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Counterterrorism

 

Counterterrorism

Project Title Investigators Project Period
The Terrorism and Extremist Violence in the United States (TEVUS) Database Gary LaFree, Brent Smith, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, Erin Miller, William Braniff, Kathleen Smarick March, 2009 to September, 2019
Bargaining on and off the Battlefield: The Bargaining Model of War and Negotiations with the Afghan Taliban Barnett S. Koven February, 2019 to August, 2019
Program to Prepare Communities for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks Erin Miller October, 2017 to August, 2019
Cargo Aviation Insider Threat Assessment Tool (CAITAT) Thomas Guarrieri September, 2016 to December, 2018
Two to Tango: Government and Terrorist Group Actions in Colombia Barnett S. Koven March, 2018 to June, 2018
Weapons Availability and Civil War Onset Barnett S. Koven March, 2018 to June, 2018
Resources and Resilience: A Computational Model of Strategic Influence January, 2018 to June, 2018
Violent Non-state Actors and Contested Space Operations Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven August, 2017 to April, 2018
Social Identity and Perceptions of Counterterrorism Demis Glasford July, 2012 to December, 2017
Using Experimental Research to Study the Dynamics of Radicalization, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism Anthony Lemieux July, 2012 to December, 2017
Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs William Braniff June, 2016 to May, 2017
Bridging Religious Communities and Technology Providers to Counter Narratives of Violent Extremism Alejandro Beutel, Peter Weinberger October, 2016 to March, 2017
Opportunities for Public-Private Partnership in Countering Online Extremism and Recruitment Brandon Behlendorf July, 2015 to March, 2016
Countering Terrorism in the United States Erica Chenoweth, Laura Dugan July, 2012 to December, 2015
Developing a Typology of Terrorism Involvement: A Basis for Sentencing, Management, Risk Reduction, Release & Monitoring of Terrorist Offenders July, 2012 to December, 2015
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Process John Sawyer, Steve Sin September, 2014 to June, 2015
PRND Capability Development Framework Mapping John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd December, 2012 to June, 2015
Integration of International Architecture Analysis Brandon Behlendorf, Emily Iarocci, Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer September, 2013 to March, 2015
Mental Models of Intelligence Collectors and Analysts for Characterizing Adversarial Threats July, 2012 to December, 2014
An Assessment of Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād (Boko Haram): Strengths, Vulnerabilities and Policy Options Amy Pate July, 2014 to November, 2014
Massive Online Open Course: Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat Gary LaFree, William Braniff, Katherine Worboys Izsak January, 2014 to March, 2014
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Gary LaFree October, 2010 to February, 2014
Factors Impacting the U.S. Intelligence Process David L. Carter, Jeremy G. Carter, Steven Chermak July, 2012 to December, 2013
Border Crossings and Terrorist Attacks in the United States: Lessons for Protecting Against Dangerous Entrants Brent Smith, Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Kathleen Smarick March, 2010 to August, 2012
Influencing Violent Extremist Organizations in South Asia Amy Pate, Gary Ackerman September, 2011 to January, 2012
Using Global Terrorism Data to Model Counterterrorism Policies in Sri Lanka Gary LaFree, Sue-Ming Yang July, 2010 to December, 2011
Dealing with the Devil: When Bargaining with Terrorists Works Erica Chenoweth, Laura Dugan June, 2009 to December, 2011
Effectiveness of Counterterrorism Strategies Martha Crenshaw June, 2008 to November, 2011
Assessing Success and Failure in Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Development of Metrics on the Global War on Terror and the Global Jihad Rashmi Singh June, 2008 to October, 2011
Influencing Violent Extremist Organizations: Empirical Assessment Project Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer April, 2011 to June, 2011
Measuring Intervention Success in Terrorist Activities Brent Smith September, 2008 to June, 2010
The Impact of Israeli Counterterrorism Interventions on Rate and Intensity of Terrorist Activity: Hazard Modeling and Time Series Approaches Arie Kruglanski July, 2008 to June, 2010
Police Responses to Terrorism: Lessons from the Israeli Experience David Weisburd June, 2009 to May, 2010
Punishing Terrorism: Examining the Multiple Stages of Federal Punishment Across Political Contexts Brian Johnson June, 2008 to December, 2009
Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: A Study of South Asia Sharad Joshi October, 2008 to September, 2009
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De-Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.-Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings June, 2008 to June, 2009
Modeling Risk of Future Terrorist Attacks Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan May, 2005 to June, 2009
Dynamics of Terror and Counterterrorism Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan January, 2005 to June, 2009
The Effects of Terrorism on Police Organization, Police Effectiveness in Crime Fighting and Public Expectations of and Attitudes toward the Police: A Multi-method Study of the Israeli Experience David Weisburd January, 2006 to May, 2009
State Response and Terrorist Activity Clark McCauley June, 2005 to May, 2009
Project Title Publication Date START Authors Publication Type
Countermeasures against Extremism and Terrorism Database: Data Status and Final Findings September 2012 Liu, Brooke; Kennedy, Jonathan START Reports
Effects and Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Intelligence Measures to counter homegrown terrorism: a case study on the FALN July 2012 Belli, Roberta START Reports
Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremism: Field Principles for Action July 2016 Beutel, Alejandro; Weinberger, Peter START Reports
Patterns of Intervention in Federal Terrorism Cases August 2011 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly START Reports
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism March 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley START Reports
An Analysis of Violent Nonstate Actor Organizational Lethality and Network Co-Evoluation in the Middle East and North Africa February 2016 Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor START Reports
Innovative Algorithm and Database Development Relevant to Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Efforts at START August 2014 Misra, Prabhakar START Reports
Development and Optimization of Machine Learning Algorithms and Models of Relevance to START Databases April 2016 Misra, Prabhakar START Reports
START Symposium 2015: Counterterrorism Panel October 2015 Presentation
Development & Optimization of Machine Learning Algorithms & Models of Relevance to Large Databases & Homeland Security Counterterrorism Efforts at START November 2016 Misra, Prabhakar Presentation
START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization October 2016 Kruglanski, Arie; McCauley, Clark; Ellis, Devin; Dugan, Laura; Boyd, Marcus A.; Wilson, Margaret; Jensen, Michael; Asal, Victor Presentation
What is the State of Islamic Extremism: Key Trends, Challenges and Implications for U.S. Policy February 2015 Braniff, William Congressional Testimony
Massive Online Open Course: Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat January 2014 LaFree, Gary; Braniff, William Project Fact Sheet
Counterterrorism Net Assessment Data Structure April 2020 Koven, Barnett S.; Lindquist, Katy; Erdemandi, Max Project Fact Sheet
Discussion Point: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Methodological Advancements in Data Collection and Coding: Insights from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) November 2013 Jensen, Michael Discussion Point
Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism November 2017 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Six reasons why stopping terrorism is so challenging May 2017 LaFree, Gary Discussion Point
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism April 2016 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
ISIL in Libya: A Bayesian Approach to Mapping At-Risk Regions March 2016 Discussion Point
It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks July 2013 Dahl, Erik Discussion Point
The Paris Fidayin Attacks: Eight Years in the Making? October 2015 Tinsley, Herbert Discussion Point
Thinking Beyond Deterrence April 2013 Dugan, Laura Discussion Point
Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy: Lessons for the US from the (Unfortunate) Example of Turkey May 2013 Satana, Nil Discussion Point
100 Days Later: COVID-19: Implications for Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats May 2020 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Modelling Terrorist Technology Transfer April 2019 Ackerman, Gary; Earnhardt, Rebecca (Becca) White Paper
Protecting the Homeland from International and Domestic Terrorism Threats: Current Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Root Causes, the Role of Ideology, and Programs for Counter-radicalization and Disengagement January 2010 Lemieux, Anthony; McCauley, Clark; McLeod, Douglas M.; Legault, Richard; Flanigan, Shawn; Moskalenko, Sophia; Asal, Victor White Paper
Probabilistic Pathway Projection to Counter Foreign Fighters April 2016 Boyd, Marcus A. Research Brief
Demystifying Gray Zone Conflict: A Typology of Conflict Dyads and Instruments of Power in Colombia, 2002-present December 2016 Koven, Barnett S. Research Brief
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings October 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism March 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Reporting Terrorism-related Activity April 2014 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
Insurgency BAAD: Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns October 2015 Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Research Brief
Understanding Community Responses to Authority/Law Enforcement Minority-Outreach Intergroup Communication Frames July 2016 Glasford, Demis Research Brief
Support for the Caliphate and Radical Mobilization January 2008 McLeod, Douglas M. Research Brief
Efficacy of Counterterrorism Approaches: Examining Northern Ireland October 2006 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Research Brief
In the Eye of the Storm: An Update: Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats during Covid-19 October 2020 Braniff, William Report
Report on the National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism July 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Report
A Practical Taxonomy for Online Terrorist Content July 2021 Braniff, William Report
Taxonomy Expansion and the Global Terrorism Database: Effectively Leveraging Academic Data Collection Initiatives July 2021 Miller, Erin Report
Dynamic Dimensions of Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Sabah, Malaysia December 2021 Henkin, Samuel D. Report
Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah December 2021 Report
Repressive Efforts are Consistently Counterproductive in Reducing al-Qaeda-Inspired Violence Against Canadians August 2015 Chenoweth, Erica; Dugan, Laura Report
Re-Evaluating Special Operations Forces-Led Counterterrorism Efforts March 2020 Koven, Barnett S. Report
Don't Follow the Money: The Problem with the War on Terrorist Financing July 2017 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Hurdles to International Terrorist Alliances: Lessons from Al Qaeda's Experience February 2015 Bacon, Tricia Journal Article
Definitions Favorable to Terrorism? SSSL and Radicalization: A Case Study Approach February 2019 James, Patrick Journal Article
Policing Terrorism July 2012 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Disparity Between Fusion Center Web Content and Self-Reported Activity September 2016 Carter, Jeremy Journal Article
The Last Good Chance: A Reassessment of U.S. Operations at Tora Bora October 2008 Krause, Peter Journal Article
Know Thy Enemy: Education About Terrorism Improves Social Attitudes Toward Terrorists March 2017 Krause, Peter Journal Article
Disaggregating and Defeating Terrorist Safe Havens December 2014 Bacon, Tricia Journal Article
A Mixed Method Examination of Law Enforcement Investigatory Strategies Used in Jihadi and Far-right Foiled Terrorist Plots Before and After 9/11 February 2019 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Cross-Milieu Terrorist Collaboration: Using Game Theory to Assess the Risk of a Novel Threat April 2016 Ackerman, Gary; Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Surveying American State Police Agencies About Terrorism Threats, Terrorism Sources, and Terrorism Definitions July 2009 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
An Evaluation of Displacement and Diffusion Effects on Eco-Terrorist Activities After Police Interventions October 2017 Yang, Sue-Ming Journal Article
Enemies with Benefits? Violent Rivalry and Terrorist Group Longevity January 2015 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Al-Qaeda's Propaganda Decoded: A Psycholinguistic System for Detecting Variations in Terrorism Ideology May 2016 Kruglanski, Arie; Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
Options and Strategies for Countering Online Radicalization in the United States January 2013 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Terrorist Threats and Police Performance: A Study of Israeli Communities November 2009 Weisburd, David Journal Article
The Role of Risk Preferences in a Multi-Target Defender-Attacker Resource Allocation Game August 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
The Psychology of the War on Terror October 2008 Kruglanski, Arie; Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
NGO Interventions: Influences on Terrorist Activity August 2016 Hodwitz, Omi Journal Article
Terrorist Group Cooperation and Longevity June 2014 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
The Situated Contexts of American Terrorism: A Conjunctive Analysis of Case Configurations April 2019 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
The Canadian Way of Counterterrorism: Introducing the GATE-Canada Data Set May 2016 Chenoweth, Erica; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
Counter‐terrorism Policies in the Middle East: Why Democracy Has Failed to Reduce Terrorism in the Middle East and Why Protecting Human Rights Might Be More Successful November 2020 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
The Israeli Model for Policing Terrorism: Goals, Strategies, and Open Questions December 2009 Weisburd, David Journal Article
Security Screening Queues with Impatient Applicants: A New Model with A Case Study August 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
What Should This Fight Be Called? Metaphors of Counterterrorism and Their Implications December 2008 Kruglanski, Arie; Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
Western Muslims Volunteering to fight in Syria and Iraq: Why do they go, and what should we do? July 2015 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Risk-Mitigating Policies and Adversarial Behavior: Case of Backlash June 2016 Mohtadi, Hamid Journal Article
Effective Interagency Coordination: Barriers and Opportunities June 2021 Koven, Barnett S.; Lindquist, Katy Journal Article
Criminal Pasts, Terrorist Futures: European Jihadists and the New Crime-Terror Nexus December 2016 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Comparative Analysis of VNSA Complex Engineering Efforts March 2016 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Understanding the ‘War on Terrorism’: Responses to 11 September 2001 January 2006 Wilson, Margaret Journal Article
Build a Criminal Justice Policy for Terrorism November 2007 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Carrots, Sticks, and Insurgent Targeting of Civilians August 2018 Phillips, Brian; Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
'Designing Danger': Complex Engineering by Violent Non-State Actors: Introduction to the Special Issue April 2016 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
The Impact of State Laws Protecting Abortion Clinics and Reproductive Rights on Crimes against Abortion Providers: Deterrence, Backlash, or Neither? December 2007 Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
All Terrorism Is Local: Resources, Nested Institutions, and Governance for Urban Homeland Security in the American Federal System September 2010 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Toward a Model of Terrorist Behavior in Hostage-Taking Incidents August 2000 Wilson, Margaret Journal Article
Internally Displaced Populations and Suicide Terrorism October 2014 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
On the Value of Exposure and Secrecy of Defense System: First-Move Advantage vs. Robustness April 2015 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Terrorism Risk and Optimal Policy Response: Theory and Empirics October 2019 Mohtadi, Hamid Journal Article
Opportunity, Group Structure, Temporal Patterns, and Successful Outcomes of Far-Right Terrorism Incidents in the United States June 2016 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
Recent U.S. Thinking about Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Babysteps towards a Dynamic View of Asymmetric Conflict September 2010 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
A genosonic analysis of ISIL and US counter-extremism video messages March 2017 Bean, Hamilton Journal Article
Characteristics of Terrorism Hotspots August 2015 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Finding Bin Laden: Lessons for a New American Way of Intelligence June 2014 Dahl, Erik Journal Article
Examining the Effect of Repressive and Conciliatory Government Actions on Terrorism Activity in Israel May 2015 Parkin, William Journal Article
President Trump’s Travel Ban: Inciting or Deterring Terrorism? December 2019 Hodwitz, Omi Journal Article
Winning the Battle but Losing the War? Narrative and Counter-Narratives Strategy August 2009 Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
An Explicit Consideration of Unintended Consequences from Counterterrorism Policy: The Case of Radical Eco-Groups August 2017 Safer-Lichtenstein, Aaron Journal Article
Physical Integrity Rights and Terrorism July 2010 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Terrorism Research: The Record July 2014 Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
Diffusing Controversial Technology: Barriers, Incentives, and Lessons Learned July 2015 Liu, Brooke; Petrun Sayers, Elizabeth; Ackerman, Gary; Roberts, Holly; Iles, Irina A. Journal Article
Investigating the Applicability of Situational Crime Prevention to the Public Mass Violence Context December 2019 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
How Companies and Governments React to Disasters July 2016 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Social Psychological Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Terrorism: Toward an Interdisciplinary Perspective January 2006 Lemieux, Anthony Journal Article
Criminology's Third War: Special Issue on Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism August 2009 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Why Inter-Agency Operations Break Down: U.S. Counterterrorism in Comparative Perspective July 2016 Foley, Frank Journal Article
The Application of Social Bookmarking Technology to the National Intelligence Domain June 2006 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Why Respecting Physical Integrity Rights Reduces Terrorism May 2010 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Homegrown Terrorism: South Korea's Next Challenge against Terrorism January 2009 Sin, Steve Journal Article
Military Counterterrorism Measures, Civil-Military Relations and Democracy: The Cases of Turkey and the US September 2018 Satana, Nil Journal Article
An Intervention Analysis of Fatal Far-right Extremist Violence within a Vector-autoregressive Framework December 2019 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Journal Article
Introducing Terrorist Archetypes: Using Terrorist Objectives and Behavior to Predict New, Complex, and Changing Threats December 2016 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Just Between Friends: Bilateral Cooperation and Bounded Sovereignty in the "Global War on Terror" October 2009 Biswas, Bidisha Journal Article
Transnational Terror and Human Rights March 2009 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Local Approaches to Counterterrorism: The New York Police Department Model August 2014 Dahl, Erik Journal Article
New Opportunities in Common Security and Defence Policy: Joining PESCO February 2020 Leuprecht, Christian Journal Article
Do Targeted Killings Increase or Decrease Terrorism? Evaluating the Evidence and Other Considerations January 2017 Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
The Impact of British Counterterrorist Strategies on Political Violence in Northern Ireland: Comparing Deterrence and Backlash Models February 2009 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
WMD Terrorism Research: Whereto From Here? March 2005 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Draining the Swamp: Democracy Promotion, State Failure, and Terrorism in 19 Middle Eastern Countries April 2007 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Modeling Costly Learning and Counter-Learning in a Defender-Attacker Game with Private Defender Information September 2014 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Government Policies for Counteracting Violent Extremism January 2019 LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
A Homeland Security Net Assessment Needed Now! October 2015 Dahl, Erik Journal Article
Morality, Efficacy, and Targeted Assassination as a Policy Tool January 2017 Young, Joseph Journal Article
The Expansion of Intelligence Agency Mandates: British Counterterrorism in Comparative Perspective October 2009 Foley, Frank Journal Article
Situational Crime Prevention and Terrorism: An Assessment of 10 Years of Research October 2018 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Intelligence-Led Policing As a Framework for Responding to Terrorism May 2007 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
New Framework That Uses Patterns and Relations to Understand Terrorist Behaviors February 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Law Enforcement Training and the Domestic Far Right December 2009 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Thinking about the Law of Unintended Consequences October 2010 Singh, Rashmi Journal Article
The Paradox of Source Credibility in Canadian and U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Communications April 2018 Szmania, Susan Journal Article
Target-Oriented Utility Theory for Modeling the Deterrent Effects of Counterterrorism November 2014 Bier, Vicki Journal Article
Suspicious Preoperational Activities and Law Enforcement Interdiction of Terrorist Plots November 2018 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
Paradoxes of Professionalism: Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in the United States April 2020 Brooks, Risa Journal Article
Deterrence and Risk Preferences in Sequential Attacker–Defender Games with Continuous Efforts March 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Modeling a Multi-target Attacker-defender Game with Multiple Attack Types May 2019 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Counterterrorism Killings and Provisional IRA Bombings, 1970-1998 April 2016 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Reforming Counterterrorism: Institutions and Organizational Routines in Britain and France July 2009 Foley, Frank Journal Article
The Effectiveness of Counterterrorism in Spain: A New Approach February 2010 Chenoweth, Erica Conference Paper
Introducing Government Actions in Terror Environments (GATE) Dataset December 2015 Chenoweth, Erica; Dugan, Laura Conference Paper
Counterterrorism in Retrospect: Chronicle of a War Foretold July 2005 Crenshaw, Martha Book Review
Bruce Hoffman and Fernando Reinares (Eds.): The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden's Death September 2015 Moghadam, Assaf Book Review
Creating a Data Archive to Facilitate Research on Understanding and Responding to Terrorism January 2007 Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Counter-Terrorism in the Post-9/11 Era: Successes, Failures and Lessons Learnt January 2016 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Cops and Spooks: The Role of Police in Counterterrorism November 2008 Weisburd, David Book Chapter
Terrorism and State Repression: Strategic Choice and the Domestic Normative Context June 2018 Foley, Frank Book Chapter
Counter-Terrorism in India: An Ad Hoc Response to an Enduring and Variable Threat January 2019 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Improving Strategic Assessment in the Executive Branch: Lessons from the Scholarly Literature June 2018 Brooks, Risa Book Chapter
The Talking Cure? Communication and Psychological Impact in Prison De-radicalisation Programmes February 2014 Braddock, Kurt Book Chapter
Strategic Uses of the Internet by Hizbut Tahrir-Indonesia May 2009 McLeod, Douglas M. Book Chapter
The Psychology of Terrorist Hostage-Taking March 2003 Wilson, Margaret Book Chapter
Deterring and Preventing Terrorism April 2018 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Legal Restrictions and Challenges for Police and Law Enforcement Authorities August 2019 Hodwitz, Omi Book Chapter
Terrorism January 2016 Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Research on Terrorism and Countering Terrorism November 2008 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Territorial Havens and the Risk of Complex Terrorist Attacks in the United States June 2018 Brooks, Risa Book Chapter
Attacking Nuclear Facilities: Hype or Genuine Threat? January 2016 Ackerman, Gary Book Chapter
War Versus Criminal Justice in Response to Terrorism: The Losing Logic of Torture January 2009 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
War Versus Justice in Response to Terrorist Attacks September 2006 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
A State, an Insurgency, and a Revolution: Understanding and Defeating the Three Faces of ISIS June 2018 Krause, Peter Book Chapter
Strategic Communication and U.S. National Security Affairs: Critical-Cultural and Rhetorical Perspectives July 2017 Bean, Hamilton Book Chapter
Financial Terror: Financial Crime Schemes Involving Extremists Linked to the American Far Right and al-Qaida and Affiliated Movements January 2017 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Jujitsu Politics: Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism August 2006 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
Treatment Approaches for Terrorists and Extremists August 2018 Braddock, Kurt Book Chapter
Prosecuting Terrorism Post-9/11: Impact of Policy Changes on Case Outcomes January 2017 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly Book Chapter
Psychological Issues in Understanding Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism September 2006 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
The Politics of Collective Action: Security Collaboration for Combating Terrorism February 2009 Chenoweth, Erica Book Chapter
Radical Right Cross-National Links and International Cooperation January 2018 Caiani, Manuela Book Chapter
Computing in Compromised Environments: Beyond the Castle Model of Cyber-Security February 2016 Leuprecht, Christian Book Chapter
Cigarette smuggling and terrorism financing November 2013 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
The Psychology of Terrorism January 2017 Kruglanski, Arie Book Chapter
Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism July 2020 Young, Joseph Book
Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions January 2017 LaFree, Gary; Crenshaw, Martha Book
The Consequences of Counterterrorism November 2009 Crenshaw, Martha Book
Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years May 2014 Capps, Ron Book
The Handbook of the Criminology of Terrorism November 2016 LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua Book
Intelligence and Surprise Attack: Failure and Success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Beyond July 2013 Dahl, Erik Book
The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism May 2019 Chenoweth, Erica Book
Terrorism Studies: A Reader November 2010 Braddock, Kurt Book
The Psychology of Extremism: A Motivational Perspective September 2021 Kruglanski, Arie Book
Barriers to Special Operations Forces-Led Counterterrorism Effectiveness November 2021 Koven, Barnett S.; Lindquist, Katy Book
Community-Focused Counter-Radicalization and Counter-Terrorism Projects November 2018 Szmania, Susan Book
To Protect and to Serve: Policing in the Years of Terrorism November 2006 Weisburd, David Book
Understanding Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism November 2017 Singh, Rashmi Book
Policing Terrorism, Crime Control, and Police-Community Relations: Learning from the Israeli Experience July 2014 Weisburd, David Book
Reducing Terrorism Through Situational Crime Prevention November 2009 Freilich, Joshua Book
Hamas and Suicide Terrorism: Multi-causal and Multi-level Approaches January 2011 Singh, Rashmi Book
Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances May 2018 Bacon, Tricia Book
Countering Terrorism in Britain and France November 2012 Foley, Frank Book
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Modelling audience populations: A “call to science” Devin Ellis
START researchers participate in Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) Global Summit Erin Copland
CTED and New York University co-host event highlighting 20 years of counter-terrorism
START launches new master’s degree program in security and terrorism studies Erin Copland
START Director provides testimony to Maryland General Assembly on domestic extremism
START Director speaks at United Nations informal dialogue series on counterterrorism
START resumes Global Terrorism Database collection; 1970 - 2019 data file now available to researchers Karina Panyan
START research, education and professional training relevant to domestic extremism William Braniff
Koven takes on role as non-resident fellow at Modern War Institute Erin Copland
100 Days Later: COVID-19: Implications for Managing Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats Chris Holt, William Braniff, Jerry Smith
START researchers inform interns on “Machine Learning and Big Data for Predictive Modeling of Asymmetric Threats” (Photo Gallery) Alexa Cottman-Robinson
START team offers counterterrorism training to Albanian officials Brandi Goff
Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism William Braniff
ICONS simulates Baltic security crisis to help students understand the 'gray zone' Zane Moses
START launches new training course on understanding and preventing radicalization to violence and violent extremism Jessica Rivinius
LaFree and Crenshaw’s “Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions” available for preorder Beth Schwartz
New research analyzes partnerships between authorities and racial/ethnic minority communities Aileen St. Leger
Braniff briefs INSCOM Jessica Rivinius
Braniff participates in World Summit on Counterterrorism Jessica Rivinius
New study abroad program in Singapore to focus on CVE and deradicalization Charlotte Taylor, Rachael Romano
New report examines likelihood of people reporting terrorism-related activity Laura Walker
START reaches out to dozens of middle and high schoolers Emily Smith
A closer look at the 2,600 terrorist attacks in US, 1970-2012
START Newsletter: Global terrorism increasing; GTD 2012 dataset released; New cyber research
START adds third course to summer line-up
START Newsletter: US beliefs before, after Boston bombings; Terrorist targeting of civilians; Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis
START Newsletter: Intelligence and security; perspectives on terrorism; Hezbollah; 'big data' and coding
Return of the Intern Erin O'Brien
START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations Jessica Rivinius
START Symposium showcases impactful research, datasets Mary Beck, Jessica Rivinius
Corn Husker contributes to START internship program with State Department Erin O'Brien
Discussion Point: It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl
White Paper: A Multi-Layer Assessment of Terrorism in its Current and Future Manifestation
Braniff presents "Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding Global Jihadism" Emily Smith
Call for Proposals: Interactive teaching units on human aspects of cybersecurity
Braniff offers Congressional testimony
Policy specialist takes on new challenge with START's Graduate Certificate Emily Smith
Discussion Point: Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy: Lessons for the US from the (Unfortunate) Example of Turkey Nil Satana
Americans more likely to think about terrorism than violent crime Andres Feijoo
Under Secretary Sonenshine speaks to University of Maryland about State Department's public diplomacy successes Mary Beck
Hegghammer explains variation in western jihadists J.R. Taylor
START's training events help others understand terrorism J.R. Taylor
START researcher explores how terrorism affects democracy, compares Turkey and US Mary Beck
Education's impact on attitudes about terrorism: Former START TRA takes on new policy-relevant study
Database Spotlight: Police Response to Terrorism - Lessons from the Israeli Police Catherine Llamido
Discussion Point: Beyond al-Qa'ida Bill Braniff
Database Spotlight: Government Actions in a Terror Environment-Israel
New database provides insights into terrorism countermeasures Catherine Llamido
START director addresses common myths of terrorism Emily Bonta
Understanding conflict management in India
Researcher Spotlight: Nil Satana Catherine Llamido
New journal is a resource for Global Terrorism Research Sarah May
Discussion Point: The End of Radicalization? John Horgan
John Cohen's keynote address at START Annual Meeting Catherine Llamido
Research Brief: Law Enforcement Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism
START Annual Meeting focuses on maximizing relevance of research Jessica Rivinius
START director to lecture on contrasting nature of terrorism Emily Bonta
Terrorism: A Self-Love Story Catherine Llamido
Remittances and the financing of terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa Catherine Llamido
Discussion Point: Introducing 'Political Resilience' Clark McCauley
START launches new tool for counterterrorism community
Researcher Spotlight: Kelly Damphousse Mary Beck
Policing Terrorism Emily Bonta
'Carrot' Works Better than 'Stick' Against Terror in Israel
LaFree speaks at National Institute of Justice conference Emily Bonta
START interns gain unique experience with State Department Mary Beck
CASE awards START top honors Nicholas Munson
START advises Indian Home Secretary R.K. Singh Mary Beck
START's Shoemaker presents Border Crossing findings at monthly series Claire Simon
START hosts expert panel and career symposium on innovation in homeland security Samantha Goldman
Researcher Spotlight: Erica Chenoweth Kelly Kline
START researcher participates in homeland security panel Kelly Kline
START students discuss job opportunities with Lockheed Martin executives Samantha Goldman
START, Centers of Excellence leaders visit Capitol Hill
Summer courses for credit through START
START interns get vital career preparation Samantha Goldman
START researchers fight cybercrime with old school criminology Samantha Goldman
Interns extend growing relationship between START and State Department Kelly Kline
START teams up with the University of Oklahoma to study effective counterterrorism strategies Kelly Kline
Exposed to new perspectives - Katiria Ortiz's Australian Experience Claire Simon
Seeing Sydney: Katharine Sobotka and her study abroad experience Claire Simon
DHS renews support for START terrorism research for next five years
LaFree comments on terrorist imprisonment
Prevention and Protection in an Age of Terror
START students take advantage of exclusive CIA opportunity Jessica Rivinius
START investigators present research at national conference
START researchers brief Swedish delegation
START Releases 2011 Research Review
START Investigators Participate in 2011 American Sociological Association Annual Conference
Fall Internship Opportunities: Counter Measures against Extremism and Terrorism (CoMET) Database
START Affiliate Offers Master's Degree in Counter Terrorism and Security Studies
Borders Case Study Project- Paid Internship
2011-2012 Background Report Undergraduate Terrorism Analysis Training (UTAT) Program Application Deadline Extended
Summer 2011 Research Opportunities: CoMET
Materials Available from START Seminar, "The Role of Academia in Homeland Security"
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Have you seen it yet? START Research Review
Now Hiring: Senior Researcher, Terrorism and Counterterrorism
START Announces 2010-2011 Terrorism Research Awards and Undergraduate Research Program Participants
Current Job Opportunities at START
The Federal Semester Program: Homeland Security Policy is Now Accepting Applications
Internships at START Available for Spring 2010
START releases first Research Review
Now Hiring: Faculty Researcher/Post-Doc
START Announces 2009-2010 Undergraduate Research Program Award Recipients
START Announces 2009-10 Terrorism Research Awards
START Partners with ICPSR to Launch Terrorism & Preparedness Data Resource Center
Government Executive Magazine Spotlights the Work of START
Apply Now: Summer Workshop on Teaching about Terrorism
START Launches Research Brief Series
DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Dr. Charles E. McQueary, speaks to START
START to Mark Official Launch of Offices with Public Remarks
START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06
White House Science and Technology Director Addresses Need for Innovations to Combat Terrorism
START Hosts DHS Faculty/Student Research Teams
START Partners with Maryland Leadership Institute
Secretary Ridge announces creation of terrorism center
Image Title Job Title Institution
Elizabeth Radziszewski Elizabeth Radziszewski

Associate Research Scientist, START

 University of Maryland
Erin MIller Erin Miller

GTD Program Manager, START

 University of Maryland
Herbert Tinsley

Analyst, Government Accountability Office
John Sawyer John Sawyer

Director of Strategic Corporate Research Relationships

 University of Maryland
Katy Lindquist

Principal Research Scientist, NSI Inc.
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan

Ralph Mershon Professor of Human Security and Professor of Sociology 

 The Ohio State University
Margaret Hayden Margaret Hayden

Researcher, GTD

 University of Maryland
Max Erdemandi

Ph.D. Student, Communication Science and Social Cognition

 University of Maryland
Michael Jensen

Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Michelle Jacome Michelle Jacome

Operations Officer on International Finance Cooperation at the World Bank
Prabhakar Misra Prabhakar Misra

Professor of Physics

 Howard University
R. Karl Rethemeyer R. Karl Rethemeyer

Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Rhyner Washburn

Cyber Intelligence Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Salma Bouziani

Project Manager/Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Samuel D. Henkin

Geospatial Research Unit (GRU) Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Sheehan Kane

Researcher/Data Collection Manager, START

 University of Maryland
Stevan Weine Stevan Weine

Professor of Psychiatry

 University of Illinois at Chicago
Steve Sin

Director, Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT)

Subject Matter Expert Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness

 University of Maryland
Thomas Guarrieri

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Assistant Research Scientist, Unconventional Weapons & Technology (UWT) Division, START

 University of Maryland
Tyler A. Clark

Data Scientist, Doctoral Student

 University of Maryland
Victor Asal

Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Public Administration

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Photo of William Braniff William Braniff

Department Chair, START Director

Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland

Editorial Board, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague

Research Advisory Board, RESOLVE Network

Independent Advisory Committee (IAC), Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)

International Advisory Board, Hedayah Center

 University of Maryland
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