A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland

Assaf Moghadam

Assaf Moghadam

Former Investigator

Lead Investigator on START Research Projects

Ideologies and Motivations of Terrorist Organizations

July 2014 to December 2017

Selected Publications

Mapping Today's Jihadi Landscape and Threat (Journal Article)

Suicide Terrorism (Book Chapter)

Nexus of Global Jihad: Understanding Cooperation Among Terrorist Actors (Book)

Marriage of Convenience: The Evolution of Iran and al-Qa'ida's Tactical Cooperation (Journal Article)

Bruce Hoffman and Fernando Reinares (Eds.): The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden's Death (Book Review)

Say Terrorist, Think Insurgent: Labeling and Analyzing Contemporary Terrorist Actors (Journal Article)

Towards Global Jihadism: Al-Qaeda's Strategic, Ideological and Structural Adaptations since 9/11 (Journal Article)

Al Qaeda's Post-9/11 Evolution: An Assessment (Book Chapter)

The Globalization of Martyrdom: Al Qaeda, Salafi Jihad, and the Diffusion of Suicide Attacks (Book)

News References

New project explores the relationship between belief and action of terrorist groups (News)

Apply Now: Summer Workshop on Teaching about Terrorism (News)