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Prosecuting Terrorism beyond 'Material Support'
Matthew Levitt. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 14 January 2008.

Abu Yahya's Six Easy Steps for Defeating al-Qaeda
Jarret Brachman. Perspectives on Terrorism, Terrorism Research Initiative, 07 January 2008.

Fighting Terrorism with Terrorists
Josh Kurlantzick. Los Angeles Times, 06 January 2008. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

Attacking al Qaeda's Operational Centers of Gravity
David M. Witty. Joint Force Quarterly, First Quarter 2008 (.pdf file).

Counterterrorism Beyond Shock and Awe, Part II
George McFadden. Foreign Policy Forum, 23 December 2007.

Counterterrorism Beyond Shock and Awe, Part I
George McFadden. Foreign Policy Forum, 15 December 2007.

Toward a Mathematical Theory of Counterterrorism
Jonathan David Farley. California Institute of Technology, December 2007 (.pdf file).

The Schools the Taliban Won't Torch
Gregory Warner. Washington Monthly, December 2007.

Security Sector Reform and the Fight Against Terrorism
Bjørn Møller. Danish Institute for International Studies, December 2007 (.pdf file).

'Deradicalisation' and Indonesian Prisons
International Crisis Group, 19 November 2007 (.pdf file).

The Challenge of Islamists for EU and US Policies: Conflict, Stability and Reform
Muriel Asseburg and Daniel Brumberg, eds. German Institute for International and Security Affairs, November 2007 (.pdf file).

The European Union: Measuring Counterterrorism Cooperation
David T. Armitage, Jr. Strategic Forum, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, November 2007 (.pdf file).

Building Global Alliances in the Fight Against Terrorism
Alistair Millar and Eric Rosand. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, November 2007 (.pdf file).

How Europe and America Should Confront Islamic Extremism
Sally McNamara. The Heritage Foundation, 03 October 2007 (.pdf file).

Germany's New Role Against Terror
Yonah Alexander. The Washington Times, 02 October 2007 (.pdf file).

Five Lessons From China's War on Terror
Martin I. Wayne. Joint Force Quarterly, Fourth Quarter 2007 (.pdf file).

National Strategy for Information Sharing: Successes and Challenges in Improving Terrorism-Related Information Sharing
Department of Defense, October 2007 (.pdf file).

The UN Security Council's Counterterrorism Program: What Lies Ahead?
Eric Rosand, Alistair Millar and Jason Ipe. International Peace Academy, October 2007 (.pdf file).

The Civilian Side Of the War on Terror
Dana Dillon. Policy Review, October/November 2007.

Similar Threats, Similar Approaches: Improving Transatlantic Counterterrorism Ties
Michael Jacobson. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 27 September 2007.

Beyond Belief: Islamism, Radicalisation and the Counter-Terrorism Response
Anthony Bergin, David Martin Jones and Carl Ungerer. Strategic Insights, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, September 2007 (.pdf file).

U.S. Counter-terrorism Options: A Taxonomy
Daniel Byman. Survival, Autumn 2007 (.pdf file).

Rethinking Transnational Counterterrorism: Beyond a National Framework
Jeremy Pressman. The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2007 (.pdf file).

Information Operations in Pursuit of Terrorists
Ulhas Kirpekar. Naval Postgraduate School, September 2007 (.pdf file).

Ungoverned Territories: Understanding and Reducing Terrorism Risks
Angel Rabasa et al. RAND, 23 August 2007 (.pdf file.).

A Military Guide to Terrorism in the 21st Century
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, 15 August 2007 (.pdf file).

How Indonesia is Winning Its War on Terror
Joshua Kurlantzick. Time Magazine, 09 August 2007.

Tackling the Challenge Posed by Amateur Terrorists
Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, 01 August 2007.

Looking for Victory in All the Wrong Places
Thomas P.M. Barnett. Knox News Sentinel, 29 July 2007.

British Counterterrorism Efforts: Implications for the United States
Simon Henderson. Policy Watch #1260, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 11 July 2007.

Fusion Centers: Issues and Options for Congress
Todd Masse, Siobhan O'Neil and John Rollins. Congressional Research Service, 06 July 2007. Posted on the Electronic Privacy Information Center website (.pdf file).

The Prüm Process: Playing or Abusing the System?
Mark Burgess. European Security Review, July 2007. Posted on the Center for Defense Information website.

Implementation of the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy
42nd Conference on the United Nations of the Next Decade. Sponsored by The Stanley Foundation, The Inn at Perry Cabin, St. Michaels, MD, 8-13 June 2007 (.pdf file).

NETworked Radicalization: A Counter Strategy
George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute and the University of Virginia Critical Incident Analysis Group, 05 May 2007 (.pdf file).

Global Terrorism: Multilateral Responses to an Extraordinary Threat
Eric Rosand. International Peace Academy, April 2007 (.pdf file).

Strategic and Operational Measures to Curb the Growing Threat of Suicide Terrorism in Afghanistan
Hekmat Karzai. Center for European Policy Studies, April 2007 (.pdf file).

Europe's Emerging Counter-Terrorism Elite: The ATLAS Network
Ludo Block. Terrorism Monitor. Jamestown Foundation, 15 March 2007.

Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness
Raphael Perl. Congressional Research Service, updated 12 March 2007 (.pdf file).

Implementing the U.N. General Assembly's Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Asia-Pacific
Alistair Millar, Eric Rosand, and Jason Ipe. Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, March 2007 (.pdf file).

Vulnerabilities of Terror Groups
Christopher C. Harmon. Lexington Institute, March 2007 (.pdf file).

Beyond Bush: A New Strategy of Constriction to Defeat Al Qaeda and its Allies
Sharon Burke and Matt Bennett. Third Way, March 2007 (.pdf file).

Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies
Brian A. Jackson. RAND, 07 February 2007 (.pdf file).

Terrorism: A Brief for Americans
Richard W. Vague. American Strategy Program, The New America Foundation, February 2007 (.pdf file).

Naval Unconventional Warfare: Supporting GWOT on the Cheap
Chris Rawley. Small Wars Journal, February 2007 (.pdf file).

British Counter-Terrorism After the July 2005 Attacks: Adapting Community-Policing to the Fight Against Domestic Terrorism
Jytte Klausen. U.S. Institute of Peace, February 2007.

A Work in Progress: The United Kingdom's Campaign Against Radicalization
James Wither. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, February 2007 (Note: Save .pdf file on your computer).

International Terrorism: Threat, Policy and Response
Raphael F. Perl. Congressional Research Service, updated 03 January 2007 (.pdf file).

The EU and U.S. Strategies Against Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD: A Comparative Study
Anna I. Zakharchenko. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, January 2007 (.pdf file).

Terrorism as a Disease: An Epidemiological Model for Countering Islamist Extremism
Paul B. Stares and Mona Yacoubian. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2007 (.pdf file).

Science and Technology to Counter Terrorism: Proceedings of an Indo-U.S. Workshop
Roddam Narasimha and Arvind Kumar, eds. National Academy of Sciences, 2007 (.pdf file).

Wearing Sunglasses in a Dark Room: How Our Obsession with Secrecy and Security Undermines Counterterrorism Efforts
Christopher Preble. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, the University of Pittsburgh, 2007 (.pdf file).

Wanted: A New Strategy to Contain Terrorism
Prudence Bushnell. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2007 (.pdf file).

Cyber-Herding: Exploiting Islamic Extremists Use of the Internet
David B. Moon. Naval Postgraduate School, 2007 (.pdf file).

Terror Prevention and Development AID: What We Know and Don't Know
Bjorn Moller. Danish Institute for International Studies, 2007 (.pdf file).

Science and Technology to Counter Terrorism: Proceedings of an Indo-U.S. Workshop
Roddam Narasimha, et al. National Academies Press, 2007.

Protect! Building a Global Network to Combat Terrorists
Stephen Sullivan et al. Report of the EastWest Institute's 4th Worldwide Security Conference, 2007 (.pdf file).

Protect! Civilians and Civil Rights in Counter-Terrorist Operations
Aisha Sabadia and Greg Austin. East West Institute, 2007 (.pdf file).

Devising a New Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Europe
Ludo Block. Terrorism Monitor. Jamestown Foundation, 02 November 2006.

Rethinking the War on Terrorism
Kevin Croke. Progressive Policy Report, November 2006 (.pdf file).

Marketing Terror: Effects of Anti-Messaging on GSPC Recruitment
Keely M. Fahoum and Jon Width. Strategic Insights, Center for Contemporary Conflict, November 2006.

EU Strategy on Counter-Terrorism: Steps Towards a Coherent Network Policy
Annegret Bendiek. German Institute for International and Security Affairs, November 2006 (.pdf file).

The Relationship between Security and Democracy in Combating Terrorism
Rama Mani. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference for New or Restored Democracies, Doha, Qatar, 29 October - 01 November 2006 (.pdf file).

Crafting Terror Strategy
David Ochmanek and Lowell Schwartz. United Press International, 18 October 2006. Posted on the RAND website.

Efficacy of Counterterrorism Approaches: Examining Northern Ireland
Gary LaFree. National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, 17 October 2006 (.pdf file).

Mapping the Contemporary Terrorism Research Domain
Edna F. Reid and Hsinchun Chen. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2007. Posted on the University of Arizona website on 17 October 2006 (.pdf file).

Countering the Ideological Support for HT and the IMU: The Case of the Ferghana Valley
Ehsan Ahrari. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, October 2006 (.pdf file).

Why Strategy Matters in the War on Terror
Donald J. Reed. Homeland Security Affairs, October 2006 (.pdf file).

Out of the Shadows: Getting Ahead of Prisoner Radicalization
Frank Cilluffo et al. Homeland Security Policy Institute, George Washington University, and the Critical Incident Analysis Group, University of Virginia, 19 September 2006 (.pdf file).

NCTC and Information Sharing: Five Years Since 9/11 - a Progress Report
National Counterterrorism Center, September 2006 (.pdf file).

Bridging the Transatlantic Counterterrorism Gap
Jeremy Shapiro and Daniel Byman. The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2006. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Non-Military Strategies for Countering Islamist Terrorism: Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgencies
Kurt M. Campbell and Richard Weitz. The Princeton Project on National Security, September 2006 (.pdf file).

Countering Terrorism With Cyber-Security
Jody R. Westby. Paper for the 36th Session of the World Federation of Scientists International Seminars on Planetary Emergencies, Erice, Italy, 18-26 August 2006 (.pdf file).

Islam and the West: Searching for Common Ground - The Terrorist Threat and the Counter-Terrorism Effort
Bruce Hoffman. Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 18 July 2006 (.pdf file). Posted on the RAND website.

Counterterrorism and the Integration of Islam in Europe
Jytte Klausen. American Diplomacy, 07 July 2006.

Focus on Terrorism May Make it Worse
James Pinkerton. Newsday, 22 June 2006. Posted on the New America Foundation website.

Two Controversial Counter-Terror Programs Share Parallels
Shane Harris. National Journal, 16 June 2006. Posted on GovExec.com.

Global Responses to Global Threats: Sustainable Security for the 21st Century
Chris Abbott, Paul Rogers and John Sloboda. Oxford Research Group, June 2006 (.pdf file).

The European Union and Post-9/11 Counterterrorism: A Reappraisal
Doron Zimmermann. Center for Security Studies ETH Zurich, 25 May 2006..

Terrorist Threats, the European Union and Counter-Terrorism
Doron Zimmermann. Center for Security Studies ETH Zurich, 25 May 2006. (Note: Will open as a Powerpoint presentation).

The Return of the State
Shibley Telhami. The National Interest, Summer 2006 (.pdf file).

The Long Small War: Indigenous Forces for Counterinsurgency
Robert M. Cassidy. Parameters, Summer 2006 (.pdf file).

Tentacles of Jihad: Targeting Transnational Support Networks
Shawn Brimley. Parameters, Summer 2006 (.pdf file).

Uniting Against Terrorism: Recommendations for a Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
UN General Assembly, 27 April 2006 (.pdf file).

Combating Terrorism: A Socio-Economic Strategy
Miemie Winn Byrd. Joint Force Quarterly, April 2006 (.pdf file).

Counterterrorism in African Failed States: Challenges and Potential Solutions
Thomas Dempsey. Strategic Studies Institutes, U.S. Army War College, April 2006 (.pdf file).

Strategies for a Global Counterinsurgency
Jonathan Morgenstein and Eric Vickland. The Boston Globe, 28 March 2006.

God, History and Countering Insurgency
Greg Mills and Terence McNamee. Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore, 23 March 2006 (.pdf file).

Israel's Lessons for Fighting Terrorists and Their Implications for the United States
Avi Dicter and Daniel L. Byman. Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, March 2006 (.pdf file).

Advanced Systems and Concepts for the Global War on Terrorism
Sue C. Payton. 17th Annual National Defense Industrial Association SO/LIC Symposium and Exhibition, March 2006 (.pdf file).

Muslim Charities and the War on Terror: Top Ten Concerns and Status Update
OMB Watch, March 2006 (.pdf file).

Policing Migration in the Mediterranean
Derek Lutterbeck. Mediterranean Politics, March 2006 (.pdf file).

Assessing Past Strategies For Countering Terrorism, In Lebanon and By Libya
Louis Kriesberg. Peace and Conflict Studies, Syracuse University, Spring 2006 (.pdf file).

Principles in Countering Terror Threats
Moshe Yaalon. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 19 February 2006.

Combating al Qaeda and The Militant Islamic Threat
Bruce Hoffman. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives, 16 February 2006 (.pdf file).

Harmony and Disharmony: Exploiting al-Qa'ida's Organizational Vulnerabilities
Combating Terrorism Center. Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, 14 February 2006 (.pdf file).

Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) - Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service, 06 February 2006 (.pdf file).

Stealing Al-Qa'ida's Playbook
Jarret M. Brachman and William F. McCants. Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy, February 2006 (.pdf file).

U.S.-E.U. Cooperation Against Terrorism
Kristin Archick. Congressional Research Service, 24 January 2006 (.pdf file).

The Lessons of International Cooperation in Counterterrorism
Anthony H. Cordesman. Speech to the RUSI Conference on Transnational Terrorism, A Global Approach, 18 January 2006. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Global Terrorism Threat in 2006
Rohan Gunaratna. Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore, 09 January 2006. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Germany's Strategic Error in the War Against Terrorism
Nile Gardiner. The Heritage Foundation, 04 January 2006.

The Effectiveness of Counter-Terrorism Strategies: A Campbell Systematic Review
Cynthia Lum, Leslie W. Kennedy and Alison J. Sherley. The Campbell Collaboration, January 2006.

A Better Strategy Against Narcoterrorism
Vanda Felbab-Brown. MIT Center for International Studies, January 2006 (.pdf file).

Unconquerable Nation Knowing Our Enemy - Strenghtening Ourselves
Brian Michael Jenkins. RAND, 2006 (.pdf file).

Man-Hunting, Nexus Topography, Dark Networks and Small Worlds
John R. Dodson. IoSphere, Joint Information Operations Center, Winter 2006 (.pdf file).

The Evolving Threat From Militant Jihadist Groups: A Discussion of Underlying Causes; Some Thoughts on the Future of Terrorism and Some Policy Recommendations
Peter Bergen. Princeton Project on National Security, 2006 (.pdf file).

Pacification in Algeria: 1956-1958
David Galula. RAND, 2006 (.pdf file).

Non-Military Strategies for Countering Islamist Terrorism: Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgencies
Kurt M. Campbell and Richard Weitz. Princeton Project on National Security, 2006 (.pdf file).

Lessons from the Fight Against Terrorism
Moshe Yaalon, Avi Dichter and Dennis Ross. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 29 December 2005.

Fighting Islamist Terrorists
Avi Dicter and Daniel L. Byman. The Brookings Institution, 08 December 2005 (.pdf file).

The Military and Counter-Terrorism
Bernard Loo. Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore, 08 December 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Microsoft, Al-Jazeera, and the Predator: The Challenge of Effects-Based Operations in the Global War on Terrorism
Maj. David J. Kumashiro. Air Command and Staff College, Air University, December 2005 (.pdf file).

Disrupting Escalation of Terror In Russia to Prevent Catastrophic Attacks
Simon Saradzhyan and Nabi Abdullaev. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, December 2005 (.pdf file).

Jordan's 9/11: Dealing With Jihadi Islamism
International Crisis Group, 23 November 2005 (.pdf file).

Al-Hurrah Television and Lessons for U.S. Public Diplomacy
Helle C. Dale. The Heritage Foundation, 18 November 2005 (.pdf file).

The Algerian 2005 Amnesty: The Path to Peace?
Audra Grant. The Jamestown Foundation, 17 November 2005.

NATO and the Fight Against Terrorism
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 10 November 2005.

Reactions and Overreactions to Terrorism
John Mueller. Paper prepared for the 25th Anniversary Conflict Studies Conference, "Terrorism in History: The Strategic Impact of Terrorism From Sarajevo 1914 to 9/11," University of New Brunswick, 14-15 October 2005 (.pdf file).

Terror and Beauty - The European Institute for Mathematical Methods in Counterterrorism
Jonathan David Farley. Office of Science and Technology, 20 September 2005.

Can Democracy Stop Terrorism? - F. Gregory Gause III
F. Gregory Gause III. Foreign Affairs, September/October 2005.

How to Win the War Against Terrorism
Avi Dicter. Brookings Institution, 22 September 2005 (.pdf file).

Evaluating the Effectiveness of French Counter-Terrorism
Ludo Block. Terrorism Monitor, 08 September 2005.

Countering Ideological Support to Terrorism in the Circum-Caribean
John T. Fishel and Mary Grizzard. CSRC Discussion Paper, September 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

It's the Story, Stupid: Developing a Counter-Strategy for Neutralizing Radical Islamism in the Southeast Asia
Kumar Ramakrishna. CSRC Discussion Paper, September 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Countering the Ideological Support for HT and the IMU: The Case of the Ferghana Valley
Ehsan Ahrari. CSRC Discussion Paper, September 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Countering Terrorism: Hezbollah's Appeal
Fariborz Mokhtari. CSRC Discussion Paper, September 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

The Terrorist Threat and the Policy Response in Pakistan
Aarish Ullah Khan. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, September 2005 (.pdf file).

Undermining Hamas and Empowering Moderates by Filling the Humanitarian Void
Matthew Levitt and Jamie Chosak. PeaceWatch, 07 September 2005.

NATO's Response to Terrorism
Dagmar de Mora-Figueroa. NATO Review, Autumn 2005.

NATO-Russia Cooperation to Counter Terrorism
Andrei Kelin. NATO Review, Autumn 2005.

Afghanistan: When Counternarcotics Undermines Counterterrorism
Vanda Felbab-Brown. The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2005 (.pdf file).

Effects-Based Operations and Counterterrorism
David B. Lazarus. Air & Space Power Journal, Fall 2005.

Counter-Insurgency on the Cheap
Alex de Waal. London Review of Books, 15 August 2005.

Taxing Terrorism from Al Capone to Al Qaida: Fighting Violence through Financial Regulation
Jeff Breinholt. International Assessment and Strategy Center, August 2005 (.pdf file).

Taxing Terorrism Ch. 10: Investigative Methods in Tax Cases
Jeff Breinholt. International Assessment and Strategy Center, August 2005 (.pdf file).

DARPA: New Counter-WMD Technology Applicable to Civilian Counter-Terrorism
Tony Tether. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, Committee on Armed Services, United States House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives, July 21, 2005. Posted on the DARPA website (.pdf file).

After the London Suicide Bombings: Facing Difficult Choices on Home-Grown Terrorism
Andrew Cottey and Ian Davis. BASIC Notes, 15 July 2005.

Pentagon Weighs Strategy Change to Deter Terror
Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt. New York Times, 05 July 2005.

Counterterrorism in Retrospect
Martha Crenshaw. Foreign Affairs, July/August 2005.

Deterring Terrorists: Thoughts on a Framework
Daniel Whiteneck. Washington Quarterly, Summer 2005 (.pdf file).

Against al-Qaeda
Michael Scheuer. On Point Counter Terrorism Journal, July 2005.

Speak No Evil: Targeting a Population's Neutrality to Defeat an Insurgency
Christopher M. Ford. Parameters, Summer 2005.

Homeland Security: Terrorism Takes a Holiday
Josh Schollmeyer. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, July/August 2005.

Can the "War on Terror" Be Won?
Anthony Cormack. Small Wars Journal Magazine, July 2005.

Strategy: Political Warfare Neglected
Brian Michael Jenkins. RAND, 26 June 2005.

Fighting the New Terrorism
John Yoo. American Enterprise Institute, 08 June 2005.

Pseudo Operations and Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Other Countries
Lawrence E. Cline. Strategic Studies Institute, June 2005 (.pdf file).

Revised Action Plan on Terrorism
Patricia Bugnot. Council of the European Union, June 2005 (.pdf file).

Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism: An Overview
Jennifer K. Elsea. CRS Report for Congress, 27 May 2005 (.pdf file).

A New Beginning: Strategies for a More Fruitful Dialogue with the Muslim World
Craig Charney and Nicole Yakatan. Council on Foreign Relations, May 2005 (.pdf file).

European Counter-Terrorism Culture and Methodology
Ludo Block. Terrorism Monitor, Volume 3. Jamestown Foundation, 21 April 2005.

How To Fight Terrorism
Daniel L. Byman. The National Interest, Spring 2005. Posted on the Brookings Institution web site.

Thinking Creatively in the War on Terrorism: Leveraging NATO and the Partnership for Peace Consortium
Russell D. Howard. Connections, PfP Consortium Quarterly Journal, March 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Terrorism and Civil Aviation Security: Problems and Trends
Jangir Arasly. Connections, Series: PfP Consortium Quarterly Journal, March 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Storytelling and Terrorism: Towards a Comprehensive 'Counter-Narrative Strategy'
William D. Casebeer and James A. Russell. Strategic Insights, March 2005.

Responding to the Post 9/11 Structural and Operational Challenges of Global Jihad
Rohan Gunaratna. Connections, PfP Consortium Quarterly Journal, March 2005 (.pdf file).

Yemen's Innovative Approach to the War on Terror
Eric Watkins. Terrorism Monitor, Volume 3. Jamestown Foundation, 24 February 2005.

Terrorists Must Be Denied Child Recruits
Peter W. Singer. Financial Times, 20 January 2005. Posted on the Brookings Institution web site (.pdf file).

The Taxonomic Obsession: Profiling as a 4GW Tactic
Myke Cole. On Point, 13 January 2005. U.S. Cavalry.

Fighting Terrorism and Insurgency: Shaping the Information Environment
Norman Emery, Jason Werchan and Donald G. Mowles. Military Review, January-February 2005 (.pdf file).

Combating Terrorism: A Joint Interagency Approach
Fred T. Krawchuk. Land Power Essay, January 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

US Middle East Economic Policy: Are Trade-Based Initiatives: an Effective Tool in the War on Terrorism?
Robert Looney. Strategic Insights, January 2005 (.pdf file).

Terrorism: Denying Al Qaeda Its Popular Support
Steven Simon and Jeff Martini. Washington Quarterly, Winter 2005 (.pdf file).

Combating a Modern Hydra: Al Qaeda and the Global War on Terrorism
Sean N. Kalic. Combat Studies Institute, 2005.

The Perils of Counterinsurgency: Russia's War in Chechnya
Mark Kramer. International Security, Winter 2004/2005 (.pdf file).

Terrorism and the New Security Dilemma
Philip G. Cerny. Naval War College Review, Winter 2005. Posted on the Find Articles website(.pdf file).

Estimating Terrorism Risk
Henry H. Willis et al. RAND, 2005 (.pdf file).

Partnering Against Terrorism: Summary of a Workshop
National Academies Press, 2005.

Dissuading Terror: Strategic Influence and the Struggle Against Terrorism
Kim Cragin and Scott Gerwehr. RAND, 2005 (.pdf file).

Germany's Role in Fighting Terrorism: Implications for US Policy
Francis T. Miko. CRS Report For Congress, 27 December 2004. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website (.pdf file)/

Defeating the Jihadists: A Blueprint for Action
Richard A. Clarke. Century Foundation Publications, 16 November 2004.

Apocalyptic Terrorism: The Case for Preventive Action
Joseph McMillan. Strategic Forum, #212. National Defense University, November 2004 (.pdf file).

An Action Agenda For Enhancing the United Nations Program on Counter-Terrorism
David Cortright, et. al. Fourth Freedom Forum and University of Notre Dame, September 2004 (.pdf file).

Counterterrorism after Al Qaeda
Paul R. Pillar. Washington Quarterly, Summer 2004 (.pdf file).

Mishandling Suicide Terrorism
Scott Atran. The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2004 (.pdf file).

Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends
Raphael Perl. Congressional Research Service, 06 July 2004 (.pdf file).

Thinking Creatively About Fighting Extremism
Martha Brill Olcott. Speech delivered at the OSCE Workshop, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 1-2 July 2004. Posted on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

Education Could Be America's Best Defense
Gene B. Sperling. Financial Times, 22 June 2004. Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations web site.

Counterterrorism after Al Qaeda
Paul R. Pillar. Washington Quarterly, Summer 2004 (.pdf file).

Combating Terrorism Training and Equipment Reserve Component Forces
Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr. Testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, 11 May 2004 Posted on the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments website (.pdf file).

The Boom in Bomb Detection
Frank Vizard. Scientific American, 03 May 2004.

G7 To Combat Terrorism with Airline Cash Inspections
International Relations and Security Network, 27 April 2004. Posted on the Global Policy Forum website.

Building a European Intelligence Community
Bjorn Mueller Wille. European Security Review, 22 April 2003 (.pdf file).

Combating Terrorism at Sea
NATO Briefing, April 2004 (.pdf file).

CMX 04: Terrorists Attack NATO
Annalisa Monaco. Nato Notes, International Security Information Service, April 2004 (.pdf file).

Combating Terrorism Through Reforms: Implications of the Bremer-Kasarda Model for Saudi Arabia
Robert Looney. Strategic Insights, April 2004. Center for Contemporary Conflict (.pdf file).

Modernization and Democratization in the Muslim World: Obstacles and Remedies
Shireen T. Hunter. Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 2004 (.pdf file).

Fighting Terrorism International Cooperation as a Strategy of Prevention
Wolfgang Ischinger. Journal of Homeland Security, April 2004.

Create a New Era of Islamic-Western Relations by Supporting Community Development
Jason Ben-Meir. Strategic Insights, April 2004. Center for Contemporary Conflict (.pdf file).

Democratic Inclusion: A Solution to Militancy in Islamist Movements?
Anne Marie Baylouny. Strategic Insights, April 2004. Center for Contemporary Conflict (.pdf file).

Defending the Fleet in Harbor
Steve Dunham. Journal of Homeland Security, April 2004.

The Effect of Terrorist Attacks in Spain on Transatlantic Cooperation in the War on Terror
James Dobbins. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on European Affairs, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 31 March 2004. Posted on the RAND website (.pdf file).

UN Action Against Terrorism
United Nations, 30 March 2004.

Weapons Won't Defeat Terrorism
Sanford Gottlieb and Christopher Hellman. USA Today, 22 March 2004. Posted on the Arms Control Center website.

Violent Non-State Actors: Countering Dynamic Systems
Maj. Troy S. Thomas (USAF) and Maj. William D. Casebeer (USAF). Strategic Insights, March 2004. Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School.

Combating Terrorism:  Evaluation of Selected Characteristics in National Strategies Related to Terrorism
Randall A. Yim. Testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 03 February 2004.

Countering Global Terrorism:  Developing the Antiterrorist Capabilities Of the Central Asian Militaries
Roger N. McDermott. Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, February 2004.

Terrorism and Conflict Resolution
Ian MacDuff. Centre for Strategic Studies New Zealand, 2004 (.pdf file).

Fight terrorism with intelligence, not might
Sara Daly. Christian Science Monitor , 26 December 2003. Posted on the Rand Corporation web site.

Killing bin Laden, et al, Is No Help
Brian Michael Jenkins. Newsday, 03 December 2003. Posted on the Rand Corp. web site.

A Mathematical Method for Assessing Whether a Terrorist Cell Has Been Broken; the Perversity of the U.S. Electoral College
David Glenn. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05 December 2003. Posted on the Rutgers University website (.pdf file).

Fighting a Global Counterinsurgency
Thomas Donnelly and Vance Serchuk. National Security Outlook, December 2003. American Enterprise Institute.

Intelligence, police, and counter-terrorism:  Assessing post-9/11 initiatives
Peter Chalk and William Rosenau. Gilmore Commission, 30 October 2003. Posted on the Rand Corp. web site.

Community Response to Terrorism:  the South Korean Model
Kongdan Oh Hassig. Institute for Defense Analyses, September 2003. Hosted by STINET database (.pdf file).

How to Forecast and Preempt al-Qaeda's Catastrophic Terrorist Warfare
Joshua Sinai. Journal of Homeland Security, August 2003 (revised).

Combating Terrorism
Chantal de Jonge Oudraat. Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2003.

U.S. Army Special Forces Training for the Global War on Terror
Daniel C. Moll. U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 06 June 2003. Hosted by STINET database (.pdf file).

Combating Terrorism:  Interagency Framework and Agency Programs to Address the Overseas Threat.
General Accounting Office, 23 May 2003.

An End to Evil:  How to Win the War on Terror (book summary)
David Frum and Richard Perle. American Enterprise Institute, January 2004.

Meeting the Threat of Terrorism after September 11
Daniel Byman. Prepared Remarks before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, 31 March 2003. Posted on the Brookings Institution web site.

Progress Since 9/11:  The Effectiveness of US Anti-Terrorist Financing Efforts
Hearings conducted by US House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 11 March 2003.

National Counterterrorism Strategies
Michael O'Hanlon. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, House Committee on Government Reform, 3 March 2003. Posted on the Brookings Institution web site.

Combating Terrorism:  Observations on National Strategies Related to Terrorism
Raymond Decker. Testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. General Accounting Office, 3 March 2003.

Combating Terrorism:  A Proliferation of Strategies
Andrew Krepinevich. Testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform, 03 March 2003.

Strategies for Countering Terrorism:  Lessons from the Israeli Experience
Jonathan B. Tucker. Journal of Homeland Security, March 2003.

A New Kind of War:  Strategic Culture and the War on Terrorism
Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen. Working Paper No. 1. Danish Institute for International Studies, March 2003.

A Strategic Response to Terrorism:  A Framework for US Policy
Dr. James M. Smith. Strategic Insights, 6 February 2003. Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School.

Statement of Lani Kass
Lani Kass. Testimony before the US House Committee on Government Reform, 03 February 2004.

National Strategy For Combating Terrorism
U.S. State Department, February 2003.

Waging Ancient War:  Limits on Preemptive Force
D. Robert Worley. Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, February 2003.

Terrorism and Development:  Using Social and Economic Development to Inhibit a Resurgence of Terrorism
Kim Cragin and Peter Chalk. RAND, 2003. Hosted by STINET database (.pdf file).

Breaking Al Qaeda Cells: A Mathematical Analysis of Counterterrorism Operations (A Guide for Risk Assessment and Decision Making)
Jonathan David Farley. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2003. Posted on the Rugers University website (.pdf file).

Strategic Approaches to Combating Terrorism
Richard K. Betts. Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New Security Environment, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003.

Conciliation, Counter-Terrorism and Patterns of Terrorist Violence: A Comparative Study of Five Cases
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita. paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Foundation, 2003 (.pdf file).

Combating Terrorism:  Actions Needed to Guide Service's Anti-terrorism Efforts at Installations
General Accounting Office, 01 November 2002.

CDI Fact Sheet: Anti-Terrorist Finance Measures
Anthony Keats. Terrorism Project, Center for Defense Information, 25 October 2002.

The Vital Role of Alliances in the War on Terrorism
Paolo Pasicolan and Balbina Y. Hwang. Backgrounder Executive Summary #1607. Heritage Foundation, 24 October 2002.

Increases in Military Spending and Security Assistance Since 9/11
Michelle Ciarrocca and William D. Hartung, Arms Trade Resource Center, 04 October 2002.

Fighting Terrorism With Democracy
Richard Rorty. The Nation, 3 October 2002.

Terrorism Prevention Handbook
Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, October 2002.

Defeating Terrorism in Colombia
President Alvaro Uribe. Council on Foreign Relations, 24 September 2002.

Combating Terrorism: Department of State Programs to Combat Terrorism Abroad
Report to Congressional Requesters, General Accounting Office, September 2002.

The Challenge of Eradicating Transnational Criminal Networks: Lessons from the Drug Wars
Michael Kenney. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, 29 August- 2 September 2002.

Terrorism, Security, and Power
Martha Crenshaw. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, 29 August- 2 September 2002.

Bury Cold War Mindset: Fourth Generation Warfare Rewrites Military Strategy
Vice Adm. Jack Shanahan, et. al. Defense News, 5-11 August 2002. Posted on the Center for Defense Information Military Reform Project website.

Combating Terrorism:  With a Helmet or a Badge?
Jeffrey H. Norwitz. Journal of Homeland Security , August 2002.

Dislocating Alcyoneus: How to combat al-Qaeda and the new terrorism
Carl Conetta. Project on Defense Alternatives Briefing Memo 23, 25 June 2002.

Terrorism and the Transformation of U.S. Military Forces
Elinor Sloan. Canadian Military Journal, Summer 2002.

Fighting the New War
Bruce Berkowitz. Hoover Digest, Summer 2002.

Counterterrorism: A New Organizing Principle for American National Security
James B. Steinberg. The Brookings Review, Summer 2002.

Can Foreign Aid Help Stop Terrorism?: Not With Magic Bullets
Carol Graham. The Brookings Review, Summer 2002.

The Role of the U.N. in Fighting Terrorism
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies, 18 June 2002.

Counter-terrorism
Canadian Security Intelligence Service, 2002 Public Report, 12 June 2002.

There's Only So Much That Foreign Trade Can Do
Alan Tonelson. The Washington Post, 2 June 2002. Posted on Global Policy Forum website.

How to Fight the Terror Networks
Francis Pisani. Le Monde Diplomatique, June 2002.

Undermining Terrorism
Conference sponsored by Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 3-5 May 2002.

Terrorism's Financial Lifeline: Can it Be Severed?
Kimberley L. Thachuk. Strategic Forum #191. Institute for National Strategic Studies, May 2002.

Combating Terrorism in a Globalized World
National War College, May 2002 (.pdf file).

Quick Scan of Post 9/11 National Counter-Terrorism Policymaking and Implementation in Selected European Countries
Erik van de Linde, et. al. RAND Europe, May 2002.

Facing the Hydra: Maintaining Strategic Balance While Pursuing a Global War Against Terrorism
Conrad C. Crane. Strategic Studies Institute, May 2002.

Counter-terrorism, Armed Force and the Laws of War
Adam Roberts. Survival, Spring 2002. Posted on the Social Science Research Council website.

Thinking Asymmetrically in Times of Terror
Colin S. Gray. Parameters, Spring 2002.

Counterterrorism Before September 11: Gabriel Schoenfeld and Critics
Commentary Magazine, February 2002.

The Grand Challenges of Counter-Terrorism
Jay Davis. Center for Global Security Research, 8 February 2002.

Winning Plays: Essential Guidance from the Terrorism Line of Scrimmage
Peter S. Beering, et. al. Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness, February 2002. BCSIA, JFK School of Government, Harvard.

Tougher Than Terror
Anne-Marie Slaughter. The American Prospect, 28 January 2002.

Combating Terrorism: Are There Lessons to Be Learned from Foreign Experiences?
Nina M. Serafino. Congressional Research Service, 18 January 2002.

The Diplomacy of Counterterrorism: Lessons Learned, Ignored, and Disputed
Audrey Kurth Cronin. United States Institute of Peace, 14 January 2002.

The Diplomacy of Counterterrorism
United States Institute of Peace, 14 January 2002.

Using Technology to Detect and Prevent Terrorism
Shane Ham and Rovert D. Atkinson. Policy Brief. Progressive Policy Institute, January 2002.

Combating Terrorism
Lt. Col. Andrew J. Smith. Military Review, January-February 2002.

Information-Age "De-Terror-ence"
Lt. Col. Timothy L. Thomas. Military Review, January-February 2002.

Countering Al Qaeda:  An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy
Brian Michael Jenkins. RAND, 2002.

High-Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop
Committee on Confronting Terrorism in Russia, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Security, and Cooperation, National Research Council in Cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences. National Academies Press, 2002.

The Architecture of Government in the Face of Terrorism
Ashton B. Carter. International Security, Winter 2001/02.

Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Insights and Perspectives After September 11
Peter Van Harn, et. al. Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, December 2001.

The Hunt for Bin Laden: Background on the Role of Special Forces in US Military Strategy
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 63, 21 December 2001.

Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Countering Transnational Threats to the US
Richard A. Best Jr. Congressional Research Service, 3 December 2001.

Fighting terrorism
Frank J. Cilluffo and Daniel Rankin. NATO Review, Winter 2001.

Dealing with Terrorism
Philip B. Heymann. International Security, Winter 2001-2002.

The Struggle against Terrorism
Barry R. Posen. International Security, Winter 2001-2002.

All you need is love
Bruce Hoffman. The Atlantic Monthly, December 2001.

Preventing terrorism in the air
Graham T. Allison. Chicago Tribune, 20 November 2001.

Terrorism:  Threat Assessment, Countermeasures and Policy
U.S. State Department, November 2001 (.pdf file).

Full Alert: An Arsenal of Ideas for the War Against Terrorism
Rand Review, Fall 2001.

Fighting Terrorism
Anatol Lieven. Policy Brief. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, October 2001.

Combating Terrorism: A Compendium of Recent Counter-terrorism Recommendations
Michael A. Vatis. Institute for Security Technology Studies, 16 Sept. 2001.

Chronic underfunding of US HUMINT plays role in intelligence failures
Clifford Beal and Andrew Koch. Jane's Online, 11 September 2001.

When Terror Strikes, Who Should Respond?
Aaron Weiss. Parameters, Autumn 2001.

Coming to Grips With Jihad
Sage Stossel and Katie Bacon. The Atlantic Online, 12 September 2001.

Military Capabilities and Domestic Terrorism
Major General Bruce M. Lawlor. Perpsectives on Preparedness, August 2001. Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness. BCSIA, JFK School of Government, Harvard.

The Counterterrorist Myth
Reuel Marc Gerecht. The Atlantic (July/August 2001)

The Terrorism Threat and U.S. Government Response: Operational and Organizational Factors
James M. Smith and William C. Thomas , eds. Colorado Springs: USAF Institute for National Security Studies, March 2001.

The Terrorism Threat and U.S. Government Response: Operational and Organizational Factors
James M. Smith and William C. Thomas , eds. Colorado Springs, CO: USAF Institute for National Security Studies, March 2001.

Defeating Terrorism: Strategic Issue Analyses
Col. John R. Martin. Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, January 2001.

Toward a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism -- "Gilmore Panel"
Second Annual Report of the Advisory Panel to Investigate Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction. Santa Monica: RAND Corporation, December 2000.

Combating Terrorism: Assessing Threats, Risk Management, and Establishing Priorities
John Parachini. Testimony before the House Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations. 26 July 2000. Posted on CNS Web site.

Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response
Atlanta, GA: Center for Disease Control, 21 April 2000.

How Five Foreign Countries are Organized to Combat Terrorism
Washington DC: General Accounting Office, April 2000

Beating International Terrorism: An Action Strategy for Preemption and Punishment
Stephen Sloan. Air University Press, April 2000.

Internal Department Of Transportation Report Condemns Us Airport Security
Jane's Online, 11 September 1999.

Combating Terrorism: Issues to Be Resolved to Improve Counterterrorism Operations
Washington DC: General Accounting Office, May 1999.

Assessment of Technologies Deployed to Improve Aviation Security
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 1999.

Countering the New Terrorism
Ian Lesser, et al. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1999 (.pdf file).

Blast Mitigation for Structures: 1999 Status Report on the DTRA/TSWG Program
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2000.

Protecting the Homeland: The Best Defense Is to Give No Offense
Ivan Eland. Washington DC: Cato Institute Policy Analysis 5 May 1998.

U.S. Policy on Counterterrorism -- Presidential Decision Directive 39
Washington, DC: The White House, 21 June 1995. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists Website.

Detection of Explosives for Commercial Aviation Security
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 1993.

Trans-Atlantic Responses to Terrorism
British-American Security Information Council.

Counter Terrorist Groups
SpecWarNet.

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