Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the chief executive officer of Valens Global, a consulting firm that focuses on violent non-state actors. An adjunct assistant professor in Georgetown University’s security studies program, he holds a Ph.D. in world politics from the Catholic University of America.

OPERATION HEMORRHAGE

The Jihadi Playbook to Bankrupt the West

The Western economy is a key underlying target in attacks like the one that the Islamic State perpetrated in Brussels.

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STRATEGIC PATIENCE

Al Qaeda Secrets in bin Laden’s Books

Captured documents released by the U.S. reveal the extent of al Qaeda’s strategy, which may include negotiated ‘truces’ in Syria and elsewhere.

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SHADOW WAR

The CIA and the Perils of Syrian Proxies

After fighting al Qaeda and its affiliates for a decade and a half, the CIA is now helping them gain ground in Syria.

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Is Al Qaeda Like Kobe Bryant?

Obama says new groups claiming allegiance to al Qaeda are equivalent to JV players wearing Lakers jerseys. Why the president is wrong.

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