Counter Terrorism

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Honduras Transnational Threats in the Northern Triangle

Perry Center Professors Boris Saavedra and Celina Realuyo conducted a Countering Transnational Threats in the Northern Triangle Seminar in collaboration with the Colegio de Defensa Nacional (Honduran National Defense College) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on February 23, 2017. The seminar addressed...

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101 Fellows Tackle Security Challenges as CSRT 17-1 Concludes

One hundred one Fellows from 47 different locations graduated Aug. 10 from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) course in Honolulu. Of the 101 participants, 63% were from military organizations and law enforcement agencies, with...

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2017 Alumni Scholars Announced

The Alumni Programs Office is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Marshall Center Alumni Scholarships. This year, we solicited applications from nearly 12,000 alumni, and received over 200 proposals for 8 available scholarships. The Faculty Scholarship Committee read through all...

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2023 Alumni Scholars Announced

The Marshall Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Alumni Scholars Program. This year we received 150 applications for10 available scholarships. The competition was extremely tough, and we congratulate all applicants on their outstanding work assembling their packages. Below...

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2023 Eastern Mediterranean Security Roundtable

The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with theTurkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies(TASAM), a leading Turkish think-tank, held a roundtable discussion in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 17–19 July 2023. Scholars from Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon,...

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Alumnus Finds Missing Piece of Counterterrorism Puzzle at Marshall Center

By Christine June GCMC Public Affairs GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Aug. 4, 2017) – Palestinian Preventive Security Service Lt. Col. Sameer Marouf Masri knew he was missing a part of the picture on how online cyber profiling could be a source of information in identifying terrorists...

Ambassador Rice Remarks at UN Security Council briefing on Terrorism on May 13

Here's a link to Ambassador Susan Rice's remarks yesterday at a UN Security Council Briefing on Terrorism in Africa...http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2013/05/20130513147291.html?utm_source=Africa+Center+for+Strategic+Studies+-+Media+Review+for+May+14%2C+2013&...

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Annual NESA-IISS Southern Asia Security Conference

From 24-26 September 2021, Dean Dr. Roger Kangas along with Professor Dr. Hassan Abbas and Professor John Gill participated inthe restart of the annual NESA-IISS Southern Asia Security Conference in Bahrain. This was the 14th iteration of the conference after a hiatus in 2020 because of the...

Assessing Drivers of Violent Conflict in Africa

Speaking at the start of a four-day seminar titled, “Africa’s Contemporary Security Challenges” hosted by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), Dr. Paul Williams, an Associate Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Security Policy Studies Program at George...

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Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Practitioner Insights

Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Practitioner Insights Excerpt The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world, with far-reaching social, political and economic consequences. Terrorists and security services alike have been...

Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) - Countering Terrorist Threats Requires a Level of Cooperation Between Countries

The 21st century has witnessed the emergence of terrorist threats unprecedented in their global reach, distributed nature, and willingness to target civilian populations of any creed. Using modern communication tools and media, terrorist organizations pose a grave and continuing threat to...

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Combating Transnational Threats Senior Executive Seminar (CTSES): Countering Narratives of Extremist Organizations: Managing Disinformation

From 27 February–3 March 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a Combating Transnational Threats Senior Executive Seminar (CTSES) titled“Countering Narratives of Extremist Organizations: Managing Disinformation”in Washington, D.C. NESA Center Deputy Director...

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Combating Transnational Threats Senior Executive Seminar: Information Warfare

From 12–16 September 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted a Combating Transnational Threats Senior Executive Seminar (CTSES) titled “Information Warfare” in Washington, D.C. The seminar kicked off with an introduction and welcome from NESA Center Deputy...

CONGRATULATIONS TO GRADUATES OF DIILS MILITARY JUSTICE RESIDENT COURSE

DIILS recently graduated 15 students from our Military Justice Resident Course. Countries represented were Egypt, Kenya, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, Republic of North Macedonia, Nigeria, Nepal, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Burkina Faso, and Zambia. The three week...

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DIILS GRADUATES OF THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMBATING TERRORISM (LCT) COURSE

DIILS graduated 18 students from the 2020 LCT Course. Countries represented were Bangladesh, Benin, Georgia, Ghana, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Moldova, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Uganda. LCT is a three-week course for military commanders, legal advisors and...

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Coronavirus, Terrorism, and Illicit Activity in the Indo-Pacific

“Coronavirus, Terrorism, and Illicit Activity in the Indo-Pacific” by J. “Lumpy” Lumbaca is a new Security Nexus perspective looking at how terrorist organizations and others involved in illicit activities are taking advantage of the spread of COVID-19. Here is an excerpt of his article...

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Counter-terrorism course prepares 108 Fellows to face regional challenges

One hundred and eight Fellows from 49 different locations or organizations graduated from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) 18-1 course in Honolulu Aug. 8. The size of this course and number of locations...

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Countering Transnational Threats Seminar in Rio de Janeiro

The Perry Center team comprised of Celina Realuyo, Boris Saavedra and Kara O’Ryan participated in the three-day Countering Transnational Threats seminar co-sponsored and hosted by the Naval War College (Escola de Guerra Naval – EGN), Army School of Command and General Staff (Escola de Comando...

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COVID-19 and Terrorism in the West: Has Radicalization Really Gone Viral?

According to the authors, this wave “has been exaggerated and rests upon a collection of precarious assumptions.” They further state that: “these various assumptions support what we refer to as the “perfect storm” theory of COVID-19 and terrorism, to which we now turn a critical eye. By taking...

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CSC 22-2 Features Tracks in Strategic Studies, Cybersecurity, and Crisis Management

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies completed its second iteration of the Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course, graduating 82 Fellows from 29 countries. The 5-week, intensive program, took place from May 25- June 20. Through plenary lectures and small-group...

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During this five-week course, you will collaborate with security practitioners from governments and agencies from across the Indo-Pacific representing a diverse regional beliefs and perspectives on a wide array of security issues. The termcomprehensive securitygoes beyond military defense to...

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During this five-week course, you will collaborate with security practitioners from governments and agencies from across the Indo-Pacific representing a diverse regional beliefs and perspectives on a wide array of security issues. The termcomprehensive securitygoes beyond military defense to...

The Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course is a 5-week in-resident executive program offered three times a year for mid-level military, government and non-government professionals who intersect with the security sphere. Fellows spend two-thirds of their time on cross-cutting...

The Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC) course is a 5-week in-resident executive program offered three times a year for mid-level military, government and non-government professionals who intersect with the security sphere. Fellows spend two-thirds of their time on cross-cutting...

The Combating Terrorism Working Group (CTWG) supports international security by developing a recognized body of terrorism studies experts to better understand international, regional, and domestic terrorist threats, to educate future leaders who will have responsibilities to counter terrorism...

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Following the Terrorist Money Trail

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The Waning Grand Strategy of Democratization: Why a Pivot to the Asia-Pacific Places the United States at Greater Risk of Terrorist Attack

Our world is on a trajectory leading to a point where terrorists will eventually acquire a nuclear weapon.Like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand, this shift pivots the U.S. away from its true threat and increases the peril its citizens will face. The United States should focus its efforts on...

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Asymmetric Warfare: A Doctrine to Fit the Times

Executive Summary A common failure in much of today’s mainstream thinking is the belief that asymmetric warfare can be stopped by conventional warfare. This is not to say that we do not need strong conventional warfare forces and capabilities. Addressing the use of asymmetric methods in...

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Guerrilla Operations in Western Sahara: The Polisario versus Morocco and Mauritania

This essay examines the guerrilla war fought between the Polisario Front, representing the Western Saharan natives, and the Kingdom of Morocco, as well as Mauritania. Even today, the aforementioned guerrilla war provides many lessons regarding desert counter-insurgency (COIN) operations. Besides...

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Examining ISIS Online Recruitment through Relational Development Theory

This paper applies the theory of relational development to exam¬ine how the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) recruits new members. Relational development postulates that individuals follow relationship stages in order to reinforce their interpersonal communication or social bond. The...

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India’s Counter-Terrorism Policy against Jihadist Terror: Challenges and Prospects

India has been facing several internal threats since its independence from Britain in 1947. The oldest and still unsolved violent struggle against the Indian state has been raging in the Northeast part of the country. But an unsettled sub-nationalist ethnic insurgency in India's Muslim-majority...

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Foreign Terrorist Fighters from the North Caucasus: Understanding Islamic State Influence in the Region

We are ashamed that we are going to Syria at a time when the Caucasus is still occupied, but young people are returning here once they've undergone a training course. -- BBC source, 'close' to Chechen boeviki In September 2014, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2178...

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The Rise of the Small Boats

New paper on "The Rise of the Small Boats" by DKI APCSS military professor Lt.Col. Alex Carter and alumnus Capt. Damien Fernando is now online at: http://apcss.org/the-rise-of-the-small-boats-is-the-latest-dki-apcss-analytical-report/

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The Rapid Evolution of the MS-13 in El Salvador and Honduras from Gang to Tier-One Threat to Central American and US Security Interests

The Mara Salvatrucha (MS 13) gang is now a tier one criminal, political, military and economic threat in the Northern Triangle. While it employs differing strategies from country to country, the organization nonetheless competes with – and often defeats – the state in important theaters of...

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The Future of Terrorism: The Practitioners’ View

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Defeating ISIS in eastern Afghanistan

Congratulations to Lt. Amy Forsythe, an alumnae of the Asia-Pacific Orientation Course 17-2, who recent had an article published on "Defeating ISIS in Eastern Afghanistan." Forsythe is part of NATO Special Operations Component Command -Afghanistan. Here is a copy of her article: Defeating ISIS...

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Tácticas Terroristas en Organizaciones Criminales: El Caso de México

Coches bomba que lanzan esquirlas en áreas urbanas repletas de gente y que son detonados en forma remota desde celulares. Cuerpos torturados con mensajes amenazadores dirigidos al público o al gobierno. Políticos acribillados a balazos por su trabajo. Estas escenas parecen evocar a Siria o...

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Foreign Terrorist Fighters. Countering Terrorism. FALL 2017
Foreign Terrorist Fighters. Countering Terrorism. FALL 2017

The Fall 2017 issue of Connections presents researches on NATO Strategy for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations and on countering terrorism in India, North and South Caucasus.

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Alumni Publication: Ayman al-Zawahiri's Death and Political-Economic Fragility in South Asia

Political and economic dysfunction is an invitation for terrorism to flourish in the least integrated region in the world, South Asia. P.R Chari, director atIPCS India, captured this a year after the 9/11 attack in a paper called “Combating Terrorism: Devising cooperative countermeasures,” arguing...

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Marshall Center Transnational Weekly

The Marshall Center Transnational Weekly is a current awareness, information and policy tool for Marshall Center stakeholders, faculty, staff, students and alumni to inform them about online publications by think tanks, research institutes and other organizations that deal with transnational...

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