Catrina Doxsee

Fellow, Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program
Catrina Doxsee

Catrina Doxsee is a fellow with the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she analyzes international and domestic terrorism and the irregular activities of countries such as Russia, China, and Iran. Outside of CSIS, she is a member of the editorial board for the Irregular Warfare Initiative at the Modern War Institute at West Point. She was also 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 with honors in history, with a concentration in military history, from the University of Chicago and an MA with honors in strategic studies and international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She is currently a PhD student in the security studies program at Princeton University.

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Forward Defense: Strengthening U.S. Force Posture in Europe

The United States needs a robust force posture, including U.S. Army presence, in Europe on NATO’s eastern flank to deter future Russian aggression. A significant downsizing of U.S. forces in Europe would weaken deterrence and embolden a revanchist Russia.

Report by Seth G. Jones, Seamus P. Daniels, Catrina Doxsee, Daniel Fata, and Kathleen McInnis — March 11, 2024

Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2024

Terrorism is no longer the top U.S. defense priority, but the complexity of the global terrorist landscape demands continued vigilance.

Report by Catrina Doxsee, Alexander Palmer, and Riley McCabe — February 8, 2024

Hamas’s October 7 Attack: Visualizing the Data

CSIS researchers present 10 figures and images to illustrate different dimensions of Hamas's October 7 attack, Israel's response, and the impact for Gaza and the world.

Commentary by Daniel Byman, Riley McCabe, Alexander Palmer, Catrina Doxsee, Mackenzie Holtz, and Delaney Duff — December 19, 2023

The Truth of the Matter

Prigozhin's Demise

CSIS’s Catrina Doxsee joins the podcast to discuss the alleged death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and its impact on the future of the Wagner Group and Russia's foreign policy.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Catrina Doxsee — August 25, 2023

CSIS the truth of the matter

Base Expansion in Mali Indicates Growing Wagner Group Investment

Contrary to rumors that the Wagner Group is weakening, CSIS analyzes recent satellite imagery showing that Wagner is expanding its base capacity in Bamako and may intend to soon transfer additional valuable military equipment to Mali.

Commentary by Catrina Doxsee, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Jennifer Jun — August 15, 2023