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Anatomizing the Behavior of Chemical and Biological Non-State Adversaries
June 2012
to
May 2014
Computational Modeling of Grievances and Political Instability Through Global Media
September 2014
to
September 2019
Countering the Inhumane: Modeling Probable Pathways for Human Trafficking Along the U.S.- Mexico Border
September 2013
to
December 2014
Extremist Pathways to Power: The Rise of Extremist Ideologies to State Dogma
May 2013
to
October 2013
Integration of International Architecture Analysis
September 2013
to
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
to
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
to
July 2012
Understanding and Combating Mass Casualty Terrorism (MCT)
June 2008
to
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
(START in the News)
Fox News: Russian city visited by Boston bomber a nest of terror, violence
(START in the News)
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The Thin Red Line
(START in the News)
New FAS study assesses global economic impact of actions taken against Iran
(Featured Research)
Various: Iranian Cult Is No Longer Officially a Terrorist Group
(START in the News)