Events

In maintaining its commitment to bringing nuanced perspectives from experts in the field of violent and non-violent extremism, the Program on Extremism regularly hosts panel discussions, invited speakers, and other events. A list of all previous Program on Extremism events is available below. To receive information and registration details for future events, please join our email listserv.
 

A Conversation with DHS Counterterrorism Coordinator Nicholas Rasmussen

Monday, March 27th, 10-11:00am ET

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Foreign Terrorist Fighter Family Reintegration Panel

Tuesday, March 28th, 12-1:00pm ET

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Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and the State of Global Jihadist Leadership

Thursday, April 27th, 3-4:30pm ET

 

 

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ICYMI Recording Available-
Prevent and Countering Violent Extremism: UK and US Perspectives

Wednesday, March 8th, 10-11:30am ET

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Events Archive

2023

• Prevent and Countering Violent Extremism: UK and US Perspectives (March 8, 2023)

2022

• Looking through Jihadi Clusters - Explaining Jihadism in the West (December 6, 2022)
• Antisemitism in Western Extremist Movements: Responding to the Threat (November 15, 2022)
• Jihadism in the West: Current Trends (September 26, 2022)
• Post Organizational Extremism in the Aftermath of the Buffalo Shooting (June 27, 2022)
• Threats at Home and Abroad (June 15, 2022)
• A Practitioner Lens of the Repatriation & Reintegration Dilemma: How States Manage Foreign Terrorist Fighters & Their Families (June 2, 2022)
• Green Mosul Climate Change International Forum: Challenges and Future Solutions (May 9, 2022)
• Terrorism, Violent Extremism, and the War in Ukraine (April 28, 2022)
• The State of Online Terrorist and Extremist Content Removal Policy in the United States (March 31, 2022)
• The Revival of Jewish Cultural Heritage and Combating Antisemitism and Terrorism in the Middle East (March 16, 2022)
• The Global Jihad in Flux: Nexus Project Launch (March 7, 2022)
• The New DHS National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin: A Conversation with John Cohen (February 15, 2022)
• Foundations of the Foreign Fighter Problem: Investigating Blindspots Relating to Gender, Minors, and Families (February 2, 2022)

2021

• Six Months After the Countering Domestic Terrorism Strategy: A Conversation with John Cohen (December 15, 2021)
• Rise of the Reactionaries: Panel Discussion (December 9, 2021)
• Salafism and the Alt-Right Online Subcultures (December 2, 2021)
• Covering January 6: Reflections, Insights, and Latest News (October 12, 2021)
• Mosul and the Islamic State: The Road Ahead (September 21, 2021)
• American Homegrown Violent Extremism in the Post-9/11 Era (September 14, 2021)
• Mosul and the Islamic State: Justice and the Future of Mosul (July 21, 2021)
• The ISIS Files- Islamic State Governance, From Women's Lives to Agriculture (June 29, 2021)
• Countering Domestic Terrorism: A Conversation with John Cohen, DHS CT Coordinator (June 16, 2021)
• The ISIS Files- Policing as Rebel Governance: The Islamic State Police (April 21, 2021)
• The January 6 Capitol Hill Siege and Extremism in the Military (April 12, 2021)
• The Islamic State in Africa: History, Trends, & Attribution (April 7, 2021)
• The Islamic State in Congo (March 17, 2021)
• The ISIS Files- Establishing a System of Meaning through ISIS Education (February 25, 2021)

2020

• The ISIS Files- The Islamic State's Dawa and Mosques Administration: A new view of an old framework (December 15, 2020)
• The Transatlantic Gap on Islamism (November 24, 2020)
• Book Launch - Homegrown: ISIS in America (November 12, 2020)
• From Online Extremism to Offline Violence: Section 230 and Content Moderation (October 22, 2020)
• Terrorism Prosecutions: A Conversation with Acting U.S. Attorney Seth D. DuCharme (October 20, 2020)
• Gendered Justice: Female Perpetrators and Extremism (October 15, 2020)
• Responses to Returning and Repatriating ISIS Affiliates (October 8, 2020)
• Dollars for Daesh: A Discussion on Terrorism Financing and American Islamic State Supporters (September 29, 2020)
• The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism: Balancing Online Content Moderation and the Rule of Law (August 28, 2020)
• A Book Talk with Arie Perliger (August 18, 2020)
• The Muslim Brotherhood and the West (July 16, 2020)
• The ISIS Files Launch (June 29, 2020)
• The Impact of the Islamic State on Terrorism Research (June 17, 2020)
• A Book Talk With Dr. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens (May 27, 2020)
• Assessing the Threat of Incel Violence (May 26, 2020)
• The ISIS Reader Author Panel (April 21, 2020)
• Extremism Prevention: Experiences of Frontline Practitioners (April 17, 2020)
• Extremism and the Global Health Crisis (March 30, 2020)
• A Book Talk with Aaron Zelin (March 2, 2020)
• Assessing U.S. and Partner Posture to Counter Propaganda and Disinformation (February 19, 2020)
• A Book Talk with Joana Cook (February 4, 2020)
• Mosul After ISIS: A Conversation with Omar Mohammed, the "Mosul Eye" (January 15, 2020)
• A Discussion with the DOJ's Domestic Counterterrorism Coordinator (January 14, 2020)

2019

• The ISIS Files (November 14, 2019)
• Extremism in Sweden (November 13, 2019)
• Legal Options for Online Terrorism (October 2, 2019)
• Domestic Terrorism and Legal Perspectives on Terrorist Content Online (September 25, 2019)
• Regional Hotspots and Global Interventions (September 19, 2019)
• A Conversation with Manuel Navarrete, Director of Europol's Counter Terrorism Centre (June 26, 2019)
• Terrorism Prevention in the United States (June 13, 2019)
• Encrypted Extremism: A Discussion on Islamic State Exploitation of Telegram (June 6, 2019)
• What Next? Improving Counter-Extremism Programs in Central Asia (May 8, 2019)
• Historical Perspectives on Comparing Terrorism "Waves" (April 18, 2019)
• A Book Talk with Shiraz Maher (April 5, 2019)
• Ground Perspectives on the Wars Against the Islamic State: A Look at the Past, Present, and Future (March 25, 2019)
• A Book Talk with Farah Pandith (March 21, 2019)
• Jihadism After the Caliphate: A Joint GWUPOE-FFI Discussion (January 25, 2019)

2018

• A Discussion with the DOJ's Domestic Counterterrorism Coordinator (December 4, 2018)
• Towards a Terrorism Prevention Strategy in the United States: A Transatlantic Discussion (November 8, 2018)
• Salafism in America: History, Evolution, Radicalization (October 15, 2018)
• The Islamic State's Revival Strategy: Foundations for Future Resurgence and How to Undermine it (June 28, 2018)
• The Muslim Brotherhood and the West: A Discussion with Dr. Martyn Frampton (May 10, 2018)
• Future of Women in Violent Extremism (May 1, 2018)
• Challenges and Approaches to Violent Extremism in the Western Balkans (March 6, 2018)
• The Travelers: American Jihadists in Syria and Iraq (February 6, 2018)
• A Discussion with the DOJ's Domestic Counterterrorism Coordinator (January 9, 2018)

2017

• The Law and Combating Radicalization: Solutions and Limits (November 13, 2017)
• Radicalization in Prisons: Sharing Best Practices Across the Atlantic (October 30, 2017)
• From Twitter to Telegram: A Discussion on Tech and Terrorism (October 26, 2017)
• Movie Screening and Panel Discussion: "Layla M." (October 25, 2017)
• Iraq and Syria after the Caliphate: the Future of IS (October 16, 2017)
• Refugees and Migrants: Ideas and Best Practices Between Development Cooperation and the Need for Security (September 19, 2017)
• Radicals: The British Counterterrorism Challenge in the Wake of the Manchester and London Attacks (June 21, 2017)
• The Future of the Islamic State in the West (June 14, 2017)
• Understanding Deradicalization: A Discussion With Experts (April 25, 2017)
• Prevention of Radicalization: The French Approach (April 3, 2017)
• Toward a Global Partnership to Counter Online Radicalization and Extremism (March 28, 2017)
• The Jihadi Threat in Europe: Insights from Belgium (February 24, 2017)
• Designating the Muslim Brotherhood? A Discussion with Sir John Jenkins (February 15, 2017)
• A Book Talk with Graeme Wood (January 25, 2017)

2016

• Women in Terrorism: A Year After San Bernardino (December 1, 2016)
• Fighting the Flames: A Discussion With Former Members of Violent Organizations (October 19, 2016)
• A Discussion with the DOJ's Domestic Counterterrorism Coordinator (October 13, 2016)
• A Conversation with a Former Extremist (September 26, 2016)
• Paris to Orlando: Comparing the Terrorist Threat to Europe and America (July 12, 2016)
• A Conversation with Justin Siberell (May 25, 2016)

2015

• ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa (December 1, 2015)
• Countering Violent Extremism Through Early Interventions/ Resilience to Violent Extremism: Effective Intervention Approaches (November 9-10,2015)
• A Discussion with John Carlin (October 14, 2015)