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"This is Our House!" A Preliminary Assessment of the Capitol Hill Siege Participants

• "Most alleged Capitol rioters unconnected to extremist groups, analysis finds" The Guardian
• "Most charged in Capitol riot had no connection to extremist groups or one another, report finds" NBC News

Dollars for Daesh: Analyzing the Finances of American ISIS Supporters

• "Terrorism on a budget: Americans who joined ISIS or planned attacks did so with little money" CBS News
• "Americans funded ISIS terror on the cheap, an alarming revelation for investigators" Voice of America

Encrypted Extremism: Inside the English-Speaking Islamic State Ecosystem on Telegram

• "English-speaking ISIS supporters exploit messaging app," CBS News
• "Islamic State’s English-Speaking Supporters Rallying on Telegram," Voice of America
• "Why Islamic State Recruitment is Thriving on Telegram," Gizmodo

The Travelers: American Jihadists in Syria and Iraq

• "A New American Leader Rises in ISIS," The Atlantic
• "American jihadists in Syria remain terror threat to US: report," ABC News
• "U.S. Prisons Allow Extremism to Fester, Study Warns," Wall Street Journal

Digital Decay: Tracing Change Over Time Among English-Language Islamic State Supporters on Twitter

• "Twitter's Efforts Curbed pro-ISIS Accounts, Study Finds," Wall Street Journal

Fear thy Neighbor: Radicalization and Jihadist Attacks in the West

• "ISIS, Despite Heavy Losses, Still Inspires Global Attacks," New York Times
• "Who was behind the jihadist attacks on Europe and North America?," BBC News

Not Just The Caliphate: Non-Islamic State-Related Jihadist Terrorism in America

• "Other Than ISIS: Half of U.S. Terror Suspects Support ISIS Rival Groups, New Report Details," ABC News
• "Study: Almost half of alleged terrorists in US unrelated to ISIS," The Hill

Cruel Intentions: Female Jihadists in America

• "These 25 American female jihadis show why it’s hard to combat radicalization," Miami Herald
• "New report profiles 25 American women who joined jihadi movements" Vice News

ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa

• "ISIS followers in U.S. are diverse and young," The New York Times
• "ISIS sympathizers in U.S. prefer Twitter among social media," The Wall Street Journal
• "Why ISIS recruiting in America reached historic levels," The Atlantic

In the News  |  Our Staff & Fellows

The Program's staff and fellows are frequently featured as experts in media reports, offering analyses on both domestic and international cases of violent extremism and radicalization.

60 Minutes interview with Seamus Hughes

January 2021—June 2021

• “270+ charged in Capitol siege; US weighs a new law concerning domestic terror” WJLA

• “FBI must target white supremacists' infiltration of police agencies, congressman says” The Guardian

• “Who Planted Pipe Bombs in D.C.? Feds Hope New Video Leads To Tips” TIME

• “Oath Keepers Founder Stood Outside While Members Committed Mayhem in US Capitol” VOA News

• “Analysis finds Jan. 6 insurrectionist mob was "hodgepodge" of unaffiliated right-wing extremists” Salon

• “Extremism in the ranks: Vets and the insurrection” Yahoo News

• “Former State Department aide arrested in connection with Capitol riot” NBC News

• “Capitol riots: Who has the FBI arrested so far?” BBC News

• “Most alleged Capitol rioters unconnected to extremist groups, analysis finds” The Guardian

• 'They’re Fighting Blind.' Inside the Biden Administration's Uphill Battle Against Far-Right Extremism” TIME

• “No Evidence Left-Wing Activists Attacked US Capitol, FBI Chief Says” VOA News

• “A lawyer for an accused Oath Keeper Capitol rioter says the group's 'quick reaction force' of weapon suppliers was actually just one guy” Insider

• “GW report analyzes backgrounds of Jan. 6 insurrectionists, shows extremism is a growing threat” WUSA

• “GW University details 'diverse group' charged in Capitol attacks, offers recommendations” WJLA

• “'It was just a matter of time': Authors of GWU report discuss thoughts on Capitol riot” WJLA

• “The Vast Majority of Capitol Riot Suspects Posted About Their Alleged Crimes in Real Time” Washingtonian

• “County bordering N.J. among highest number of arrests from U.S. Capitol siege, report says” NJ.Com

• “Seven Proud Boys and 4 Oath Keepers with military ties, 36 women, and an L.A. County cohort: Detailed composition of MAGA riot emerges in more than 250 arrests” Daily Mail

• “FBI Director Says Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Was Inspiration for More Extremism” The Wall Street Journal

• “FBI director says Capitol riot was ‘domestic terrorism’” Los Angeles Times

• “Who Were the US Capitol Rioters?” VOA News

• “Feds charge over 200 in Capitol riot. We've learned a lot about why it happened.” NBC News

• “Biden Administration ‘Going After Violence’ in Crackdown on Domestic Terrorism” VOA News

• “Facing 'significant influx' of Capitol siege cases, DOJ issues 'urgent' internal plea for help to offices across country” ABC News

• “N.J. among states with most number of suspects in attack on U.S. Capitol” NJ.Com

• “The Federal Case Against The Capitol Insurrectionists Is Becoming Much Clearer” Talking Points Memo

• “Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up.” ProPublica

• “White House Focuses on Fight Against Domestic Terrorism” VOA News

• “Facebook Confirms It’s Preserving Account Data Related To Capitol Hill Riot Investigations” Forbes

• “He gave an interview right after storming the Capitol. It led the FBI straight to him.” The Washington Post

• “The Long Prologue to the Capitol Hill Riot” The New Yorker

• “Security challenges as a new president is sworn in”CBS News

• “The Boogaloo Bois Prepare for Civil War” The Atlantic

• “A pro-Trump mob plots more riots as Biden’s inauguration looms” Wired Magazine

• Program on Extremism launches database of court records for U.S. Capitol riot charges” The GW Hatchet

• “Experts warn Cliven Bundy's rhetoric following U.S. Capitol riot could mean danger ahead” Reno Gazette Journal
• "'This was really big': Far-right extremist groups use Capitol attack to recruit new members” USA Today" USA Today

July 2020—December 2020

• "FBI reveals items seized at white supremacy leader’s heavily guarded ‘hate camp’" The Detroit News

• "Oregon case reflects extremists' need of online presence" ABC News

• "American Mom Who Joined IS Sentenced to More Than 6 1/2 Years in Prison" VOA News

• "American Mom Who Pleaded Guilty to Terrorism Charges Sentenced to 6.5 Years" PBS Frontline

• "‘Europe needs tougher laws to fight the Islamist threat’" The Times

• "Oregon terrorism case highlights new tactic of the Islamic State’s global network" KGW8
• "The FBI Says ‘Boogaloo’ Extremists Bought 3D-Printed Machine Gun Parts" Wired Magazine
• "White supremacist group talked about paramilitary training in secret vetting calls" CNN
• “When Armed Vigilantes Are Summoned With a Few Keystrokes” The New York Times
• “Ruby Ridge echoes in deadly FBI shootout earlier this month in Michigan” The Spokesman-Review
• “What is the Boogaloo and why do they want to kidnap the governor?” WXYZ Detroit
• “Anti-government groups shift focus from Washington to states” Star Tribune
• “Some of those charged in Whitmer plot attended Michigan Capitol rallies, witnesses say” The Detroit News
• “Mysterious Wolverine Watchmen militia group 'flew under radar'” The Detroit News
• "Plans to kidnap Whitmer, overthrow government spoiled, officials say" The Detroit News
• “Terror charges follow Islamic State woman repatriated to Italy” Al-Monitor
• “Terrorism on a budget: Americans who joined ISIS or planned attacks did so with little money” NBC News
• “Americans funded ISIS terror on the cheap, an alarming revelation for investigators” Yahoo News
• "'I would be very careful in the middle of the street': Drivers have hit protesters 66 times since May 27" USA Today
• “Teen accused in Zoom bomb threat at UH once radicalized in support of ISIS, sister says” The Houston Chronicle
• “Analysts Say Armed Groups At Protests Raise Specter Of A 'Street War'” NPR
• “UN Warns Too Few Islamic State Women Are Facing Justice” VOA News
• “Inside Minnesota's Boogaloo movement: Armed and eager for societal collapse” Star Tribune
• “'Boogaloo' on the loose: Experts warn Congress about extremism on the right” Yahoo News

January 2020—June 2020

• "Facebook bans boogaloo groups, but some smaller groups remain" CNET
• Alleged Followers of Boogaloo Movement Face Charges Linked to Protests The Wall Street Journal
• Intel report warns that far-right extremists may target Washington, D.C. Politico
• "The boogaloo movement is gaining momentum. Who are the boogaloo 'bois' and what do they want?" USA Today
• "Far-right extremists keep showing up at BLM protests. Are they behind the violence?" The Kansas City Star
• 3 men tied to 'boogaloo' movement plotted to terrorize Las Vegas protests, officials say ABC 7
• "Gun-toting members of the Boogaloo movement are showing up at protests" FOX 5 Vegas
• Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests The Seattle Times
• "On all sides, fears of 'outside agitators' in Floyd protests" Yahoo News
• "Extremists prepare for next ‘civil war’ in Hawaiian shirts" The Australian
• "'Boogaloo boys’ prepare for next American civil war in Hawaiian shirts" The Times
• "Virus restrictions fuel anti-government ‘boogaloo’ movement" FOX 6 Now
• "Man arrested in Utah for allegedly supporting ISIS" The Salt Lake Tribune
• "Opportunity or threat? How Islamic extremists are reacting to coronavirus" The Guardian
• "In a historic move, US designates white supremacist group as a terrorist organization" PRI's The World
• “U.S. Labels Russian White Supremacist Group as Global Terrorist” The Wall Street Journal
• "'Manifestation of the wrath of God': Jihadists see coronavirus as call to duty" The Washington Times
• "As Domestic Terrorists Outpace Jihadists, New U.S. Law Is Debated" The New York Times
• "To this man, Islamic State’s ideology ‘just made sense.’ Now, he rejects extremism" Los Angeles Times

July 2019—December 2019

• "London Bridge Attack Raises Questions About Convicted Terrorists Reentering Society" NPR
• "Appeals court sends ISIS terrorism case back to controversial Houston judge" Houston Chronicle
• “Tech fight against online extremism gets overhaul” The Hill
•  “Islamic State wives want to come home. But what were they doing while they were away?” Los Angeles Times
•  “U.S. Struggles to Keep Allies in Fight Against ISIS in Syria” The New York Times
• “ISIS Names New Leader and Confirms al-Baghdadi’s Death” The New York Times

January 2019—June 2019

• “American ISIS Member Caught on Syrian Battlefield, Militia Says” The New York Times
• “American from Texas captured while fighting for ISIS, militia says” ABC News
• “American Boy, 16, Caught Fighting for ISIS in Syria, Militia Says” The New York Times
• “European Leaders Reluctant To Meet Trump's Demands To Take Back Captive ISIS Fighters” NPR
• “2 American Wives of ISIS Militants Want to Return Home” The New York Times
•  “Coast Guard officer accused of plotting to kill Democrats, journalists” Politico
• “What Happens When Americans Who Joined ISIS Want To Come Home” NPR
• “Trump administration signals ISIS foreign fighters could be sent to Guantanamo Bay” ABC News
• “The terrorism research center behind the Coast Guard officer scoop” The Columbia Journalism Review
• “Arrests in domestic terror probes outpace those inspired by Islamic extremists” Washington Post
• “English-speaking ISIS supporters exploit messaging app” CBS News
• “Islamic State on brink of defeat as Western-backed forces corner fighters on river bank” The Telegraph
• “The Federal Courts are Running an Online Scam” Politico
• “Women take to the front line as desperate Isil fights to the end” The Telegraph
• “How a change in law could lead to more arrests of domestic terrorists” ABC News
• “Shamima Begum was cruel enforcer in Isil's morality police, say Syrian witnesses” The Telegraph
• “Wisconsin Woman Used Hacked Facebook Accounts to Recruit for ISIS, Prosecutors Say” The New York Times
• “In ISIS leader’s video appearance, messages to followers, rivals and the West” Washington Post
• “Thousands of ISIS Children Suffer in Camps as Countries Grapple With Their Fate” The New York Times
• “John Walker Lindh, Known as the ‘American Taliban,’ Is Set to Leave Federal Prison This Week” The New York Times
•  “‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh Released After 17 Years” Wall Street Journal
•  “’American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh released from prison 3 years early” CBS News
• “CIA officer’s father to Trump: Please stop release of John Walker Lindh aka ‘American Taliban’” ABC News
•  "These researchers study terrorists. Sometimes, they also stumble across scoops" Washington Post

July 2018—December 2018

• "American Accused of Being ISIS Fighter in Syria Faces Prosecution in U.S." The New York Times
• "Tech Firms Tout Progress on Scrubbing Online Terror Content." The Wall Street Journal
• "Video Purports to Show Tajikistan Attackers Pledging Allegiance to ISIS." The New York Times
• "To Syria And Back: How 2 Women Escaped Their Radicalized Husbands." National Public Radio Morning Edition
• "ISIS Member Arrested in Sacramento, U.S. Says." The New York Times
• "Why a 'Dramatic Dip' in ISIS Attacks in the West Is Scant Comfort." The New York Times
• "US Army officer-turned-terrorist thought Fort Hood attack would save mother's soul, letters show." ABC News

January 2018—June 2018

• "Tech Firms Tout Progress on Scrubbing Online Terror Content," The Wall Street Journal
• "What Happens to the American Families of Islamic State Fighters?" PBS 
• "Three Kansas militiamen who plotted to bomb Muslims are found guilty on terrorism charges," Washington Post
• "US has 1,000 open ISIS investigations but a steep drop in prosecutions," CNN
• "Texas convert Warren Clark sent ISIS his resume, report says," NBC News
• "How an American Rose to the Upper Ranks of ISIS," NPR
• "One Brooklyn Man's Lonely Journey to Jihad," The New York Times

July 2017—December 2017

• "ISIS, Despite Heavy Losses, Still Inspires Global Attacks," The New York Times

• “FBI Says ISIS Used eBay to Send Terror Cash to U.S.," The Wall Street Journal

• "The Road to Radicalism in Charlottesville," The Atlantic 

• "Spain, a Leader in Foiling Attacks, Falls Victim to One Anyway," The New York Times

• "How Did Spain Avoid Terrorism Before Barcelona?," The Atlantic

• “Federal government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say," The Washington Post

• “ISIS Releases Recording Said to Be of Its Leader”, The New York Times

January 2017—June 2017

• "Islamic State seeks to impose religious rules in Egypt's North Sinai," Reuters UK
• "Terrorists Are Not Snowflakes," Foreign Policy
• "Lone-actor vs. Remote-Controlled Jihadi Terrorism: Rethinking the Threat to the West," War on the Rocks
• Anderson Cooper investigates first ISIS-claimed attack in U.S., CBS’s 60 Minutes
• "ISIS Will Fail, but What About the Idea of ISIS?” The Atlantic
• "Not ‘Lone Wolves’ After All: How ISIS Guides World’s Terror Plots From Afar," The New York Times
• "Where America's Terrorists Actually Come From," The Atlantic
• "Why the United States Should Be as Circumspect as the British about the Muslim Brotherhood," Lawfare
• "Terrorists Deliver Their Message With Lethal Simplicity," The New York Times
• "What life inside the Islamic State looks like for recruits," The Washington Post

July 2016—December 2016

• "What is inspiring homegrown terror in the U.S.? It’s not the just Islamic State," The Washington Post
• Kamran Bokhari on the Future of Syria's Kurds, Center for Global Policy
• ‘In-Betweeners’ Are Part of a Rich Recruiting Pool for Jihadists
• "Egypt to hold mass trial of suspected Islamic State militants," The Guardian
• The challenge of recognizing radicalization before it’s too late, PBS Newshour
• "Will a European de-radicalization approach work in at-risk U.S. cities?" The Washington Post
• "Engaging the “Not-Yet-Guilty” in the Fight against Terrorism," Lawfare
• "What Aaron told me: An expert on extremism shares his conversations with the terror suspect," National Post
• "Who can stop a jihadi? Try his mom." Houston Chronicle
• "What motivates a Canadian jihadist?" Maclean's
• "Why Islamic State's Abu Muhammad Adnani was much more than a spokesman," Los Angeles Times

January 2016—June 2016

• Could the Orlando attack have been prevented?, CBS News
• "Orlando shooter pledged loyalty to conflicting organizations," The Associated Press
• "Orlando Shooting Plays Into FBI’s Homegrown-Terror Worries," The Wall Street Journal
• "The high bar for when a person becomes a terror threat," Boston Globe
• "‘I am fed up with this evil’: How an American went from Ivy League student to disillusioned ISIS fighter," The Washington Post
• Lorenzo Vidino on the 'Terror in Orlando', MSNBC's Weekends with Alex Witt
• "Orlando Shooting Plays Into FBI’s Homegrown-Terror Worries," The Wall Street Journal
• "7 Things You Need to Know About Jihadists in the United States," Politico
• "The Houthi Hezbollah: Iran's Train-and-Equip Program in Sanaa," Foreign Affairs
• "Who Would Become an ISIS Suicide Bomber?" Newsweek
• Recruiting college students to fight extremists online, PBS Newshour

June 2015—December 2015

• "American ISIS Twitter Scene’ Reveals Social Media’s Power to Radicalize," The Guardian
• "Study finds dozens of ISIS-related crimes in US," Boston Globe
• "'Unprecedented': What ISIS Looks Like In America," NPR
• Where are ISIS-related arrests in US?, MSNBC
• "Report: American ISIS Supporters Are Good at Social Media, Bad at Evading Arrest," New York Magazine
• "Americans Attracted to ISIS Find an ‘Echo Chamber’ on Social Media," The New York Times
• Expert on radicalization analyzes San Bernardino killers, CNN
• American ISIS Sympathizers, C-SPAN
• The terrorism question looming over the San Bernardino attack, PBS Newshour
• "Both San Bernardino shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago," Boston Globe
• "How to stop ISIS from recruiting American teens," The Washington Post