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Research Philosophy & Program:
The Combating Terrorism Center is one of the leading academic institutions devoted to the study of terrorism. The four topical programs outlined below comprise the core of our research agenda, and reflect our understanding of the key contemporary terrorism issues sets facing academics and government officials. Our research agenda is informed by three core themes: studying emerging threats, challenging conventional logic and offering counter intuitive insights, and highlighting unique sources of information from around the world in our research products. Our commitment to rigorous analysis is complimented by a interdisciplinary approach which blends theoretical insights, deep religious and cultural understanding, and modern scientific method to generate practical conclusions for addressing the terrorist threat.
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CTC to Release Documents from UBL Compound and Issue Analytical Report on Thursday May 3rd
04.30.2012
As announced today by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, later this week the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point will release a number of documents from the compound in Abbottabad where Usama bin Ladin was killed last year. In addition to English translations of the documents and the original versions in Arabic, which will be posted online on Thursday, May 3rd at 9:00 AM EST, the CTC will issue a short report contextualizing the documents and providing an overview of their most salient themes.
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