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Innovation & Technology

To level the playing field against states that have more resources and hold much more power terrorists need to innovate and use technology in creative and enterprising ways. We have written reports and articles about terrorists’ use of encrypted communication tools, weaponization of commercially-available drones, and other topics. See below for details.

September 29, 2021

Cash Camps: Financing Detainee Activities in Al-Hol and Roj Camps

Audrey Alexander

May 13, 2021

The Cloud Caliphate: Archiving the Islamic State in Real-Time

Moustafa Ayad, Amarnath Amarasingam, Audrey Alexander

April 2, 2020

Small Groups, Big Weapons: The Nexus of Emerging Technologies and Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism

Stephen Hummel, F. John Burpo

August 28, 2018

Pulling Back the Curtain: An Inside Look at the Islamic State’s Media Organization

Daniel Milton

January 19, 2024

Generating Terror: The Risks of Generative AI Exploitation

Gabriel Weimann, Alexander T. Pack, Rachel Sulciner, Joelle Scheinin, Gal Rapaport, David Diaz

April 28, 2023

The Digital Terror Financing of Central Asian Jihadis

Nodirbek Soliev

March 23, 2023

A View from the CT Foxhole: Jessica White and Galen Lamphere-Englund, Co-Conveners, Extremism and Gaming Research Network

Kristina Hummel, Madeleine Biscaichipy

May 26, 2022

Preventing Catastrophic Bioterrorism: Guarding Against Exploitation of the Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Jaime Yassif

January 31, 2017

The Islamic State’s Drone Documents: Management, Acquisitions, and DIY Tradecraft

Don Rassler, Muhammad al-`Ubaydi, Vera Mironova

June 14, 2018

Newsweek article cites Sentinel editor

September 28, 2017

CTC researcher featured in NY Times and LA Times articles

July 8, 2017

Fox News cites CTC Perspectives article on Islamic State drone program

March 23, 2017

CTC Sentinel editor writes article for CNN

July 11, 2018

CTC publishes new report on Islamic State and drones

January 31, 2017

CTC Perspectives examines new documents on Islamic State drone program

October 20, 2016

CTC releases new report on drones

September 14, 2016

Downing Scholar featured in War on the Rocks article

November 30, 2015

The Combating Terrorism Center briefs Major General Nakasone

May 26, 2015

Dr. Aaron Brantly briefs House Financial Services Committee on Terrorist use of digital currencies

May 8, 2013

LTG Hernandez Visits CTC

November 21, 2012

LTC Brickey Attends NY/NJ ECTF Meeting

Jonalan Brickey

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