FPRI Authors and Contributors

Clint Watts is President of Miburo Solutions, Inc. His research focuses on analyzing transnational threat groups operating in local environments on a global scale. Before starting Miburo Solutions, he served as a U.S. Army infantry officer, a FBI Special Agent on a Joint Terrorism Task Force, and as the Executive Officer of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (CTC). Clint's publications include: al Qaeda's (Mis) Adventures in the Horn of Africa, Combating Terrorism Center, 2007 (Co-editor, Co-author); “Can the Anbar Strategy Work in Pakistan?” Small Wars Journal, 2007 ; “Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan: What Foreign Fighter Data Reveals About the Future of Terrorism?” Small Wars Journal, 2008; “Foreign Fighters: How are they being recruited?” Small Wars Journal, 2008; “Countering Terrorism from the Second Foreign Fighter Glut,” Small Wars Journal, 2009; and, “Capturing the Potential of Outlier Ideas in the Intelligence Community,” Studies in Intelligence - CIA, 2011.(Co-author). He is also the editor of the SelectedWisdom.com blog.
Articles
- U.S. Strategy for Countering Violent Extremism: An Assessment · E-Notes · December 2012
- Radicalization in the U.S. Beyond al Qaeda · E-Books · August 2012
- What If There Is No Al-Qaeda? Preparing for Future Terrorism · E-Notes · July 2012
- Major Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood Tragedy: Implications for the U.S. Armed Forces · E-Notes · June 2011
Events
- The Boston Bombings: Lessons Learned · April 24, 2013
Conferences
Audio/Video
- The Boston Bombings: Lessons Learned - (Audio) · April 24, 2013
Blog Posts
- Are today’s al Qaeda offshoots following Bin Laden’s vision? · Clint Watts
- Why al Qaeda Needs Donations More Than Ransoms · Clint Watts
- al Qaeda doesn’t follow its own lessons learned! · Clint Watts
- Detecting the radicalization and recruitment of the Boston Bombers · Clint Watts
