the Law
Col. David A. Wallace, USA. Military Review
[25 Sep 07] Assessing the Six Year Hunt for Osama bin Ladin
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation
[19 Sep 07] Opportunity 08: The Long War on Terrorism and Struggle against Extremism
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
[12 Sep 07] The Cost of US Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and for the War on Terrorism Through Fiscal Year 2007 and Beyond
Steven M. Kosiak. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
[6 Sep 07] U.S. Arms Exports and Military Assistance in the Global War on Terror
Rhea Myerscough and Rachel Stohl. Center for Defense Information
[Autumn 07] Rethinking Transnational Counterterrorism: Beyond a National Framework
Jeremy Pressman. Washington Quarterly
[Autumn 07] The Myth of the Second Front: Localizing the War on Terror in Southeast Asia
Amitav Acharya and Arabina Acharya
[20 Aug 07] The Terrorism Index
Center for American Progress

[Aug 07] Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat
Mitchell D. Silber and Arvin Bhatt. New York Police Department

[Aug 07] Organized Crime, Terrorism and Nuclear Trafficking
Lyudmila Zaitseva. Strategic Insights

[Aug 07] The Uncertain Cost of the Global War on Terror
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[July/Aug 07] Terrorist Threats in the Horn of Africa: A Net Assessment
Oriana Scherr and Christopher Griffin. American Enterprise Institute

[31 July 07] Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and of Other Activities Related to the War on Terrorism
Congressional Budget Office

[11 July 07] British Counterterrorism Efforts: Implications for the United States
Simon Henderson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[July 07] Al Qaeda Confusion: How to Think about Jihad
Michael Radu. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[11 June 07] Small Boats, Big Worries: Thwarting Terrorist Attacks From the Sea
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation

[7 June 07] Catalonia: Europe's New Center of Global Jihad
Kathryn Haahr. Jamestown Foundation

[5 June 07] Al-Qaeda's American Recruit Releases Something Entirely New
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation

[30 May 07] Jihadis Post Scenario for the Defeat of the United States
Abdul Hameed Bakier and Erich Marquardt. Jamestown Foundation

[17 May 07] A Resurgent Al-Qaeda and U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[10 May 07] Yemen and the U.S.: Different Approaches to the War on Terrorism
Andrew McGregor. Jamestown Foundation

[8 May 07] Latest Al-Zawahiri Tape Targets American Society
Michael Scheuer. Jamestown Foundation

[8 May 07] American Muslims and the Threat of Homegrown Terrorism
Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations

[6 May 07] The Rise of Low-Tech Terrorism
Daniel L. Byman. Brookings Institution

[3 May 07] Terror Prevention and Development Aid: What We Know and Don't Know
Bjorn Moller. Danish Institute for International Studies

[May 07] Home-Grown Nihilism: The Clash Within Civilizations
Bill Durodie. Journal of Homeland Security

[May 07] NETworked Radicalization: A Counter-Strategy
Homeland Security Policy Institute and the Critical Incident Analysis Group

[May 07] Course Corrections in America's War on Terror
Peter Brookes and Julianne Smith. Stanley Foundation

[April/May 07] The Myth of the Invincible Terrorist
Christopher C. Harmon. Policy Review

[25 April 07] Nuclear Terrorism: A U.S. Perspective
Steven Monblatt. British American Security Information Council

[17 April 07] From the Horse's Mouth: Unraveling Al-Qa'ida's Target Selection Calculus
Sammy Salama and David Wheeler. Center for Nonproliferation Studies

[14 April 07] Anti-Terror Measures at U.S. Nuclear Plants
Eben Kaplan. Council on Foreign Relations

[13 April 07] Containing Global Terror
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[April 07] Avoiding the Plague: An Assessment of US Plans and Funding for Countering Bioterrorism
Robert Sherman. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

[April 07] The Swiss-U.S. Counterterrorism Partnership
Urs Ziswiler. Journal of Homeland Security

[April 07] Terrorist Use of the Internet: The Real Story
Irving Lachow and Courtney Richardson. Joint Force Quarterly

[April 07] A Broader Conceptualization of Islam and Terrorism
J. Keith Akins. Joint Force Quarterly

[March/April 07] Understanding and Responding to the Threat of Terrorism
John Mueller and James Gilmore III. CATO Institute

[March/April 07] Fear Not: Notes from a Naysayer
John Mueller. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[March/April 07] The Role of USAID and Development Assistance in Combating Terrorism
Thomas Baltazar and Elisabeth Kvitashvili. Military Review

[30 March 07] Keep Terror-Fighting Tools, but Explain them Better
Michael Jacobson. Washington Institute for Near East Policy

[30 March 07] The New Issue of Technical Mujahid, a Training Manual for Jihadis
Abdul Hameed Bakier. Jamestown Foundation

[March 07] Rethinking the War on Terror: Developing a Strategy to Counter Extremist Ideologies
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis

[March 07] Whither Victory in the War on Terror? Predicting how Long America's "Long War" Will Last Depends on how you Define "Victory" for the GWOT
Barry Zellen. Strategic Insights

[March 07] It's Now 2007: So Where are We in the Long War?
John Mills. Strategic Insights

[March 07] Vulnerabilities of Terror Groups
Christopher C. Harmon. Lexington Institute

[27 Feb 07] Cyberspace as a Combat Zone: The Phenomenon of Electronic Jihad
E. Alshech. Middle East Media Research Institute

[14 Feb 07] The Nature of the Terrorist Threat
Daniel Benjamin. Brookings Institution

[7 Feb 07] Estimated Funding for Operations in Iraq and the War on Terrorism
Congressional Budget Office

[Feb 07] The CBRN System: Assessing the Threat of Terrorist Use of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Weapons in the United Kingdom
Paul Cornish. Royal Institute of International Affairs

[Feb 07] British Counter-Terrorism After the July 2005 Attacks: Adapting Community-Policing to the Fight Against Domestic Terrorism
Jytte Klausen. United States Institute of Peace

[Feb 07] Identity and Security: Moving Beyond the 9/11 Staff Report on Identity Document Security
Janice L. Kephart. 9/11 Security Solutions
[Jan/Feb 07] A Battle for Global Values
Tony Blair. Foreign Affairs

[Jan/Feb 07] Developing a National Counterinsurgency Capability for the War on Terror
John Hillen. Military Review

[31 Jan 07] Nine Essential Points for Talking About the War on Terrorism
James Phillips and James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation

[18 Jan 07] Cost and Funding of the Global War on Terror
Steven M. Kosiak. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

[Jan 07] Radical Islamist Ideologies and the Long War: Implications for U.S. Strategic Planning and U.S. Central Command's Operations
Jacquelyn K. Davis. Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis

[Jan 07] 25 Steps to Prevent Nuclear Terror: A Guide for Policymakers
Brian D. Finlay and Elizabeth Turpen. Henry L. Stimson Center

[Jan 07] Counterterrorism: The Roles of Federal, State and Local Agencies
Edward A. Turzanski. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[Jan 07] Time to Act: 14 Steps in 2007 to Further Implement the 9/11 Commission Recommendations
P.J. Crowley. Center for American Progress

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News Sources & Online Journals

[current] CTC Sentinel
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
[current] Global Jihad Monitor
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
[current] Global Terrorism Analysis
The Jamestown Foundation
[current] The Middle East Media Research Institute
[current] Perspectives on Terrorism
Terrorism Research Intiative
[current] Spotlight on Terror
The Jamestown Foundation
[current] Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Center for Strategic and International Studies
[current] Terrorism Focus
The Jamestown Foundation
[current] Terrorism Monitor
The Jamestown Foundation
[current] Google News Search - Terrorism
[current] Yahoo News Search - Terrorism

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Web Gateways

[current] Attack on America/Terrorism
O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University
[current] BBC's War On Terrorism Web Site
[current] Center for Disease Control
Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response web site
[current] Combating Terrorism Center
United States Military Academy, West Point
[current] Counterterrorism: US Food and Drug Administration
This site provides access to information on the FDA's role in US homeland security against terrorist attacks involving biological weapons. It offers free access to government policy papers, regulations and public awareness fact sheets. Topics covered include: public health measures and emergency preparedness regarding food safety, biological weapons, Anthrax, Smallpox and Botulism
[current] Counterterrorism Page
Center for Democracy and Technology Terrorism
[current] Defend America
U.S. Department of Defense news about the War on Terrorism
[current] FBI Counterterrorism Web Site
[current] Federation of American Scientists Terrorism page
[current] Global Terrorism Database
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
[current] Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
[current] National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
A Center of Excellence of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based at the University of Maryland
[current] National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Website of the independent bipartisan commission
[current] National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
[current] Northeast Intelligence Network
[current] Special Coverage: War on Terrorism
FindLaw Legal News
[current] State Department's Confronting Terrorism Web Site
Contains links to UN resolutions and international laws on terrorism, fact sheets, terrorism chronologies and collections of reports
[current] Terrorism: Government Sources
University of Louisville
[current] Terrorism: Questions and Answers web page
Council on Foreign Relations
[current] Terrorism / Counterterrorism web links
United States Institute of Peace

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Military Policy Awareness Links