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# awesome-counter-terrorism [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge-flat.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)



> A curated list of awesome resources related to counter terrorism



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Counter-terrorism is the field concerned with the management and strategies aimed to combat terrorism. This happens through intensive research, information gathering, and multi-agency efforts.



## Contents



- [awesome-counter-terrorism ](#awesome-counter-terrorism-)

  - [Contents](#contents)

  - [Data Sources](#data-sources)

  - [Projects \& Organizations](#projects--organizations)

  - [Papers](#papers)



## Data Sources



- [The Terrorism and Extremist Violence in the United States](https://tap.cast.uark.edu/): A synthesis of several open source databases



- [Global Terrorism Database](https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/): A compilation of over 200,000 terror-related incidents from 1970-2020



- [RAND Database of Worldwide Terrorism Incidents](https://www.rand.org/nsrd/projects/terrorism-incidents.html): Over 40,000 incidents from 1968-2009



- [International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events](https://library.duke.edu/data/sources/iterate): Contains several datasets covering 1968-2020



- [The American Terrorism Study](https://terrorismresearch.uark.edu/data/): A database formed from court cases in the United States



- [US Extremist Crime Database](https://www.start.umd.edu/research-projects/united-states-extremist-crime-database-ecdb-1990-2010): Contains data about far right extremist groups and victims from acts of violence



- [Profiles of Perpetrators of Terrorism in the US](https://www.start.umd.edu/data-tools/profiles-perpetrators-terrorism-united-states-ppt-us): A database of extremists linked to terrorist attacks, their idealogies, and activities



## Projects & Organizations



- [United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism](https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/): The UN's office of counter-terrorism



- [National Counter Terrorism Center](https://www.dni.gov/index.php/nctc-home): United States based research center on counter-terrorism



- [OSCE: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe](https://www.coe.int): Human rights organization with over 40 European member states involved in counter-terrorism activities



- [International Center for Counter-Terrorism](https://www.icct.nl/): A global think tank with research output and policy advice



- [Global Counterterrorism Forum](https://www.thegctf.org/): A global forum for members to share experiences with counter-terrorism and develop targeted solutions



- [The Organization of American States](https://www.oas.org): A forum of American countries that discuss a number of topics, including the fight against terrorism



- [The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism](https://gifct.org/): An international non profit forum dedicated to sharing information related to counter-terrorism



- [The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism](https://ict.org.il/): An independent think tank focused on understanding and combating global terrorism



- [Tech Against Terrorism](https://www.techagainstterrorism.org/): Works with organizations to protect users from terrorist threats



- [The Commonwealth of Independent States Anti-Terrorism Center](https://eng.cisatc.org/): Organization made up of post-soviet states, with the goal of preventing terrorism in the area



- [The National Counterterrorism Center - Kenya](https://counterterrorism.go.ke/): A multi-agency response to combat terrorism in Kenya



- [African Centre for the Study & Research on Terrorism](https://caert.org.dz/): A coalition of African countries dedicated to researching and preventing terrorism on the African continent



- [Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre](https://www.kaiptc.org/): A Ghana based counter-terrorism training center for civilians and professions



- [Africa Center for Strategic Studies](https://africacenter.org/): A research forum centered around conflict on the African continent



- [Combating Terrorism Center at West Point](https://ctc.westpoint.edu/): West Point's center on terror and extremism



## Papers



Highly cited and influential papers in the field



- [Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War](https://www.jstor.org/stable/3118222)



- [Psychological sequelae of the September ll terrorist attacks in New York City](https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsa013404)



- [A national survey of stress react¡ons after the September 71,,200L,

terrorist attacks](https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM200111153452024)



- [The strategic logic of suicide terrorism](https://doi.org/10.1017/S000305540300073X )



- [Psychological reactions to terrorist attacks: findings from the

National Study of Americans' Reactions to September 11](https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.5.581)



- [What good are positive emotions in crisis? A prospective study of resilience and emotions following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12585810/)



- [Insurgency of the powerless: Farm worker movements (1946 -1972)](https://doi.org/10.2307/2094604)



- [The causes of terrorism](https://doi.org/10.2307/421717)



- [Public health assessment of potential

biological terrorism agents](https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0802.010164)



- [Effects of Fear and Anger on Perceived Risks of Terrorism A National Field Experiment](https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.01433)



- [Genesis of suicide terrorism](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1078854)



- [Citizen and the Terrorist, The](https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108380768.003)



- [Tactical innovation and the pace of insurgency](https://doi.org/10.2307/2095322)



- [Delicate Balance of Terror, the.](https://doi.org/10.7249/P1472)