Mila Johns

Former Researcher

Researcher on START Projects

Anatomizing the Behavior of Chemical and Biological Non-State Adversaries

June 2012 - May 2014

Computational Modeling of Grievances and Political Instability Through Global Media

September 2014 - September 2019

Countering the Inhumane: Modeling Probable Pathways for Human Trafficking Along the U.S.- Mexico Border

September 2013 - December 2014

Extremist Pathways to Power: The Rise of Extremist Ideologies to State Dogma

May 2013 - October 2013

Integration of International Architecture Analysis

September 2013 - March 2015

Organized and/or Transnational Crime/Drug Cartel Nexus with Illicit Radiological/Nuclear Trade, Smuggling and/or Terrorism in Europe and North, Sahelian and West Africa

September 2013 - March 2015

The Threat of Pakistani Criminal Organizations: Assessing the Potential for Involvement in Radiological/Nuclear Smuggling, Collaboration with Terrorist Groups and the Potential to Destabilize the Pakistani State

April 2012 - July 2012

Understanding and Combating Mass Casualty Terrorism (MCT)

June 2008 - December 2011

Selected Publications

Report: Demystifying Gray Zone Conflict: A Typology of Conflict Dyads and Instruments of Power in Libya, 2014-Present  (START Reports)

Countering the Inhumane: Modeling Probable Pathways for Human Smuggling and Trafficking Along the U.S.-Mexico Border  (Research Brief)

The “New” Face of Transnational Crime Organizations (TCOs): A Geopolitical Perspective and Implications to U.S. National Security  (White Paper)

Ricin Letters Mailed to President and Senator  (Background Report)

Terrorism and the North Caucasus: An Overview  (Background Report)

The thin red line  (Op-ed)

News References

Research finds probable pathways and chokepoints for human smuggling along U.S.-Mexico border  (Featured Research)

Hybrid organizations have greater motivational and operations ability for RN trafficking  (Featured Research)

CBRNe Portal: Tradition or Threat? The Diplomatic Pouch and the Potential for RN Smuggling

Fox News: Russian city visited by Boston bomber a nest of terror, violence

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The Thin Red Line

New FAS study assesses global economic impact of actions taken against Iran  (Featured Research)

Various: Iranian Cult Is No Longer Officially a Terrorist Group