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Cooperation, Competition, & Fissures

Terrorist organizations cooperate and compete in a variety of ways. Review our research on the topic to learn more about how, why, and where that takes place.

Major Reports

AQIM’s Imperial Playbook: Understanding al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb’s Expansion into West Africa
Rising in the East: The Evolution of the Islamic State in the Philippines
Desert Drift, Declining Deadliness: Understanding the Evolution of AQIM’s Suicide Bombings
Rising in the East: A Regional Overview of the Islamic State’s Operations in Southeast Asia
Broken, but Not Defeated: An Examination of State-led Operations against Islamic State Khorasan in Afghanistan and Pakistan (2015-2018)
Allied and Lethal: Islamic State Khorasan’s Network and Organizational Capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Boko Haram Beyond the Headlines: Analyses of Africa’s Enduring Insurgency
The Group That Calls Itself a State: Understanding the Evolution and Challenges of the Islamic State
Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?
Shiism and Sectarian Conflict in Pakistan

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