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Smart Pressure: Conceptualizing Counterterrorism for a New Era

Dec 6, 2024 | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Don Rassler

COUNTERTERRORISMSmart Pressure: Conceptualizing Counterterrorism for a New EraPublished 6 December 2024When it comes to counterterrorism, the United States has been living through an inflection point. It wants to focus less on terrorism so it can place more emphasis on strategic competition, but key terrorist adversaries remain committed.
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Nov 22, 2024 | ctc.westpoint.edu | Kristina Hummel |Don Rassler |Sean Morrow |Brian Dodwell

From the DirectorI’m thankful to borrow this space from our Editor-in Chief, Paul Cruikshank. Our CTC Sentinel, its editorial board, and our incredible contributors have long provided our readers with details, data, and insight on terrorist groups, tools of violence, trends, and counterterrorism. In short, Sentinel has helped drive the conversations on what to think about for our global audience.
Convergence and the CT Return on Investment: A Framework

Nov 22, 2024 | ctc.westpoint.edu | Kristina Hummel |Don Rassler |Sean Morrow

Abstract: Since 2018, the United States has been trying to figure out what counterterrorism looks like during an era of strategic competition, and how it can maximize and optimize returns from its counterterrorism investments.
Show and Tell: Expert Perspectives on Indicators and Warning Approaches for External Terror Ops

Nov 22, 2024 | ctc.westpoint.edu | Kristina Hummel |Brian Dodwell |Don Rassler |Paul Cruickshank

Abstract: It is critical for the counterterrorism community to have a sophisticated understanding of the components of external operations and the indicators that help to signal that a network’s interest, capabilities, or attack planning are advancing. It is even more critical to be able to effectively provide warning when an external operations terror attack is imminent.
A View from the CT Foxhole: General Bryan Fenton, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command

Nov 22, 2024 | ctc.westpoint.edu | Kristina Hummel |Sean Morrow |Don Rassler

General Bryan P. Fenton is a career Special Forces (Green Beret) Officer. He currently serves as the 13th Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) where he oversees all Special Operations for the U.S. Department of Defense. Before assuming command of USSOCOM, General Fenton served as the Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Prior to that, he was the Senior Military Assistant for two U.S. Secretaries of Defense.
Smart Pressure: Conceptualizing Counterterrorism for a New Era

Nov 22, 2024 | ctc.westpoint.edu | Kristina Hummel |Don Rassler

Abstract: When it comes to counterterrorism, the United States has been living through an inflection point. It wants to focus less on terrorism so it can place more emphasis on strategic competition, but key terrorist adversaries remain committed. The terrorism landscape and the approaches used by key terror adversaries have also been evolving.
Going the Distance: The Emergence of Long-Range Stand-Off Terrorism – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Feb 22, 2024 | ctc.westpoint.edu | Kristina Hummel |Don Rassler

Abstract: The attack on Tower 22—an outpost in Jordan used by the U.S. military—that killed three U.S. service members was an important reminder about the threat posed by stand-off weapons, especially armed one-way-attack drones. While few details have been publicly released about the location from which the hostile drone was launched, the U.S. military’s response points to the drone having been operated by a nearby Iranian proxy.
February 2024 – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Feb 22, 2024 | ctc.westpoint.edu | Kristina Hummel |Don Rassler |Sean Morrow |Daisy Muibu

From the EditorLong-range aerial attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group, including a ballistic missile that traveled at least a thousand miles toward Israel before being intercepted (reportedly in space) on October 31, 2023, are focusing minds on long-range stand-off terrorism.
July 2023 – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Jul 26, 2023 | ctc.westpoint.edu | Kristina Hummel |Matthew Levitt |Don Rassler |Lauren von Thaden

From the EditorIn this month’s feature article, Matthew Levitt and Lauren von Thaden examine the recent heightened smuggling challenge at Israel’s borders with Jordan and Egypt. They write: “The guns and drugs that are flowing into Israel are creating societal problems and public safety issues. The influx of weapons is also a major counterterrorism concern.