Center for Defense Information (CDI) Terrorism Program Center for Defense Information (CDI) Terrorism Program
http://www.cdi.org/program/index.cfm?programid=39
"CDI's Terrorism Program is designed to provide insights, in-depth analysis and facts on the military, security and foreign policy challenges as the United States, and the world, faces terrorism. The project will look at all aspects of fighting terrorism, from near-term issues of response and defense, to long-term questions about how the United States should shape its future international security strategy."
CDI is a division of the World Security Institute (WSI), a 501(c)(3) public charity.
Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St. Andrews
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/academic/intrel/research/cstpv/
The site provides access to a small selection of articles from the journal Terrorism and Political Violence.
Council on Foreign Relations (in cooperation with the Markle Foundation)
http://www.terrorismanswers.com
This site calls itself "The Nation's First Online Encyclopedia of Terrorism." It has original research and reports on terrorism.
DCI (DCIA) Counterterrorism Center
https://www.cia.gov/terrorism/ctc.html
Is this organizational unit still operational? When last seen [1/5/06], the Website was functional, but the previous update was on 25 April 2005. As of 10/27/07, address no longer worked.
Global Terrorism Database
http://www.start.umd.edu/data/gtd
The site bills itself as "currently the most comprehensive unclassified data base on terrorist events in the world." It is the product of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START): "A center of excellence of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based at the University of Maryland."
"The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world since 1970 (currently [July 2007] updated through 2004).... [T]he GTD includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes almost 80,000 cases. For each GTD incident, information is available on the date and location of the incident, the weapons used and nature of the target, the number of casualties, and -- when identifiable -- the identity of the perpetrator."
Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"ICT is a research institute and think tank dedicated to developing innovative public policy solutions to international terrorism. The Policy Institute applies an integrated, solutions-oriented approach built on a foundation of real world and practical experience."
The materials at the site are strongest in Middle East matters.
International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
"Terrorism Database is a one-stop repository of information on the current and emerging terrorist threat. We focus on terrorism and political violence in the Asia-Pacific region -- comprising Southeast Asia, North Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and Oceania -- profiling terrorist groups and key personalities as well as recording significant incidents."
Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre
http://jtic.janes.com/public/jtic/index.shtml [requires subscriber login]
MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
"Developed by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), the Terrorism Knowledge Base offers in-depth information on terrorist incidents, groups, and trials." [http://www.mipt.org]
The site offers access to the National Counterterrorism Center's Worldwide Incident Tracking System (WITS) Data Portal
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Includes "Worldwide Incidents Tracking System."
As of 10/25/07, the site does not mention Vice Adm. (Ret.) Redd's impending departure. In fact, it still prominently displays his confirmation hearing statement.
Patterns of Global Terrorism (2004) (PDF)
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/c14813.htm [not operational 10/25/07]
The yearly releases of this report from 1989 to 2003 are available at www.fas.org/irp/threat/terror.htm.
Terrorism -- Background and Threat Assessments
www.fas.org/irp/threat/terror.htm
Guide to resources, both governmental and private.
Terrorism Research Center
"Founded in 1996, the Terrorism Research Center, Inc. (TRC) is an independent institute dedicated to the research of terrorism, information warfare and security, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, and other issues of low-intensity political violence and gray-area phenomena."
The site includes both original research material and other items on counterterrorism, as well as a substantial list of terrorism-related Websites.
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