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Vol 10 No 1
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Operation Inherent Resolve: Observations from Ninewa’s Tribal Mobilization Effort
- 2. THE CTX INTERVIEW: LTC Kåre Jakobsen, Danish Jaegercorps
- 3. Homegrown Terrorism: A Social Network Analysis of a Minnesota ISIS Cell
- 4. SPECIAL CTX INTERVIEW: MG Eduardo Zapateiro, Joint Special Operations Command Colombia
- 5. SPECIAL CTX INTERVIEW: LTG Danilo G. Pamonag, Armed Forces Of The Philippines (Ret.)
- 6. ETHICS AND INSIGHTS: On Courage
- 7. THE MOVING IMAGE: Hotel Mumbai
Vol 9 No 2 July 2019
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. The Man Who Would Be King
- 2. The Rise of Isis in the Philippines and The Battle of Marawi
- 3. Keeping All the Frogs in the Boil
- 4. ETHICS AND INSIGHT: Ethics for Ethics’ Sake, George Lober
- 5. THE WRITTEN WORD: LTC Ole Stephan, German Army
- 6. PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vol 9 No 1 February 2019
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Finland's Special Operations Surgical Team in Action
- 2. Coercion and Non-State Actors: Lessons from the Philippines
- 3. The Localization Strategy: Strategic Sense for Special Operations Forces in Niger
- 4. The Development of a Special Operations Command for Japan
- 5. THE WRITTEN WORD: LCDR Flemming Haar, Danish Naval Special Forces
Vol 8 No 1 May 2018
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Confronting an Isis Emir
- 2. Maps in the Analysis of Insurgencies: The Case of ISIS
- 3. The Challenges of Demobilizing and Reintegrating Armed Groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- 4. Dealing with Contingencies in South Sudan
- 5. CTAP INTERVIEW- Interviewed by MAJ Anders Hamlin, US Army Special Forces
- 6. CTAP INTERVIEW- Interviewed by Dr. Doug Borer, US Naval Postgraduate School
- 7. THE WRITTEN WORD: Reviewed by LTC Stans Victor Mouaha-Bell, Cameroon Army
Vol 7 No 1 May 2017
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. ISIS Prisons: Where Labor Demand Meets Labor Supply
- 2. Maritime Terrorism in the Mediterranean Sea
- 3. Drones and the Future of Security Policy: A Maritime Case Study for Assessing the Risk of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- 4. Adapting CT Strategies to Combat Organized Crime Gangs
- 5. Fundamentalism: The Branch Davidians and the Islamic State
- 6. CTAP INTERVIEW: Vera Mironova, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- 7. CTAP INTERVIEW: Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University
- 8. ETHICS AND INSIGHT: Honor and Truth
Vol 6 No 4 November 2016
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Foreward
- 2. Introduction: The Theory, History, and Current State of Hybrid Warfare
- 3. Countering Russian Hybrid Warfare: Acknowledging the Character of Modern Conflict
- 4. Russian Aggression Toward Ukraine: A Long-Term Example Of Hybrid Warfare
- 5. The Strategic Utility Of The Russian Spetsnaz In Crimea
- 6. Is It All Just A Bad Habit? Explaining NATO's Difficulty In Deterring Russian Aggression
- 7. From Tactical Champions To Grand Strategy Enablers: The Future Of Small-Nation Sof In Counter–Hybrid Warfare
- 8. To Change Or Not To Change?
- 9. Sharpening The Spear Of NATO SOF: Deterring Russian Hybrid Aggression Through Network Targeting
Vol 6 No 3 November 2016
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Da’esh, Legitimacy, and the Rise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
- 2. Radicalization and Deradicalization: Norwegian Foreign Fighters in Syria
- 3. The 1990 Siege of Batticaloa: A Tribute to the Warriors of the Gemunu Watch
- 4. The Lumads of the Philippines: Struggling from Conflict toward Peace
- 5. Assessing Canada’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams: Can the Concept of INSETs Be Exported? |
- 6. CTAP INTERVIEW: Brian Fishman, Center for International Security and Cooperation
- 7. STATE OF THE ART
Vol 6 No 2 May 2016
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Photo Essay: The War Widows of Afghanistan
- 2. Walking the Thin Red Line: DANSOF in Afghanistan
- 3. The Lessons I Learned: Civil-Military Cooperation in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka
- 4. That Word Terrorist, and What Terrorists Say about It
- 5. Three Ghosts Who Haunt Modern Strategy
- 6. CTAP INTERVIEW: Interviewed by Nicholas Tomb, US Naval Postgraduate School
- 7. ETHICS AND INSIGHTS: George Lober
Vol 6 No 1 February 2016
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Analysis From The Edge: Information Paralysis And Decision Making In Complexity
- 2. The US-Led Coalition Against ISIS: Strategic Difficulties and Political Will
- 3. Language Skills for the Special Forces Operator: Access and Information in the African Permissive Environment
- 4. Siding with the Egg
- 5. Trying to Work Smarter: Fusion Tools for a Small SOF TF Staff
- 6. CTAP INTERVIEW: The Return of the Zarqawists: How to Deal with the Islamic State Movement
- 7. THE WRITTEN WORD: Not Your Dad’s Al Qaeda
- 8. JSOU PUBLICATIONS
Vol 5 No 4 November 2015
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Countering Extremist Groups in Cyberspace: Applying Old Solutions to a New Problem
- 2. Disaster Response: A Not-so-Sexy Kind of Job
- 3. The Phantom Raid
- 4. Generic placeholder image Seymour Hersh Reignites the Bin Laden Raid Controversy
- 5. The Sri Lankan Civil War: a Personal Reminiscence
- 6. The Use and Misuse of Influence in Counterinsurgency
- 7. The Dark Side of Drones: Implications for Terrorism
- 8. The Comprehensive Approach: a Silver Bullet or the Loch Ness Monster?
- 9. CTAP INTERVIEW: Dr. David Kilcullen, Caerus Global Solutions
- 10, The WRITTEN WORD American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security
- 11. THE WRITTEN WORD the Hour Between Dog and Wolf
- 12. The Moving Image
Vol 5 No 3 August 2015
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Preface
- 2. Foreward
- 3. Introduction to the Special Issue
- 4. Characteristics Of Terrorism Hotspots
- 5. The Blue-Green-Red Metaphor in the Context Oof Counterterrorism: Clarifications and Anthropological Emendations
- 6. America: Imagined Community, Imagined Kinship
- 7. The Ecosystem of Dark Networks: A Biological Perspective
- 8. One Arm Tied Behind Our Backs? Assessing the Power of the United States to Combat Global Threats
- 9. The Weather of Violence: Metaphors and Models, Predictions and Surprises
- 10. Trapped by The Paradigm: Why Net Assessment may not Contribute to Countering Terrorism
- 11. CTAP Interview: Dr. Cécile Fabre, Oxford University
- 12. Ethics And Insights: Making Decisions, Taking Ethical Responsibility, Part 2: Recalibrating The Job, Reconsidering The Tool
Vol 5 No 2 May 2015
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. SOF Joint Combined Exchange Training From a Host Nation’s Perspective
- 2. Turkey’s Fight to Shut Off the Flow of PKK Finances
- 3. The Movers and Shakers of the Lord’s Resistance Army
- 4. Hybrid Warfare Revisited
- 5. Report on the 2014 Special Operations Research Association Symposium
- 6. The CTAP INTERVIEW: Dr. Michael Noonan, Foreign Policy Research Institute
- 7. ETHICS AND INSIGHT: Making Decisions, Taking Ethical Responsibility, Part 1: To Tool or not to Tool
- 8. THE WRITTEN WORD: Rebels Without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics by Idean Salehyan
- 9. THE WRITTEN WORD: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
Vol 5 No 1 February 2015
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Hizb-ut-Tahrir: The New Islamic State
- 2. Factors for the Success of Jihadist Information Operations in Social Media
- 3. Sustainability of the Afghan Security Forces: A Wicked Problem
- 4. Understanding the Intensity of Boko Haram’s Terrorism
- 5. CTAP INTERVIEW: Interviewed by Dr. Leo Blanken, US Naval Postgraduate School
- 6. THE MOVING IMAGE
Vol 4 No 4 November 2014
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Pakistan: Money for Terror
- 2. Women in Terrorist Undergrounds
- 3. Of Culture and Cliché: Politics and the Uses (and Abuses) of Anthropology
- 4. The Tie That Binds: Reflections on Veteran’s Day
- 5. The “Golden Owl” Returns to Kazakhstan
- 6. THE CTAP INTERVIEW: Interviewed by Amina Kator-Mubarez and Elizabeth Skinner, US Naval Postgraduate School
- 7. ETHICS AND INSIGHTS: George Lober, US Naval Postgraduate School
- 8. THE WRITTEN WORD: Reviewed by Malladi Rama Rao, Editor, South Asian Tribune
- 9. THE MOVING IMAGE
Vol 4 No 3 August 2014
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Building the Future: An Unlikely Coalition and a Road in Rural
- 2. Education on Islam for Special Forces Needs an Overhaul: Africa as a Case Study
- 3. Pounding on the Detonator: How China Is Radicalizing Its Own Uyghur Population
- 4. Stressing Self-defense in the Force: Five Methods to Empower Commanders
- 5. NATO SOF Countries’ Three Main Mission Sets: Direct Action, Special Reconnaissance, Military Assistance
- 6. Leading the Cool War: Building a Sustainable Network inside the Ivory Tower
- 7. The Call-up: The Roots of a Resilient and Persistent Jihadist Presence on Twitter
- 8. CTAP INTERVIEW: Kirk Meyer, Former Director of the Afghan Threat Finance Cell
- 9. THE WRITTEN WORD: Reviewed by Ryan Stuart
Vol 4 No 2 May 2014
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Leadership in Afghanistan: Three Takes Part 1
- 2. Leadership in Afghanistan: Three Takes Part 2
- 3. Leadership in Afghanistan: Three Takes
- 4. The Indian Mujahideen: The New Face of Jihadist Consolidation
- 5. An Interview with Nir Maman: Founder and Chief Instructor, Israeli Special Forces Krav Maga
- 6. Drones: A Challenge to the Professional Military Ethic
- 7. CTAP INTERVIEW: Afghan Special Forces officer
- 8. ETHICS AND INSIGHTS: George Lober, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
- 9. THE WRITTEN WORD: George Lober, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
- 10. THE MOVING IMAGE
Vol 4 No 1 February 2014
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. A Roundtable Conversation on Intelligence and Terrorism Part One: The Changing Nature of Terrorism
- 2. A Roundtable Conversation on Intelligence and Terrorism Part Two: Requirements and Roles and Missions
- 3. Tags, Tweets, and Tethers
- 4. The Relevance of Technology in the Fight against India’s Maoist Insurgency
- 5. A Roundtable Conversation on Intelligence and Terrorism Part Three: Sharing Intelligence in Counterterrorism
- 6. Preventing a Day of Terror: Lessons Learned from an Unsuccessful Terrorist Attack
- 7. CTAP INTERVIEW: Peter Berg, Director of Lone Survivor
- 8. CTAP INTERVIEW Part Two: A Roundtable Discussion of Lone Survivor
- 9. The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
- 10. The Wire HBO Serial Television Drama, Created by David Simon
- 11. JSOU PUBLICATIONS
Vol 3 No 4 November 2013
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Protecting Soft Networks: Time to Counter the Enemy’s Logical Strategy
- 2. The Ideologies of Anti-Technology Violence
- 3. De-Radicalizing Muslim Youth in Western Societies
- 4. The Role of Medical Development in Support of Security
- 5. The Challenge of Combat Search and Rescue for Colombian National Army Aviation
- 6. The Future of SOF Education: A Vision for Global Special Forces Education
- 7. The Haqqani Network: Pursuing Feuds under the Guise of Jihad?
- 8. CTAP INTERVIEW: Colonel William (“Billy”) H. Shaw
- 9. Kill v. Capture—With a Twist
- 10. The Wildest Province: SOE in the Land of the Eagle
- 11. The Deceptive American
Vol 3 No 3 August 2013
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. When the Goldfish Meets the Anaconda: A Modern Fable on Unconventional Leadership
- 2. Incentivizing Cooperation in Afghanistan
- 3. Estonia’s Forest Brothers in 1941: Goals, Capabilities, and Outcomes
- 4. The Strategy and Activity of the Forest Brothers: 1947–1950
- 5. Cutting the Link between Illegal Drugs and Terrorists
- 6. Human Rights as a Weapon of Terrorists: A Case Study
- 7. CTAP INTERVIEW: LTC Ramey Wilson
- 8. ETHICS AND INSIGHT: The Real Double Bind
Vol 3 No 2 May 2013
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. MAl-Sahawa: An Awakening in Al Qaim
- 2. Inside Anbar
- 3. Maoist Insurgency in India: Emerging Vulnerabilities
- 4. The U.S.–Yemeni Joint Counterterrorism Exercises:The Other Side of the COINMedia heading
- 5. CTAP INTERVIEW: MAJ Nils French
- 6. ETHICS AND INSIGHTS: How Can Leaders Maintain Ethical Command Climates?
- 7. THE MOVING IMAGE Zero F*&%#!@G Thirty
- 8. STATE OF THE ART Painting Guerrillas or Guerrilla Painting?
Vol 3 No 1 February 2013
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Learning from the Enemy: Alternative Afghan Security Forces
- 2. Land Grabs, Radicalization, and Political Violence: Lessons from Mali and Beyond
- 3. The Problem with Rhetoric in COIN
- 4. Decentralizing Democracy: Governance in Post-conflict Ethnically Divided Countries
- 5. Cultural Intelligence: Archiving Lessons from Afghanistan
- 6. Equivocated Intentions: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
- 7. Anger or Ability: Arguing the Causes of Rebellion
- 8. ETHICS AND INSIGHT: Should Former Military Members Maintain Their Military Obligation?
- 9. THE MOVING IMAGE
- 10. STATE OF THE ART
Vol 2 No 4 November 2012
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. The New Battlefield: The Internet and Social Media
- 2. From al-Zarqawi to al-Awlaki: The Emergence and Development of an Online Radical Milieu
- 3. Rethinking the Role of Virtual Communities in Terrorist Websites
- 4. Countering Individual Jihad: Perspectives on Nidal Hasan and Colleen LaRose
- 5. Artisanal Intelligence and Information Triage
- 6. Another Tool in the Influencer’s Toolbox: A Case Study
- 7. Mining Twitter Data from the Arab Spring
- 8. ETHICS AND INSIGHTS: Should Military Members Really Call Themselves “Professionals”?
- 9. STATE OF THE ART: Contemplating the Future of Social Media, Dark Networks, and Counterinsurgency
- 10. THE WRITTEN WORD: The Harkis: The Wound that Never Heals
Vol 2 No 3 August 2012
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Combining Special Operations Forces: A Dutch Case Study
- 2. The Civilian Casualties Management Team: A Piece of the Counterinsurgency Puzzle
- 3. Learning From History: What Is Successful Interrogation?
- 4. Financing al Shabaab: The Vital Port of Kismayo
- 5. Parole for Guantánamo Releasees: Revisiting a Time-tested Concept
- 6. Teenage Spy: Infiltrating the Irish Republican Army
- 7. ETHICS AND INSIGHTS
- 8. THE MOVING IMAGES: Not Just a Russian Platoon in Afghanistan
- 9. THE WRITTEN WORD: Find, Fix, Finish ...
Vol 2 No 2 May 2012
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. The Learning from Our Enemies: Sri Lankan Naval Special Warfare against the Sea Tigers
- 2. Airpower in Irregular Warfare: The Sri Lankan Experience
- 3. Operation “Jatagani”:Working to Win the Hearts and Minds of the Afghan People
- 4. The Killing Technology Next Door: Can South Sudan Learn from the Assassination of Darfur’s JEM Leader
- 5. Exploitable Vulnerabilities of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- 6. STATE OF THE ART: From yBa to Al Qaeda: A Spectrum of Postmodern Spectacular
- 7. THE WRITTEN WORD: Lions of Kandahar, The Story of a Fight Against All Odds
- 8. THE MOVING IMAGE: Before Iraq & Afghanistan, There Was Ireland
- 9. ETHICS AND INSIGHT: Moral Courage Take Two
Vol 2 No 1 February 2012
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. Measuring a Government’s Capacity to Fight Terrorism
- 2. The Fifth CISM Military World Games
- 3. Radicalization in Light of the Developments in Egypt
- 4. Combating Terrorism: A Ugandan Perspective
- 5. The Forgotten Jihadist
- 6. THE WRITTEN WORD: Rock the Casbah
- 7. Q&A with Eric Schmitt
- 8. THE MOVING IMAGE: Top Ten War Movies
- 9. ETHICS AND INSIGHT
Vol 1 No 2 November 2011
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. CTFP In Action: East African Alumni Take on the LRA
- 2. Bleeding for the Village: Success or Failure in the Hands of the Local Powerbrokers
- 3. Ten Years Later: Are We Winning the War?
- 4. Focus on Algeria
- 5. Islamism in Algeria and the Evolution to AQIM
- 6. THE MOVING IMAGE
- 7. Ethics & Insights
Vol 1 No 1 August 2011
- CTX Journal Issue
- 1. CTFP In Action: Crafting a National Counter-Terror Strategy for Bangladesh
- 2. The Financing of Lashkar-e-Taiba
- 3. Al Qaeda’s Strategy
- 4. Ethics & Insights
- 5. Violent Converts to Islam: Growing Cluster and Rising Trend
- 6. Terrorist Rehabilitation: a Neglected Secret CT Weapon
- 7. The Moving Image