
Catrina Doxsee is an associate director and associate fellow for the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she analyzes international and domestic terrorism and the irregular activities of countries such as Iran, Russia, and China. Outside of CSIS, she is a member of the editorial board for the Irregular Warfare Initiative at the Modern War Institute at West Point and was the 2021 counterterrorism fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. Prior to joining CSIS, Ms. Doxsee worked as an associate policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute. She has also conducted research at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. Treasury Department’s Middle East and North Africa Office. She previously served for two years in AmeriCorps as a refugee resettlement caseworker in Pittsburgh. Ms. Doxsee holds a BA in history, with a concentration in military history, from the University of Chicago and an MA in strategic studies and international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
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US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya
Catrina Doxsee in The Washington Post — February 3, 2023
What to know about the Wagner group, a 'brutal' Russian military group fighting in Ukraine
Catrina Doxsee in ABC News — February 2, 2023
What is known about the Wagner Group and recruitment in Serbia
Catrina Doxsee in Voice of America — January 20, 2023
The unlikely state that’s a hotbed of political drama
Catrina Doxsee in POLITICO Nightly — January 20, 2023
U.S. Cable: Russian Paramilitary Group Set to Get Cash Infusion from Expanded African Mine
Catrina Doxsee in Politico — January 19, 2023
Former Wagner commander alleges execution of deserters
Catrina Doxsee in DW News — January 18, 2023
Russia’s Wagner group ramping up operations outside of Ukraine, U.S. warns
Catrina Doxsee in Politico — January 9, 2023
How Texans helped plot, foment and carry out the Jan. 6 insurrection
Catrina Doxsee in Texas Tribune — January 6, 2023
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Putin’s Proxies: Examining Russia’s Use of Private Military Companies
Congressional Testimony by Catrina Doxsee — September 15, 2022

Pushed to Extremes: Domestic Terrorism amid Polarization and Protest
Brief by Catrina Doxsee , Seth G. Jones , Jared Thompson , Kateryna Halstead , and Grace Hwang — May 17, 2022

Massacres, Executions, and Falsified Graves: The Wagner Group’s Mounting Humanitarian Cost in Mali
Commentary by Catrina Doxsee and Jared Thompson — May 11, 2022

Assessing the Pentagon’s Progress on Countering Extremism in the Military
Critical Questions by Catrina Doxsee and Michelle Macander — April 8, 2022

The End of Operation Barkhane and the Future of Counterterrorism in Mali
Critical Questions by Catrina Doxsee , Jared Thompson , and Marielle Harris — March 2, 2022

Tracking the Arrival of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali
Commentary by Jared Thompson , Catrina Doxsee , and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — February 2, 2022

The 2022 Defense and Security Outlook
Podcast Episode by Christine Brazeau , Rose Butchart , Catrina Doxsee , Devi Nair , Suzanne Spaulding , and Makena Young — January 13, 2022

Opening Doors: A Conversation with Grace Hwang and Catrina Doxsee
Event by Catrina Doxsee and Grace Hwang — October 12, 2021

Examining Extremism: Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP)
Blog Post by Catrina Doxsee and Jared Thompson — September 8, 2021

Examining Extremism: The Militia Movement
Blog Post by Catrina Doxsee — August 12, 2021
