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Articles by Seth Loertscher
December 2021 – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
From the Editor It has been almost a year since the events of January 6 shook the United States. In this month’s feature article, Matthew Kriner and Jon Lewis profile the Oath Keepers, an extreme far-right, anti-government group that allegedly played a key role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Twenty Years after the USS Cole Attack: The Search for Justice – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Abstract: The United States has endured significant challenges over the past 20 years in securing justice for the victims of the attack on the USS Cole, which was carried out by al-Qa`ida on October 12, 2000. At best, the United States has achieved only a partial sense of justice for the victims of the Cole attack and their families.
The Terrorist Lists: An Examination of the U.S. Government's Counterterrorism Designations Efforts – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
After the attacks of September 2001, the U.S. government grappled with ways to apply all aspects of its national power against the terrorist groups it found itself combating militarily.
A View from the CT Foxhole: Chris Costa, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
During the first year of the Trump administration, Colonel (Ret) Chris Costa was detailed to the White House as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism. Costa’s 34-year government career included 25 years in counterintelligence, human intelligence, and with special operations forces (SOF) in the United States Army. He served in Central America, Europe, and throughout the Middle East and Afghanistan.
January 2020 – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
From the Editor The January 3, 2020, U.S. drone strike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Kata’ib Hezbollah leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad International Airport will likely have consequences that reverberate across the region and beyond for years. In our first feature article, Michael Knights focuses on the potential consequences for Iraq.
Newly Released ISIS Files: Learning from the Islamic State’s Long-Version Personnel Form – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Abstract: The Islamic State has shown a penchant for obtaining and recording information about the members of its organization, although the scale of this effort is not entirely clear. This article relies on 27 captured personnel documents that demonstrate how extensive the breadth of information collected was in some cases.
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