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

Historically, only nation-states have had the capacity and resources to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD) due to the significant...

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The Hanau Terrorist Attack: How Race Hate and Conspiracy Theories Are Fueling Global Far-Right Violence

Abstract: The number of lone-actor attacks committed by far-right extremists have surged in recent years, most notably in the West where...

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Broken, but Not Defeated: An Examination of State-led Operations against Islamic State Khorasan in Afghanistan and Pakistan (2015-2018)

Since its official formation in January 2015, the Islamic State's affiliate in Afghanistan and Pakistan has risen to prominence as...

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“Fighters Without Borders”—Forecasting New Trends in Iran Threat Network Foreign Operations Tradecraft

Abstract: The threats to U.S. interests in the Middle East, and possibly in the U.S. homeland, increased in the wake of...

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