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Combating Terrorism Center at West Point: The Terrorist Lists: An Examination of the U.S. Government’s Counterterrorism Designations Efforts

Riley.C.Murray — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:47:20 +0000

Combating Terrorism Center at West Point: The Terrorist Lists: An Examination of the U.S. Government’s Counterterrorism Designations Efforts

Full Report: https://ctc.usma.edu/the-terrorist-lists-an-examination-of-the-u-s-governments-counterterrorism-designations-efforts/

By Seth Loertscher, Daniel Milton, Bryan Price, Cynthia Loertscher

From September 2020, but especially relevant with the recent decision to designate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-iran-cuba-diplomacy-china-93528aaaab4014ab527609da527e93db

This report examines two sanctioning efforts the U.S. government has employed against terrorist actors: the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list and the designation of individuals as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under the authority granted by Executive Order 13224. Although the specific purposes of each of these programs differ from one another, ultimately both represent a non-kinetic approach to counterterrorism that relies on the application of diplomatic and/or financial statecraft.

Riley.C.Murray Tue, 01/19/2021 - 8:47pm

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From Precedent, Possibility: New Models for “Whole of Society” Foreign Policy

SWJED — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 08:30:27 +0000

From Precedent, Possibility: New Models for “Whole of Society” Foreign Policy SWJED Sat, 06/03/2017 - 4:30am

This paper demonstrates some of the proven and potential options to optimize interagency and multi-sector collaboration in support of U.S. policy.

The Two Faces of Terror: Why the West Loses

SWJED — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 17:04:26 +0000

The Two Faces of Terror: Why the West Loses SWJED Sun, 04/09/2017 - 1:04pm

The fight against Islamic terror has two faces today, public relations and strategic hokum. The Global Coalition on the Defeat of ISIS meeting illustrates these phenomena.