Combating Terrorism Center

08/07/2026

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07/31/2026

New Sentinel is out now: https://ctc.westpoint.edu/july-2026/

“A View from the CT Foxhole: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution” by Abigail Becker and Kristina Hummel

“Feature Commentary: Guardrails Under Test: Terrorist Misuse of AI Models and the Open-Weight ‘Abliteration’ Problem” by Adam Hadley

“The Historical Evolution of the Islamic State’s Anti‑China Propaganda” by Lucas Webber, Riccardo Valle, Colin P. Clarke, and Daniele Garofalo

“A Domestic Mimetic Chain: Nihilistic Violent Extremism, Youth Radicalization, and School Violence in Italy” by Francesco Marone

From the Editors In what ways do the objectives and motivations of cartels differ from those of more traditional terrorist organizations? What lessons from the global war on terrorism are applicable to the current fight against cartels? These were among the questions we posed to Dr. Vanda Felbab-Bro...

06/30/2026

New Sentinel is out now: https://ctc.westpoint.edu/June-2026/

“Standing With Iran: The Integrated Combat Performance of Iraqi Militias During Operation Epic Fury” by Michael Knights, Alex Almeida, and Crispin Smith

“A View from CT Foxhole: Brigadier General Matthew Ross, Director, JIATF-401” by Sean Morrow and Don Rassler

“Remotely Coerced Violence: 764, The Com Network, and the Hybridization of Threats” by Marc-André Argentino and Angus Lindsay

From the Editors In our cover article this month, Michael Knights, Alex Almeida, and Crispin Smith examine the “unprecedented” involvement of Iran-backed militias in Iraq (muqawama) in the current conflict between the United States and Iran. “The current Iran/U.S.-Israel war has exposed a far ...

05/29/2026

New Sentinel is out now: https://ctc.westpoint.edu/may-2026/

“Developments in the Sahel: An Interview with Wassim Nasr, Journalist, France24; Senior Research Fellow, Soufan Center” by Don Rassler and Kristina Hummel

“A View from the CT Foxhole: Robert Kissane, Former Special Agent in Charge, FBI NY Counterterrorism Division and NY Joint Terrorism Task Force” by Kristina Hummel and Don Rassler

“Mohammad Baqer al-Saadi: Profiling an IRGC and Iraqi Militia Operative” by Crispin Smith and Michael Knights

“Will Generative AI Fundamentally Change Terrorist Threats?” by Andrew Glazzard, David Mcilhatton, and Paul Martin

“The Women Inside ISCAP: Governance, Coercion, and Insurgent Sustainability” by Akonkwa Zawadi Ghislaine and Caleb Weiss

From the Editors Developments in the Sahel so far this year have underscored the persistence and severity of the jihadi threat in Africa—chief among them, the January attack in Niamey, Niger, by Islamic State Sahel Province and Islamic State West Africa Province and the coordinated attacks across ...

04/28/2026

New Sentinel is out now: https://ctc.westpoint.edu/april-2026/

“Beyond Misuse: Artificial Intelligence, Grievance, and the Future Landscape of Political Violence” by Yannick Veilleux-Lepage

“A View from the CT Foxhole: Greg Hinds, Former Director of Counter Terrorism, Interpol” by Joe Decie

“The Collapse of Indefinite Detention in Northeast Syria: Implications Seven Years Later for Syria and Beyond” by Devorah Margolin

“Security Lessons from the Paris Olympics for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and Other Major Events” by Alexandre Rodde, David Mcilhatton, John Cuddihy, and Shannen Benton