START is happy to announce the launch of a new online publication series, START Research Briefs. The Research Briefs are designed as a mechanism to present interim findings from ongoing START research projects to a broad audience. The full-text of each brief can be downloaded from the Publications section of the START website. The first publications in this series address the following topics:

• Efficacy of counterterrorism approaches

• Public Schools preparedness for disasters

• Public risk communication

Predictors of support for anti-Western terrorism New entries in this series will be added on a regular basis.