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The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point educates, advises, and conducts research to equip present and future leaders with the intellectual tools necessary to understand the challenges of terrorism and counterterrorism.

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NYPD vs. Revolution Muslim: The Inside Story of the Defeat of a Local Radicalization Hub

Abstract: Between 2006 and 2012, two men working on opposite sides of the struggle between global jihadis and the United States...

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Targeted Terror: The Suicide Bombers of al-Shabaab

Al-Shabaab, an Islamist terrorist group that has been plaguing Somalia since 2006, was named the most deadly terror group in...

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The British Hacker Who Became the Islamic State's Chief Terror Cybercoach: A Profile of Junaid Hussain

Abstract: Until his death in a U.S. drone strike in August 2015, Junaid Hussain was the Islamic State’s most prolific English-language...

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Financing Terror Bit by Bit

Terrorism is highly dependent on cash flows for the purchase of everything from munitions and supplies to domains and pamphlets....

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