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"This is War": Examining Military Experience Among the Capitol Hill Siege Participants
- "Number of US Troops Linked to Domestic Terror Plots Small but Growing" Voice of America
- "Post-riot effort to tackle extremism in the military largely overlooks veterans" Washington Post
- "Divide over scope of military's extremism problem impedes culture, policy changes" Roll Call
"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.
- July 2021—December 2021
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"Capitol Rioters in Jail’s ‘Patriot Wing’ Have Their Own Rituals and a Growing Fan Base" Vice News
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"Global leaders gather in Pittsburgh this week to discuss the rise in extremist hate, find solutions" WESA
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"A Kandahar mosque attack exposes the Taliban's security challenges" NPR
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"First of Utah’s Capitol riot suspects expected to plead guilty" Fox 13
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"Hacked Records Reveal Hundreds Of Oath Keepers Across New Jersey" Gothamist
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"EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?" ABC News
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"Jailed Jan. 6 Rioters Are Getting Fan Mail From Trump Supporters" Vice News
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"Washington once more on alert ahead of rally celebrating Jan. 6 rioters" Boston Globe
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"DHS: Extremists used TikTok to promote Jan. 6 violence" POLITICO
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"Whitmer kidnap case jurors to be quizzed on bombs, masks, guns and insurrection" The Detroit News
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U.S. Remains Focused on Fighting ISIS-K in Afghanistan" CBS News
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"ISIS-K and Other Militant Groups in Afghanistan" C-SPAN Washington Journal
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"What Is ISIS-K?" NPR
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"Kabul airport bombing underscores Taliban’s challenges in securing a volatile Afghanistan" Washington Post
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"What is ISIS-K, the group that killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 civilians in Afghanistan?" Yahoo News
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"As the investigation drags on, Jan. 6 defendants win more freedom" The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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"Kabul airport bombing underscores Taliban’s challenges in securing a volatile Afghanistan" The Washington Post
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"Portland gunfight fuels alarm over growing use of weapons at rallies" The Guardian
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"Blasts set to trigger new terror attacks" The Australian
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"The Taliban shows off its new propaganda savvy with photo recreating an iconic moment for US Marines" Business Insider
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"EXPLAINER: How social platforms are dealing with the Taliban" AP News
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"Why an ‘uphill battle’ awaits lawmakers investigating Jan. 6 insurrection" PBS Newshour
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“Six months later, this is what we know about Georgia’s Jan. 6 defendants” The National
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“ICC prosecutor praises pursuit of justice in Mosul” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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“Ad hoc extremist groups come into focus in post-January 6 criminal charges” CNN
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“What we know 6 months after the Capitol riot, and what we're still learning” WJLA
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January 2021—June 2021
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"'Right-Wing Death Squad’: Active-Duty Marine Plotted to Bomb DNC, Murder Black People, Feds Say"Daily Beast
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“ISIS soldier to make unprecedented appearance to testify against Dearborn man” The Detroit News
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“The Geophysicist Who Stormed the Capitol” POLITICO
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“Questions Linger About Jan. 6 Capitol Riot” Voice of America
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“Number of US Troops Linked to Domestic Terror Plots Small but Growing” Voice of America
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“Whitmer kidnap probe leads feds to explosives, arsenals” The Detroit News
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“270+ charged in Capitol siege; US weighs a new law concerning domestic terror” WJLA
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“FBI must target white supremacists' infiltration of police agencies, congressman says” The Guardian
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“Who Planted Pipe Bombs in D.C.? Feds Hope New Video Leads To Tips” TIME
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“Oath Keepers Founder Stood Outside While Members Committed Mayhem in US Capitol” VOA News
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“Analysis finds Jan. 6 insurrectionist mob was "hodgepodge" of unaffiliated right-wing extremists” Salon
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“Extremism in the ranks: Vets and the insurrection” Yahoo News
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“Former State Department aide arrested in connection with Capitol riot” NBC News
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“Most alleged Capitol rioters unconnected to extremist groups, analysis finds” The Guardian
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“No Evidence Left-Wing Activists Attacked US Capitol, FBI Chief Says” VOA News
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“GW report analyzes backgrounds of Jan. 6 insurrectionists, shows extremism is a growing threat” WUSA
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“GW University details 'diverse group' charged in Capitol attacks, offers recommendations” WJLA
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“'It was just a matter of time': Authors of GWU report discuss thoughts on Capitol riot” WJLA
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“The Vast Majority of Capitol Riot Suspects Posted About Their Alleged Crimes in Real Time” Washingtonian
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“County bordering N.J. among highest number of arrests from U.S. Capitol siege, report says” NJ.Com
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“FBI Director Says Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Was Inspiration for More Extremism” The Wall Street Journal
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“FBI director says Capitol riot was ‘domestic terrorism’” Los Angeles Times
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“Who Were the US Capitol Rioters?” VOA News
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“Feds charge over 200 in Capitol riot. We've learned a lot about why it happened.” NBC News
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“Biden Administration ‘Going After Violence’ in Crackdown on Domestic Terrorism” VOA News
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“N.J. among states with most number of suspects in attack on U.S. Capitol” NJ.Com
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“The Federal Case Against The Capitol Insurrectionists Is Becoming Much Clearer” Talking Points Memo
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“Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up.” ProPublica
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“White House Focuses on Fight Against Domestic Terrorism” VOA News
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“Facebook Confirms It’s Preserving Account Data Related To Capitol Hill Riot Investigations” Forbes
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“He gave an interview right after storming the Capitol. It led the FBI straight to him.” The Washington Post
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“The Long Prologue to the Capitol Hill Riot” The New Yorker
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“Security challenges as a new president is sworn in”CBS News
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“The Boogaloo Bois Prepare for Civil War” The Atlantic
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“A pro-Trump mob plots more riots as Biden’s inauguration looms” Wired Magazine
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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
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- July 2020—December 2020
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"FBI reveals items seized at white supremacy leader’s heavily guarded ‘hate camp’" The Detroit News
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"Oregon case reflects extremists' need of online presence" ABC News
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"American Mom Who Joined IS Sentenced to More Than 6 1/2 Years in Prison" VOA News
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"American Mom Who Pleaded Guilty to Terrorism Charges Sentenced to 6.5 Years" PBS Frontline
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"‘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
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- January 2020—June 2020
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- "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
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- "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
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- “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
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- "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
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- "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
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"ISIS, Despite Heavy Losses, Still Inspires Global Attacks," The New York Times
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“FBI Says ISIS Used eBay to Send Terror Cash to U.S.," The Wall Street Journal
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"The Road to Radicalism in Charlottesville," The Atlantic
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"Spain, a Leader in Foiling Attacks, Falls Victim to One Anyway," The New York Times
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"How Did Spain Avoid Terrorism Before Barcelona?," The Atlantic
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“Federal government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say," The Washington Post
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“ISIS Releases Recording Said to Be of Its Leader”, The New York Times
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- January 2017—June 2017
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- "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
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- "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
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- 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
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- "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