The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Terrorism
Scholarly Publications
Constructing the Field of Terrorism
March 2019
Abstract: This chapter reviews the evolution of Martha Crenshaw’s interests in and approaches to researching terrorism, a trajectory that begins in the 1960s and extends to the present.
What Explains Counterterrorism Effectiveness? Evidence from the U.S. Drone War in Pakistan
November 2018
For years, the U.S. government has been waging counterterrorism campaigns against al-Qaida and other armed groups in safe havens and weak states.
Countering Terrorism
July 2017
Fifteen years after September 11, the United States still faces terror threats—both domestic and foreign.
Other Publications
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: Why U.S. Intelligence Agencies Must Adapt or Fail
May 2019
For U.S. intelligence agencies, the twenty-first century began with a shock, when 19 al Qaeda operatives hijacked four planes and perpetrated the deadliest attack ever on U.S. soil.
Jihadist Terrorist Plots in the United States
December 2017
Research brief: How plots come to fail or to be foiled is of great importance to the study of terrorism and to the development of counterterrorism policy.
ISIS Counts on Anger Over Paris to Advance Its Cause
November 2015
ISIS uses violence as a recruiting tool. The attack on Paris marked a fundamental shift in who the Islamic State targets for violence, but not its aims.
News
In the Deepfake Era, Counterterrorism Is Harder
October 2019
/*-->*/ Eighteen years ago, al-Qaeda operatives hijacked planes, toppled buildings, terrified an entire nation, and killed nearly 3,000 innocents.
President Trump says he’ll pull US troops out of Syria. Now what?
December 2018
Q&A with Martha Crenshaw, a senior fellow at FSI’s Center for International Security and Cooperation.
The U.S. drone war in Pakistan revisited
November 2018
Many analysts, practitioners, and scholars are skeptical of the efficacy of drone strikes for counterterrorism, suggesting that they provide short-term gains at best and are counterproductive at...
Events
Countering nuclear terrorism: Can the United Nations deliver?
December 18, 2017
Abstract: It has been more than a decade since the UN Security Council enacted Resolution 1540—the most far-reaching of international instruments to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)...
The moderates’ dilemma: obstacles to mobilization against Islamist extremism
August 29, 2017
Abstract: Why do moderate majorities often fail to coordinate opposition to extremist minorities?
A Conversation with General Michael Hayden
April 27, 2017
About the Event: In conversation with Philip Taubman, General Hayden will discuss intelligence and cybersecurity challenges the United States faces in combatting terrorism, dealing with North Korea...
Projects
Empirical Studies of Conflict
The Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC) addresses critical challenges to international security through methodologically rigorous, evidence-based analyses of insurgency, civil war and...
English
Enhancing Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
In Resolution 1540, the United Nations Security Council, acting under its Chapter VII power to adopt measures that are legally binding on all U.N.
English
Managing Global Insecurity Project (MGI)
Nearly 20 years into the post-cold war era, the existing multilateral architecture of international organizations, treaties, and alliances shows signs of acute distress.
English
People
Amy Zegart Senior Fellow Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
