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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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Al-Qa`ida’s First American Foreign Fighter after 9/11

Abstract: Bryant Neal Viñas was the first American to be recruited into al-Qa`ida after 9/11. This is the first time he...

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

Report Description Over the past five years, there has been a significant amount of discussion on the propaganda created and...

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The June 2018 Cologne Ricin Plot: A New Threshold in Jihadi Bio Terror

Abstract: In June 2018, German security services uncovered an alleged terrorist plot involving ricin by a Tunisian extremist living in Cologne...

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Down, but Not Out: An Updated Examination of the Islamic State’s Visual Propaganda

Since the summer of 2014, the Islamic State has experienced successes and setbacks on the battlefield. That pattern has also...

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