How the CT Community Failed to Anticipate the Islamic State
In this Democracy and Security Journal article, Nelly Lahoud and MWI Director Liam Collins argue that the counterterrorism (CT) community failed to anticipate the Islamic State.
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Tag: counterterrorism
Kalyvas and Balcells Discuss ISIS and Typologies of Violence
On April 8, the Modern War Institute invited Dr. Stathis Kalyvas of Yale and Dr. Laia Balcells of Duke to discuss the question: Is ISIS a group of revolutionary insurgents or a band of terrorists?
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West Point and Other International Teams Wage War Against ISIS Online
University teams from across the globe, including West Point, competed in an inter-agency contest to find innovative ways to combat online extremism.
Read MoreCombating Bystanders to Radicalization
CPT Jolene Ayres writes that the passive observer of the radicalization process has to transition from bystander to active participant in order to contribute to the counter-radicalization narrative.
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Vassar’s Mampilly Discusses Rebel Governance and Countering ISIS
On Monday, November 16, Zachariah Mampilly, author of the book, Rebel Rulers, and professor at Vassar College, addressed a roomful of cadets as part of a MWI panel cosponsored with West Point’s Irregular Warfare Group.
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War Council Panel: “Israel Defense Forces – Operation Protective Edge”
On Monday, 19 OCT, the Modern War Institute hosted a War Council Panel with four officers from the...
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