CTC at West Point

New Release - The February issue of CTC Sentinel is out now: ctc.westpoint.edu/february-2026/

February Analysis: “Crime and Punishment: How International Cooperation Led to the Landmark Conviction of Two Islamic State Brothers in Portugal” by Nuno Tiago Pinto ctc.westpoint.edu/crime-and-puni…

February Analysis: “True Crime Community: Understanding the Depths of Digital Fandom and Performative Violence” by Peter Smith, Cat Cadenhead, and Clara Broekaert ctc.westpoint.edu/true-crime-com…

February Interview: “A View from the CT Foxhole: Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Executive Director, Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)” by Don Rassler (@DonRassler) ctc.westpoint.edu/a-view-from-th…

February feature article: “From Insurgency to Statecraft: Al-Sharaa and Syria’s Foreign Fighters Test” by Adrian Shtuni (@Shtuni) ctc.westpoint.edu/from-insurgenc…

January Analysis: “From Adolescence to Accountability: Prosecuting Teenagers for Terrorist-related Offenses in Europe” by Tanya Mehra and Merlina Herbach ctc.westpoint.edu/from-adolescen…

January Analysis: “A New ‘Regicides’ Era? Analyzing Trends in Terrorism Threats Against European Elected Officials” by Thomas Renard ctc.westpoint.edu/a-new-regicide…

January Feature Commentary: “Red Teaming Hamas’ Options” by Brian Michael Jenkins ctc.westpoint.edu/feature-commen…

January feature article: “Kachallas and Kinship: Understanding Jihadi Expansion and Diffusion in Nigeria” by James Barnett (@jh_barnett) and Umar Musa ctc.westpoint.edu/kachallas-and-…

New Release - The January issue of CTC Sentinel is out now: ctc.westpoint.edu/january-2026/

September Analysis: “Militant Violence in Jammu and Kashmir Post-Abrogation of Article 370” by Animesh Roul (@animeshroul) ctc.westpoint.edu/militant-viole…

September Analysis: “Uzbek Foreign Fighter Groups in the Syrian Jihad: The Evolution of KIB and KTJ from 2011 through 2025” by Kathleen Collins ctc.westpoint.edu/uzbek-foreign-…

September Feature Analysis: “The Global State of al-Qa`ida 24 Years After 9/11” by Colin Clarke (@ColinPClarke) and Clara Broekaert (@ClaraBroekaert) ctc.westpoint.edu/the-global-sta…

September Feature Commentary: “Confronting Cartels: Military Considerations South of the Border” by Brian Michael Jenkins ctc.westpoint.edu/feature-commen…

New Release - The September issue of CTC Sentinel is out now: ctc.westpoint.edu/september-2025/

Early release from our September issue: “The Global State of al-Qa`ida 24 Years After 9/11” by Colin Clarke (@ColinPClarke) and Clara Broekaert (@ClaraBroekaert) ctc.westpoint.edu/the-global-sta…

August Analysis: “Understanding China’s New Counterterrorism Ambitions in Africa” by Jason Warner (@warnjason) ctc.westpoint.edu/understanding-…

August Commentary: “The Dangers of Overreliance on Generative AI in the CT Fight” by Nicholas Clark ctc.westpoint.edu/commentary-the…

August Interview: “A View from the CT Foxhole: James Stack, Director, Great Plains Diagnostic Network” by Don Rassler (@DonRassler) and Kristina Hummel (@KristinaKHummel) ctc.westpoint.edu/a-view-from-th…

August feature article: “Tehran’s Homeland Option: Terror Pathways for Iran to Strike in the United States” by Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) ctc.westpoint.edu/tehrans-homela…