CIA Terrorism Review Reports (1982-2001)

Description

CIA Terrorism Review: A Two-Decade Chronology

The provided source describes a compilation of CIA Terrorism Review reports spanning from 1982 to 2001 (with a gap from 1992-1993). While specific events are not detailed, the structure and content of the reports allow for a timeline of the reporting period and its focus.

• 1982-1991: Publication of the “Terrorism Review” reports by the Director of Central Intelligence’s Counterterrorist Center. These reports provide a worldwide overview of entities engaged in recent terrorist activity, noting current trends and changing dynamics. They typically began with an overview of worldwide terrorism, highlights, and articles on significant developments.
• 1992-1993: No reports were included in this compilation for these years, indicating a potential hiatus in their availability or production within this specific collection.
• 1994-2001: Resumption or continuation of the “Terrorism Review” reports, compiled by the Deputy Director, Instability and Insurgency Center, Office of Global Issues. The reports maintained their structure, including a chronology of significant events, incidents, and trends in international terrorism, with commentary on background, importance, and wider implications.
• Throughout 1982-1991 & 1994-2001:Regular publication of “Terrorism Review”: This periodical provided intelligence on global terrorism.
• Identification of terrorist entities: The reports aimed to identify individuals, groups, and nations involved in terroristic actions.
• Analysis of terrorism trends: The reports focused on noting current trends and changing dynamics in terrorist pursuits.
• Chronologies of significant events: Each report included a timeline of important international terrorism events, incidents, and trends.
• Commentary on events: The chronologies were supplemented with analysis of the background, importance, and wider implications of the noted events.
• Terrorism diary and indigenous terrorism summary: Reports concluded with a diary of recent terrorist activity and a summary of indigenous terrorism.

Cast of Characters

The provided source details the creators of the reports rather than specific individuals involved in the terrorist activities themselves. Therefore, the “Cast of Characters” consists of the organizational entities and roles responsible for producing these intelligence documents.

• Director of Central Intelligence’s Counterterrorist Center:Role: The primary publishing body for the “Terrorism Review” reports from 1982 to 1991. They were responsible for compiling and disseminating worldwide overviews of terrorist activity.
• Deputy Director, Instability and Insurgency Center, Office of Global Issues:Role: The entity responsible for compiling the “Terrorism Review” reports from 1994 through 2001. This role indicates a continuation of the intelligence analysis and reporting function, potentially under a refined organizational structure within the CIA.
• “Entities engaging in recent terrorist activity” (Unnamed):Role: These are the subjects of the reports – individuals, groups, and nations involved in terroristic actions worldwide. While not named specifically in this source, they are the focus of the intelligence gathering and analysis within the “Terrorism Review.”

CIA Terrorism Review Reports (1982-2001)

3,922 pages of the periodical CIA report, “Terrorism Review,” dating from 1982 to 1991 and 1994 through 2001. The files contain approximately 2,200 pages with discernable information due to redactions made by the CIA.

These reports were published by the Director of Central Intelligence’s Counterterrorist Center. Compiled by the Deputy Director, Instability and Insurgency Center, Office of Global Issues. The publication provided a world-wide overview of entities engaging in recent terrorist activity. It noted current trends and changing dynamics of pursuits of individuals, groups and nations involved in terroristic actions.

The reports began with an overview of world-wide terrorism, listing highlights and articles on significant developments. Usually followed by a chronology including significant events, incidents, and trends in international terrorism, with commentary on their background, importance, and wider implications.

Reports ended with a terrorism diary for the recent period and a summary of indigenous terrorism.