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Violent Groups and Movements


Violent Groups and Movements

Project Title Investigators Project Period
Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah Barnett S. Koven September, 2019 to March, 2021
Tracking Cartels: Exploiting Open Sources to Identify Trends Marcus A. Boyd, Samuel D. Henkin July, 2019 to July, 2020
Community-oriented Policing and Community Engagement in Benin Barnett S. Koven July, 2018 to June, 2020
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency SIGMA+ Thomas Guarrieri, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve Sin July, 2018 to April, 2020
Counterterrorism Net Assessment Data Structure (CT NEADS) Barnett S. Koven January, 2019 to January, 2020
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration Erin Miller January, 2019 to January, 2020
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan June, 2001 to January, 2020
Updates to the Big, Allied, and Dangerous (BAAD) Dataset Victor Asal January, 2019 to December, 2019
Updates to the Leadership of the Extreme and Dangerous for Innovative Results (LEADIR) Dataset Gina Scott Ligon January, 2019 to December, 2019
Developing Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering Violent Extremism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven, William Braniff September, 2018 to December, 2019
Computational Modeling of Grievances and Political Instability Through Global Media Gary LaFree September, 2014 to September, 2019
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
Dissuading Adversaries and their Radiological/Nuclear Pathways: Integrating Deterrence Theory and Analytics in the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA) Amy Pate, Brandon Behlendorf, Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer, Steve Sin, Hamid Mohtadi, Marcus A. Boyd October, 2013 to September, 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
Open-Source Geospatial Analysis of Criminal Activity Marcus A. Boyd January, 2017 to June, 2018
Country Reports on Terrorism - Statistical Annex Gary LaFree, Erin Miller May, 2012 to May, 2018
Modeling Terrorism Onset and Intensity Dynamics Using the GTD Claudio Cioffi-Revilla, Nina Fefferman July, 2016 to December, 2017
Unifying Approaches to Adversarial Modeling H. Brinton Milward, Ronald Breiger July, 2015 to December, 2017
Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns Gary Ackerman, Joseph Young, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal July, 2014 to December, 2017
Ideologies and Motivations of Terrorist Organizations Assaf Moghadam, Gary Ackerman July, 2014 to December, 2017
Comparing Failed, Foiled, Completed and Successful Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl, Margaret Wilson, Martha Crenshaw July, 2012 to December, 2017
Geospatial and Temporal Patterns of US Terrorism Brent Smith, Kelly Damphousse July, 2012 to December, 2017
Patterns of U.S. Extremist Crime Jeff Gruenewald, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, William Parkin July, 2012 to December, 2017
Terrorist Attacks on the Homeland Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller July, 2012 to December, 2017
Shadows of Violence: Empirical Assessments of Threats, Coercion and Gray Zones Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven July, 2016 to June, 2017
Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization (EADR) Michael Jensen, Gary LaFree January, 2013 to December, 2016
Organizational Determinants of Violence and Performance Gina Scott Ligon July, 2012 to December, 2016
Terrorist and Extremist Organizations (TEO) Database Jonathan Wilkenfeld, R. Karl Rethemeyer July, 2012 to December, 2016
Minorities at Risk Related Projects June, 2005 to December, 2016
Developing a Typology of Terrorism Involvement: A Basis for Sentencing, Management, Risk Reduction, Release & Monitoring of Terrorist Offenders July, 2012 to December, 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 Amy Pate, John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve Sin September, 2013 to March, 2015
Countering the Inhumane: Modeling Probable Pathways for Human Trafficking Along the U.S.- Mexico Border Brandon Behlendorf September, 2013 to December, 2014
ISIL: Branding, Leadership Culture and Lethal Attraction Gina Scott Ligon November, 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
Anatomizing Radiological and Nuclear Non-State Adversaries Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale, R. Karl Rethemeyer June, 2012 to January, 2014
Terrorist Behavior and Societal Tolerance of Violence Risa Brooks July, 2012 to December, 2013
Validating Models of Adversary Behavior Jun Zhuang July, 2012 to December, 2013
The Ecology of Terrorist Organizations Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Victor Asal, Gary LaFree October, 2008 to December, 2012
The Social Determinants of Terrorist Organizations' Resilience in Latin America Johanna Birnir September, 2008 to December, 2012
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul Stevan Weine August, 2010 to August, 2012
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 Amy Pate, Gary Ackerman April, 2012 to July, 2012
Radicalization Clusters? Geographic Concentrations of Violent Extremism and Terrorism in the United States Kathleen Smarick October, 2010 to December, 2011
Dealing with the Devil: When Bargaining with Terrorists Works Erica Chenoweth, Laura Dugan June, 2009 to December, 2011
Islamic Radicalization in Europe and North America: Parallels and Divergence Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer, Peter Neumann June, 2008 to December, 2011
Turning to Terrorism: Ethnic, Religious, and Extremist Organizations Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Victor Asal June, 2008 to December, 2011
Understanding and Combating Mass Casualty Terrorism (MCT) Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal June, 2008 to December, 2011
Big, Allied, Dangerous, and Charitable? R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal June, 2009 to October, 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
Homegrown Radicalization and the Role of Social Networks and Social Inclusiveness in the United States Paul Harwood June, 2008 to October, 2011
United States Extremist Crime Database (ECDB), 1990-2010 Joshua Freilich, Roberta Belli, Steven Chermak June, 2008 to October, 2011
Guerilla Insurgency: The Springboard to Terrorism? Mark Lichbach June, 2008 to August, 2011
Terrorism and Violence in Colombia Enrique Arias June, 2009 to May, 2011
Martyrs without Borders: Iraq's Foreign Fighters and the Third Generation of Global Jihad Mohammed Hafez June, 2008 to May, 2011
Radicalizing the Poor: Understanding the Influence of Service Provision on Popular Support for and Participation in Violent Political Groups Shawn Flanigan June, 2008 to May, 2011
Key Dimensions in Understanding Terrorist Bomb Attacks Margaret Wilson June, 2008 to May, 2010
Empirical Analysis of IED Attacks Gary LaFree, Richard Legault June, 2008 to December, 2009
Patterns of Radicalization in Political Activism Donatella della Porta, Manuela Caiani June, 2008 to December, 2009
More Bang for the Buck?: Examining the Effect of Technological Change on Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale July, 2005 to September, 2009
Where the Extremes May Touch: The Potential for Collaboration Between Islamist, Right- and Left-Wing Extremists Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale July, 2005 to September, 2009
Social Network Analysis for Combating Terrorist Networks Alan Neustadtl, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal June, 2006 to June, 2009
Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami: The Challenge of a Non-Violent Radical Islam Clark McCauley, Emmanuel Karagiannis June, 2005 to June, 2009
Modeling Risk of Future Terrorist Attacks Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan May, 2005 to June, 2009
Distinctive Characteristics of Terrorist Groups Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan January, 2005 to June, 2009
The Role of the Media in the Recruitment of Terrorists: Mass Communication and the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Muslims in Indonesia Douglas M. McLeod June, 2007 to May, 2009
Al-Qa'ida Transcript Coding Project Deborah Cai June, 2006 to May, 2009
The Use of Violence by Ethnopolitical Organizations Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Victor Asal June, 2005 to May, 2009
Terrorist Strategies and Tactics: When Do Terrorists Decide to Attack the US? Martha Crenshaw May, 2005 to May, 2009
Understanding Desistance from Terrorism Clark McCauley May, 2005 to May, 2009
Terrorist Groups and Weapons of Mass Destruction Gary Ackerman, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal July, 2005 to May, 2008
Militant Islamist Networks in the West Jeffrey Bale July, 2005 to April, 2008
Project Title Publication Date START Authors Publication Type
Exploring the U.S. Crime-Terror Nexus: Terrorist Networks and Trade Diversion October 2014 Freilich, Joshua; Belli, Roberta; Chermak, Steven Research Brief
"I'm down for a Jihad": How 100 Years of Gang Research can Inform the Study of Terrorism, Radicalization and Extremism February 2015 Pyrooz, David C.; Decker, Scott H. Journal Article
'Designing Danger': Complex Engineering by Violent Non-State Actors: Introduction to the Special Issue April 2016 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
A Comparison of ISIS Foreign Fighters and Supporters Social Media Posts: An Exploratory Mixed-method Content Analysis November 2019 Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
A Preliminary Typology Mapping Pathways of Learning and Innovation by Modern Jihadist Groups September 2016 Singh, Rashmi Journal Article
A Reassessment of State-Level Covariates of Militia Groups April 2005 Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
A Study of Crisis January 2000 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan Book
A Study on a Sequential One‐Defender‐N‐Attacker Game January 2019 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
A Tale of Two Caliphates December 2014 Braniff, William White Paper
A Tale of Two Caliphates: Al-Qaida and its Associated Movement vs. the Islamic State and its Associated Movement September 2015 Braniff, William Presentation
A Test of Sprinzak's Split Delegitimization Theory of the Life Course of Far-Right Organizational Behavior October 2014 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Across the Universe? A Comparative Analysis of Violent Radicalization Across Three Offender Types With Implications for Criminal Justice Training and Education June 2016 Horgan, John Report
Advantages of Syrian Diaspora Aid to Refugees in Middle Eastern States of the Global South November 2018 Flanigan, Shawn Journal Article
Al Qaeda and the Islamic State's Break: Strategic Strife or Lackluster Leadership? October 2017 Bacon, Tricia Journal Article
Al Qaeda's Post-9/11 Evolution: An Assessment November 2011 Moghadam, Assaf; Braniff, William Book Chapter
Al-Qa'ida - Related Terrorism: Violent Incidents and Foiled Plots April 2013 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Research Brief
Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Anwar al-Awlaki, and Samir Khan September 2011 Miller, Erin; Smarick, Kathleen Background Report
Al-Qaida and Al-Shabaab: A Resilient Alliance January 2019 Bacon, Tricia Book Chapter
Al-Shabaab Attack on Garissa University in Kenya April 2015 Pate, Amy; Miller, Erin; Jensen, Michael Background Report
Al-Shabaab Attack on Westgate Mall in Kenya September 2013 Miller, Erin Background Report
Alliance Hubs: Focal Points in the International Terrorist Landscape May 2014 Bacon, Tricia Journal Article
An Aggregation of Geo-coded Violent and Non-violent Conflict Events April 2016 McGrath, Erin Conference Paper
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
Anatomizing Chemical and Biological Non-State Adversaries March 2014 Ackerman, Gary; Binder, Markus Research Brief
Anger or Ability: Arguing the Causes of Rebellion February 2013 Sin, Steve; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Anneli Botha, Terrorism in the Maghreb: The Transnationalisation of Domestic Terrorism (Pretoria/Tshwane: Institute for Security Studies) January 2010 Book Review
Annex of Statistical Information: Country Reports on Terrorism 2016 July 2017 Miller, Erin START Reports
Anticipating al-Qa’ida’s Next Strategic Evolution March 2009 Braniff, William Conference Paper
Apparent Intended Lethality: Toward a Behavioral Model of Intention to Harm in Single Issue Bombing Campaigns September 2010 Wilson, Margaret START Reports
Application of a Profile Similarity Methodology for Identifying Terrorist Groups That Use or Pursue CBRN Weapons September 2017 Ackerman, Gary; Milward, H. Brinton; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Breiger, Ronald; Asal, Victor Book Chapter
Assessing the Terrorist Threat: Impact of the Group's Organizational Design? October 2015 Journal Article
August 2013 Security Threat to Americans Abroad August 2013 Miller, Erin Background Report
Autologistic Models for Benchmark Risk or Vulnerability Assessment of Urban Terrorism Outcomes October 2017 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Bargaining On and Off the Battlefield: The Bargaining Model of War and Negotiations with the Afghan Taliban August 2019 Koven, Barnett S.; Erdemandi, Max; Gabriel, Rachel START Reports
Beyond al-Qa'ida November 2012 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Bibliography: Genocide (since 1980) Part 1 April 2015 Schmid, Alex Report
Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD) September 2013 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Project Fact Sheet
Big, Allied And Dangerous (BAAD) Fact Sheet October 2015 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Project Fact Sheet
Boko Haram Recent Attacks May 2014 Pate, Amy; Miller, Erin; Jensen, Michael Background Report
Boko Haram: An Assessment of Strengths, Vulnerabilities, and Policy Options January 2015 Pate, Amy START Reports
Book Review: Talibanistan: Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics, and Religion September 2019 Krause, Peter Book Review
Building a Global Terrorism Database April 2006 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul August 2012 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul Handout May 2012 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Building Terrorism from Social Ties: The Dark Side of Social Capital February 2015 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Carrots, Sticks, and Insurgent Targeting of Civilians August 2018 Phillips, Brian; Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Catch Them Coming and Going: Probabilistic Pathway Projection to Counter Foreign Fighters March 2016 Woods, Brady; House, Joshua; Boyd, Marcus A. START Reports
CBRN Activity and Attacks by Insurgent Organizations October 2015 Ackerman, Gary; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Research Brief
Challenging the Narrative of the "Islamic State" June 2015 Schmid, Alex Report
Characteristics of Communities where American Terrorists, Lived, Planned, and Conducted their Attacks February 2011 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly; Fitzpatrick, Kevin; Roberts, Paxton START Reports
Citizen Militias November 2007 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Civil Action and the Dynamics of Violence September 2019 Chenoweth, Erica Book
Clustering Heterogeneous Semi-structured Social Science Datasets for Security Applications July 2018 Leuprecht, Christian Book Chapter
Common Sense or Gun Control? Political Communication and News Media Framing of Firearm Sale Background Checks after Newtown November 2015 Sell, Tara Journal Article
Comparative Analysis of VNSA Complex Engineering Efforts March 2016 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Comparative Islamist Perspectives on the Politics of Energy in the Middle East and Beyond July 2014 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Configuring Legitmacy: A Framework fo Legitimation in Armed Conflict April 2014 Asal, Victor Book
Containing the Narrative: Strategy and Tactics in Countering the Storyline of Global Jihad January 2010 Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Continuity and Change in the Operational Dynamics of the Islamic State December 2016 Regens, James Journal Article
Continuity and Change in the Operational Dynamics of the Islamic State December 2016 Regens, James Journal Article
Coping with Uncertainty in Adversarial Risk Analysis January 2017 Bier, Vicki Journal Article
Countering Myths about Terrorism: Some Lessons Learned from the Global Terrorism Database November 2011 LaFree, Gary Book Chapter
Crime-Terror Alliances and the State: Ethnonationalist and Islamist Challenges to Regional Security January 2013 Mincheva, Lyubov Book
Crisis managers but not conflict resolvers: Mediating ethnic intrastate conflict in Africa July 2013 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Cyber-Sophistication Assessment Methodology for Public-Facing Terrorist Web Sites April 2017 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
Days of Rage: Introducing the NAVCO 3.0 Dataset April 2018 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Debates among Salafi Muslims about use of violence May 2017 Beutel, Alejandro; Braniff, William START Reports
Defining and Understanding the Jihadi-Salafi Movement June 2014 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Destruction Through Collaboration: How Terrorists Work Together Toward Malevolent Innovation January 2018 Ligon, Gina Scott Book Chapter
Developing An Empirical Understanding of Improvised Explosive Devices: A Social and Behavioral Science Perspective August 2009 LaFree, Gary; Legault, Richard START Reports
Discrimination, Genocide, and Politicide February 2019 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Discussion Point: The Prospective Military Power of Al Qaeda Affiliated Groups in the Syrian Conflict December 2013 Discussion Point
Divergent Axes of Russian Influence in Colombia and Latin America September 2019 Koven, Barnett S. White Paper
Divergent Paths to Martyrdom and Significance Among Suicide Attackers September 2015 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
Do 90 Percent of Terrorist Groups Last Less Than a Year? Updating the Conventional Wisdom September 2017 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Do Contemporaneous Armed Challenges Affect the Outcomes of Mass Nonviolent Campaigns? December 2015 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Does Political Radicalization Depend on Ideology? November 2009 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Effects and Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Intelligence Measures to counter homegrown terrorism: a case study on the FALN July 2012 Belli, Roberta START Reports
Election Anxiety is Driving Erdogan’s Decisions in Syria February 2018 Erdemandi, Max Op-ed
Enemies with Benefits? Violent Rivalry and Terrorist Group Longevity January 2015 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
ETA Ceasefires by the Numbers October 2011 Miller, Erin; Smarick, Kathleen Background Report
Ethnic Conflict: An Organizational Perspective April 2013 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor Journal Article
European and American Extreme Right Groups and the Internet November 2012 Caiani, Manuela Book
Examining the Relationship between General Social Survey (GSS) Measures and Far-Right Ideological Violence: A County-Level Analysis April 2012 Adamczyk, Amy; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Examining the Relationship between the Presence of Hate Groups and the Presence of Violent Far-Right Perpetrators at the County Level March 2012 Adamczyk, Amy; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Extremes of asymmetric conflict: terrorism and genocide January 2012 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
Far-right Violence in the United States: 1990-2013 June 2014 Gruenewald, Jeffrey; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Fact Sheet
Fight and Flight: LTTE's Air Cargo Ambitions November 2008 Jayasekara, Shanaka Journal Article
Financial Crime and Material Support Schemes Linked to al-Qa'ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM) in the United States: 1990 to June 2014 November 2014 Sullivan, Brandon; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven START Reports
Financial Crime and Material Support Schemes Linked to al-Qa'ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM) in the United States: 1990 to June 2014 December 2014 Sullivan, Brandon; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Research Brief
Five Myths about the Iraq Jihad January 2008 Journal Article
Forecasting the Use of Violence by Ethno–Political Organizations: Middle Eastern Minorities and the Choice of Violence, V. S. Subrahmanian, ed. November 2012 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan Book Chapter
Forecasting the Use of Violence in Ethnic-political Organizations: Middle Eastern Minorities, At Risk Minorities and the Choice of Violence February 2009 Asal, Victor Conference Paper
Foreign Fighter Influence in Al-Shabaab: Limitations and Future Prospects January 2019 Bacon, Tricia Book Chapter
Foreign Military Interventions and Suicide Attacks March 2015 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
France and Algeria at War: Nation, Identity, and Memory October 2010 Book Review
Fratricidal Jihadists: Why Islamists Keep Losing their Civil Wars May 2018 Hafez, Mohammed Journal Article
Fratricide in Rebel Movements: A Network Analysis of Syrian Militant Infighting January 2019 Hafez, Mohammed Journal Article
Friends in High Places: State Support for Violent and Non-violent Ethnopolitical Organizations June 2019 Asal, Victor Journal Article
From Freedom Fighters to Jihadists: Human Resources of Non State Armed Groups May 2019 Mironova, Vera Book
Geospatial Analysis of Critical Power Infrastructure Vulnerability in Baghdad, Iraq May 2016 Kammerer, William Discussion Point
Global Terrorism and the Deadliest Groups since 2001 June 2016 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Global Terrorism in 2017 August 2018 Miller, Erin Background Report
Global Terrorism in 2018 October 2019 Miller, Erin Background Report
Hamas and Suicide Terrorism: Multi-causal and Multi-level Approaches January 2011 Singh, Rashmi Book
Headhunting Among Extremist Organizations: An Empirical Assessment of Talent Spotting April 2018 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
Hezbollah's Social Jihad: Nonprofits as Resistance Organizations June 2009 Flanigan, Shawn Journal Article
Hizballah as a Social Movement Organization: A Framing Approach November 2009 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Holy Terror and Mass Killings? Reexamining the Motivations and Methods of Mass Casualty Terrorists March 2005 Asal, Victor Journal Article
How Community Ties Influence Terrorist Targeting of Civilians November 2013 Brooks, Risa Research Brief
How Human Boundaries Become State Borders: Radical Flanks and Territorial Control in the Modern Era July 2018 Krause, Peter Journal Article
Human and Social Forces in the Spread of the IED Threat: Innovation, Diffusion and Adaptation November 2008 Ackerman, Gary START Reports
Hurdles to International Terrorist Alliances: Lessons from Al Qaeda's Experience February 2015 Bacon, Tricia Journal Article
Images of Death and Dying in ISIS Media: A Comparison of English and Arabic Print Publications January 2018 Lemieux, Anthony Journal Article
Inspire Magazine: A Critical Analysis of its Significance and Potential Impact Through the Lens of the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills Model January 2014 Lemieux, Anthony; Brachman, Jarret Journal Article
Integrating Conflict Event Data June 2018 Cunningham, David E.; McGrath, Erin Journal Article
International Cooperation, Not Unilateral Policies May Be the Best Counterterrorism Strategy November 2008 LaFree, Gary; Yang, Sue-Ming Book Chapter
Introducing the Nonviolent Action in Violent Contexts (NVAVC) dataset January 2019 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Introduction November 2009 Chenoweth, Erica Book Chapter
Introductions to Adversary Behavior: Validating the Models April 2016 Zhuang, Jun; Bier, Vicki Journal Article
Invisible Empire of Hate: Gender Differences in the Ku Klux Klan's Online Justifications for Violence September 2018 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Is all Jihad Local? Transnational Contention and Political Violence in Somalia November 2013 Henne, Peter Book Chapter
Is Antifa a Terrorist Group? May 2018 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Is Islamist Terrorism More Dangerous?: An Empirical Study of Group Ideology, Organization and Goal Structure January 2009 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Is the Enemy of My Enemy My Friend? How Terrorist Groups Select Partners January 2018 Bacon, Tricia Journal Article
ISIL: Branding, Leadership Culture and Lethal Attraction November 2014 Ligon, Gina Scott; Simi, Peter START Reports
ISIS Propaganda: A Full-Spectrum Extremist Message December 2019 Book
Jihadist Plots in the United States: Interim Findings Infographic January 2017 Dahl, Erik; Wilson, Margaret; Crenshaw, Martha Research Brief
Key concepts to understand violent White supremacy April 2017 Beutel, Alejandro Research Brief
Killing Range: Explaining Lethality Variance within a Terrorist Organization November 2013 Horgan, John; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Killing the Messenger: Regime Type as a Determinant of Journalist Killing, 1992-2008 March 2016 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Law Enforcement Training and the Domestic Far Right December 2009 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Leaving Terrorism Behind: Individual and Collective Disengagement February 2009 Horgan, John Conference Paper
Lethal Brands: How VEOs Build Reputations May 2015 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
Lethal Combinations: Studying the Structure of Terrorist Networks September 2017 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Book Chapter
Lethal Connections: The Determinants of Network Connections in the Provisional Irish Republican Army, 1970–1998 January 2014 Horgan, John; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Making Ends Meet: Combining Organizational Data in Contentious Politics October 2014 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Making the Wrong Connection: The Determinants of Terrorist Targeting of Airplanes and Airports February 2010 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Legault, Richard Conference Paper
Malevolent Innovation: Novelty and Effectiveness in Terror Attacks April 2019 Ligon, Gina Scott White Paper
Mapping and Deterring Violent Extremist Networks in North-West Africa April 2015 Leuprecht, Christian Journal Article
Mapping Today's Jihadi Landscape and Threat May 2018 Moghadam, Assaf Journal Article
Marriage of Convenience: The Evolution of Iran and al-Qa'ida's Tactical Cooperation April 2017 Moghadam, Assaf Journal Article
Media Effects Within the Context of Violent Extremism in the Post-9/11 Era April 2019 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Media Effects: Do Terrorist Organizations Launch Foreign Attacks in Response to Levels of Press Freedom or Press Attention? May 2015 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Media Salience and Frame Changing in the Coverage of Mass Shootings: A Comparison of Ideological and Non-Ideological Attacks September 2019 Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
Mediating International Crises July 2006 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Asal, Victor Book
Migration, Culture Conflict, Crime and Terrorism November 2005 Freilich, Joshua Book
Modalities of National Sovereignty: Territorial Nationalism versus Islamic Fundamentalism in Muslim-Majority Countries April 2014 Moaddel, Mansoor Report
Networks as strategic repertoires: Functional differentiation among Al-Shabaab terror cells May 2013 Leuprecht, Christian Journal Article
Networks of Cooperation: Rebel Alliances in Fragmented Civil Wars February 2019 Hafez, Mohammed Journal Article
Networks, Power, and the Effects of Legitimacy in Contentious Politics January 2020 Milward, H. Brinton Journal Article
Nexus of Global Jihad: Understanding Cooperation Among Terrorist Actors May 2017 Moghadam, Assaf Book
Nonviolent Resistance and Prevention of Mass Killings During Popular Uprisings April 2018 Chenoweth, Erica Report
North American Strategic Defense in the 21st Century: Security and Sovereignty in an Uncertain World May 2018 Leuprecht, Christian Book
Not My Brother’s Keeper: Factional Infighting in Armed Islamist Movements November 2019 Hafez, Mohammed Journal Article
Not Your Father's Intelligence Failure: Why the Intelligence Community Failed to Anticipate the Rise of ISIS June 2018 Dahl, Erik Book Chapter
Nuclear Weapons and Existential Threats: Insights from a Comparative Analysis of Nuclear-Armed States October 2014 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Only the Bad Die Young: The Correlates of Organizational Death for Far-Right Extremist Groups December 2015 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Options to Facilitate Socio-Political Stability in Syria and Iraq November 2016 Ligon, Gina Scott; Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor White Paper
Overview: Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States-Foreign Fighters (PIRUS-FF) April 2016 Tinsley, Herbert; Jensen, Michael; James, Patrick Research Brief
Pakistani Public Opinion on the Swat Conflict, Afghanistan, and the US July 2008 Kull, Steven Journal Article
Patterns of Fatal Extreme-Right Crime in the United States December 2018 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Journal Article
Patterns of Islamic State-Related Terrorism, 2002--2015 August 2016 Miller, Erin Background Report
Patterns of Onset and Decline Among Terrorist Organizations March 2012 Miller, Erin Journal Article
Patterns of Terrorism in the United States, 1970-2014 May 2016 Miller, Erin START Reports
Paying It Forward: Sustaining the Transatlantic Relationship with Canada’s Mission in the Baltics October 2018 Leuprecht, Christian Report
Perceptions of the United States and Support for Violence Against America November 2006 Kruglanski, Arie; McCauley, Clark; McLeod, Douglas M.; LaFree, Gary; Kull, Steven Research Brief
Peru Conflict Profile April 2015 Koven, Barnett S. Book Chapter
Phnom Penh during the Cambodian Genocide: A Case of Selective Urbicide January 2014 Henkin, Samuel D. Journal Article
Political Demography of Conflict in Mali June 2018 Leuprecht, Christian Report
Political Exclusion, Oil, and Ethnic Armed Conflict November 2014 Piazza, James A.; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Political Explanations January 2005 Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
Political Fragmentation and Alliances among Armed Non-state Actors in North and Western Africa (1997–2014) September 2017 Leuprecht, Christian Journal Article
Political Islam: Untangling the Conceptual Muddle September 2007 Mainuddin, Rolin Journal Article
Politically motivated violent extremism January 2012 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
Postmemory and the Geographies of Violence at Kraing Ta Chan, Cambodia August 2018 Henkin, Samuel D. Journal Article
Potential implications of the attempted coup d’etat and counter-coup in Turkey for domestic politics and regional security October 2016 McGrath, Erin Discussion Point
Preventing Mass Atrocities: Policies and Practices September 2018 Gurr, Ted Robert Book
Probabilistic Pathway Projection to Counter Foreign Fighters April 2016 House, Joshua; Boyd, Marcus A. Research Brief
Profiles of Perpetrators of Terrorism in the United States (PPT‐US): Data Collection and Descriptive Analysis September 2011 Miller, Erin; Smarick, Kathleen START Reports
Profiles of Perpetrators of Terrorism in the United States: Research Highlight July 2014 Miller, Erin; Smarick, Kathleen Research Brief
Protestors, Terrorists or Something Else? How to Think about Dissident Groups October 2019 Young, Joseph Journal Article
Putting Terrorism in Context: Lessons from the Global Terrorism Database (Contemporary Terrorism Studies) January 2015 Miller, Erin; LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book
Putting the “ O ” in VEOs: What makes an organization? July 2013 Ligon, Gina Scott; Simi, Peter Journal Article
Quest for Significance and Violent Extremism: The Case of Domestic Radicalization November 2016 Kruglanski, Arie; LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Rationales for Terrorist Violence in Homegrown Jihadist Groups: A Case Study from The Netherlands February 2016 Horgan, John Journal Article
Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win May 2017 Krause, Peter Book
Recruitment and Radicalization among U.S. Far-Right Terrorists November 2016 Simi, Peter START Reports
Recruitment and Selection in Violent Extremist Organizations: Exploring What Industrial and Organizational Psychology Might Contribute April 2017 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
Reflections on Violence: Review of Slavoj Zizek, Violence: Six Sideways Reflections November 2009 Book Review
Regime Type and Terrorist Attacks May 2015 Chenoweth, Erica Book Chapter
Religion and Politics in the Developing World: Explosive Interactions July 2002 Mainuddin, Rolin Book
Rethinking Violence: States and Non-State Actors in Conflict November 2009 Chenoweth, Erica Book
Review of Daniel Brinks, The Judicial Response to Politics Killings in Latin America: Inequality and the Rule of Law August 2008 Arias, Enrique Book Review
Review of Mohammed Hafez, Manufacturing Human Bombs: The Making of Palestinian Suicide Bombers, of Mohammed Hafez, Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom, and of David Cook & Olivia Allison, Understanding and Addressing Suicide At February 2008 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Revolution for Breakfast: Intersections of Activism, Service, and Violence in the Black Panther Party’s Community Service Programs December 2013 Flanigan, Shawn Book Chapter
Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World September 2018 Gelfand, Michele Book
Ruthless Rulers: Coalition Size and the Severity of Civil Conflict January 2007 Journal Article
Say Terrorist, Think Insurgent: Labeling and Analyzing Contemporary Terrorist Actors October 2014 Moghadam, Assaf Journal Article
Secure in their Beliefs: Personal Security, the Quest for Personal Significance, and the Psychology of Extremism April 2015 Kruglanski, Arie Book Chapter
Service-Seeking Behavior, Perceptions of Armed Actors, and Preferences Regarding Governance: Evidence from the Palestinian Territories May 2015 Flanigan, Shawn Journal Article
Simultaneous Attacks by Terrorist Organisations December 2013 Deloughery, Kathleen Journal Article
South Africa's Project Coast: "Death Squads," Covert State-Sponsored Poisonings, and the Dangers of CBW Proliferation January 2006 Bale, Jeffrey Journal Article
Spotting the Threat July 2014 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
START Symposium 2015: Extremist Organizations Panel October 2015 Presentation
Statistical Analysis of Event Data Concerning Boko Haram in Nigeria (2009-2013) January 2015 Stevenson, John START Reports
Sub-state Actors' Threats to International Security: Religious Extremists and Terrorist Groups March 2019 Joshi, Sharad Book Chapter
Sudden Desistance from Terrorism: The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia and the Justice Comandos of the Armenian Genocide November 2008 McCauley, Clark; LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
Suicide bombers in Iraq, 2003-2010: Disaggregating targets can reveal insurgent motives and priorities January 2013 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Suicide Bombers in Iraq, 2003-2010:Disaggregating Targets Can Reveal Insurgent Motives and Priorities January 2014 Book Chapter
Surveying State Police Agencies about Domestic Terrorism and Far-Right Extremists February 2008 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Research Brief
System, State, or Individual: Gaming Levels of Analysis in International Relations October 2019 Asal, Victor Journal Article
Temporal Sequencing, Incident Sophistication, and Terrorist Outcomes August 2016 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff Research Brief
Terror's Epistemic Consquences March 2004 Kruglanski, Arie Book Chapter
Terrorism in Belgium and Western Europe; Attacks against Transportation Targets; Coordinated Terrorist Attacks March 2016 Miller, Erin Background Report
Terrorism Studies: A Reader November 2010 Horgan, John Book
Terrorist Attacks on Educational Institutions December 2014 Miller, Erin Background Report
Terrorist Attacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure in the United States, 1970-2015 June 2016 Miller, Erin START Reports
Terrorist Group Cooperation and Longevity June 2014 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Terrorist Group Rivalries and Alliances: Testing Competing Explanations August 2019 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Terrorist Group Survival as a Measure of Effectiveness June 2018 Phillips, Brian Book Chapter
Terrorist Propaganda After the Islamic State: Learning, Emulation, and Imitation December 2019 Braddock, Kurt Book Chapter
The Challenges of Conflict Management: A Case Study of Sri Lanka January 2006 Biswas, Bidisha Journal Article
The Choice of Terrorism: Terrorist Behavior by Middle Eastern Minorities At Risk Organizations January 2010 Asal, Victor Journal Article
The Curse of Cain: Why Fratricidal Jihadis Fail to Learn from Their Mistakes November 2017 Hafez, Mohammed Journal Article
The Differential Risk of Retaliation by Relational Distance: A More General Model of Violent Victimization March 2005 Dugan, Laura Journal Article
The Evolution of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): Relationships 2004-2014 June 2014 Fact Sheet
The Future of Terrorism Research: A Review Essay May 2014 Gruenewald, Jeffrey; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
The Jihadi Industry: Assessing the Organizational, Leadership, and Cyber Profiles July 2017 Ligon, Gina Scott START Reports
The Medium is Terrorism: Transformation of the About to Die Trope in Dabiq August 2016 Lemieux, Anthony Journal Article
The Organization and Leadership of Violence August 2013 Ligon, Gina Scott Research Brief
The Organization of Terrorism November 2006 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
The Organizational Dynamics of Far-Right Hate Groups in the United States: Comparing Violent to Non-Violent Organizations December 2011 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven START Reports
The Organizational Dynamics of Far-Right Hate Groups in the United States: Comparing Violent to Nonviolent Organizations February 2013 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
The Paradox of Legitimacy: Resilience, Successes and the Multiple Identities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey May 2015 Journal Article
The Place of Race in Conservative and Far-Right Movements January 2015 Yates, Elizabeth Journal Article
The Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Development of Mortars March 2016 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
The Psychology of Terrorism October 2001 McCauley, Clark Op-ed
The Puzzle of Nonviolence in Western Sahara May 2016 Leuprecht, Christian Journal Article
The Reason We Don't Know March 2012 Pate, Amy; Birnir, Johanna; Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Gurr, Ted Robert Journal Article
The Relationship Between Hate Groups and Far-Right Ideological Violence June 2014 Adamczyk, Amy; Gruenewald, Jeffrey; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
The Rise and Fall of Terrorism May 2019 Miller, Erin Book Chapter
The Role of Entitativity in Perpetuating Cycles of Violence December 2018 Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
The Role of Group Processes in Terrorism August 2012 Wilson, Margaret Book Chapter
The Russian Interventions in South Ossetia and Crimea Compared: Military Performance, Legitimacy and Goals September 2014 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
The Softest of Targets: A Study on Terrorist Target Selection July 2009 Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
The State of Al-Qaeda its Affiliates, and Associated Groups: Views from Outside Experts February 2014 Braniff, William Congressional Testimony
The Strategic Logic of Terrorism June 2017 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
The Structure of Success: How the Internal Distribution of Power Drives Armed Group Behavior and National Movement Effectiveness January 2014 Krause, Peter Journal Article
The Transnational Security Threat from D-Company January 2015 Joshi, Sharad Book Chapter
The True Meaning of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism November 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
The Use of Violence by Ethnopolitical Organizations in the Middle East February 2007 Pate, Amy; Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Michael, Mary; Asal, Victor Research Brief
To the Fringe and Back: Violent Extremism and the Psychology of Deviance April 2017 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
Towards Global Jihadism: Al-Qaeda's Strategic, Ideological and Structural Adaptations since 9/11 June 2012 Moghadam, Assaf; Braniff, William Journal Article
Tracking Cartels: Exploiting Open Sources to Identify Trends November 2019 Boyd, Marcus A.; Henkin, Samuel D. Research Brief
Transcending Organization: Individuals and “The Islamic State” June 2014 Brachman, Jarret Research Brief
Transnational Islamist Networks: Western Fighters in Afghanistan, Somalia and Syria December 2013 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Trends in Israeli policing: terrorism, community, victimization and crime control January 2014 Weisburd, David Journal Article
Trends of Anashid Usage in Da‘esh Video Messaging and Implications for Identifying Terrorist Audio and Video January 2019 Lemieux, Anthony Journal Article
Twenty-First Century Jihad: Law, Society and Military Action April 2015 Book
Twenty-Five Years of Ideological Homicide Victimization in the United States of America March 2016 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
U.S. Polls: Public Opinion and Right‐Wing Extremism April 2010 McCauley, Clark START Reports
Ukrainian Volunteer Fighters in the Eastern Front: Ideas, Political-Social Norms and Emotions as Mobilization Mechanisms February 2016 Karagiannis, Emmanuel Journal Article
Under What Conditions Does Ethnic Conflict Result in Armed Violence? January 2017 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
Understanding Law Enforcement Intelligence Processes July 2014 Carter, David L.; Carter, Jeremy G.; Chermak, Steven START Reports
Understanding Terrorism Innovation and Learning: Al-Qaeda and Beyond April 2015 Ranstorp, Magnus Book
Understanding the Micro-Situational Dynamics of White Supremacist Violence in the United States December 2018 Simi, Peter Journal Article
Unholy Alliances: Evidence on Linkages between Trans-State Terrorism and Crime Networks: The Case of Bosnia June 2010 Mincheva, Lyubov; Gurr, Ted Robert Book Chapter
VEO Level Decision Making May 2015 Ligon, Gina Scott White Paper
Victims of Ideological Homicides, 1990-2014 March 2016 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Research Brief
Violence and the Dialectics of Landscape: Memorialization in Cambodia July 2014 Henkin, Samuel D. Journal Article
Violence Perpetrated by Supporters of Al-Qa’ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM): Fatal Attacks and Violent Plots in the United States June 2014 Gruenewald, Jeffrey; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Research Brief
Violence Perpetrated by Supporters of Al-Qa’ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM): Fatal Attacks and Violent Plots in the United States June 2014 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Violent Democracies in Latin America November 2009 Arias, Enrique Book
Violent Jihadism in Real Time: Al-Shabaab's Use of Twitter January 2013 Research Brief
Violent Non-State Actors and the Kashmir Conflict September 2019 Ligon, Gina Scott White Paper
Voting in the Shadow of Violence: Electoral Politics and Conflict in Peru April 2018 Birnir, Johanna Journal Article
Walking Away from Terrorism: Accounts of Disengagement from Radical and Extremist Movements November 2008 Horgan, John Book
What do Terrorists Want? January 2001 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
What Explains Ethnic Organizational Violence? Evidence from Eastern Europe and Russia November 2015 Phillips, Brian; Asal, Victor Journal Article
What is a terrorist group? Conceptual issues and empirical implications February 2014 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
What is the State of Islamic Extremism: Key Trends, Challenges and Implications for U.S. Policy February 2015 Braniff, William Congressional Testimony
Who Is More Violent in Extremist Groups? A Comparison of Leaders and Followers September 2019 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict June 2008 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Why Do Some Organizations Kill While Others Do Not: An Examination of Middle Eastern Operations October 2014 Pate, Amy; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Why not kill them all? The logic and prevention of mass political murder November 2005 McCauley, Clark Book
Why the United States is Targeted by Terrorism October 2010 Crenshaw, Martha Conference Paper
Why Violence Abates: Imposed and Elective Declines in Terrorism Attacks March 2015 Journal Article
Wilkinson's Votes and Violence: Electoral Competition and Ethnic Riots in India January 2006 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
With Friends Like These…Why Terrorist Organizations Ally January 2016 Ackerman, Gary; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
“Give Peace a Chance”? Explaining Colombia’s (Failed) Peace Process with the FARC November 2016 Koven, Barnett S. Discussion Point
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Rassler delves into the intricacies of the Haqqani Nexus Charlotte Taylor
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Amy Pate Amy Pate

Executive Director & Research Director, START

 University of Maryland
Anthony Lemieux Anthony Lemieux

Associate Professor of Communication and Lead Researcher of the Transcultural Conflict and Violence Program

 Georgia State University
Assaf Moghadam

Associate Professor of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy

 International Institute for Counter-Terrorism
Barnett Koven Barnett S. Koven

Training Director and Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Benjamin Evans

Faculty Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database, START

 University of Maryland
Bidisha Biswas

Professor

 Western Washington University
Brandon A. Sullivan

Assistant Professor

 Indiana University Southeast
Brandon Behlendorf Brandon Behlendorf

Assistant Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, SUNY Albany

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Brian Phillips Brian Phillips

Assistant Professor

 Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico City
Daniella Fridl Daniella Fridl

Former Assistant Research Director, START

 University of Maryland
David C. Pyrooz

Assistant Professor, University of Colorado - Boulder

 University of Colorado
David E. Cunningham

Associate Professor/Senior Researcher - Peace Research Institute Oslo

 University of Maryland
David Hofmann David Hofmann

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Senior Research Affiliate – The Canadian Network of Research on Terrorism, Security, and Society (TSAS)

 University of New Brunswick
David Weisburd David Weisburd

Distinguished Professor and Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice

 George Mason University
Devin Ellis

Policy & Research Program Director, ICONS Project

 University of Maryland
Elizabeth Yates

Faculty Specialist, START

 University of Maryland
Emmanuel Karagiannis Emmanuel Karagiannis

Senior Lecturer of International Relations

 King's College
Erica Chenoweth Erica Chenoweth

Associate Professor of International Studies

 University of Denver
Erin MIller Erin Miller

GTD Program Manager, START

 University of Maryland
START Researcher Gabrielle Matuzsan Gabrielle Matuzsan

Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Gary Ackerman Gary Ackerman

Associate Professor, SUNY Albany

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Gary LaFree

Founding Director, START; Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 University of Maryland
Gina Scott Ligon Gina Scott Ligon

Associate Professor of Management and Director of R&D at the Center for Collaboration Science

 University of Nebraska Omaha
Herbert Tinsley

Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Ingrid Schulz

Law Student

 Georgetown University
James A. Piazza

Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science

 Pennsylvania State University
James Halverson

Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Jeff Gruenewald

Associate Professor

 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Jeremy Backstrom

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations

 Widener University
John Sawyer John Sawyer

Director of Strategic Corporate Research Relationships

 University of Maryland
Dr. John Stevenson, START John Stevenson

Principal Research Scientist, NSI, Inc.
Photo of Joe Oudin Joseph Oudin

Senior Faculty Specialist, Global Terrorism Database, START

 University of Maryland
Joseph Young Joseph Young

Associate Professor of Public Affairs

 American University
Joshua Freilich

Professor

 John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Joshua House

GIS Coordinator, START

 University of Maryland
Katy Lindquist

Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Kieran Quinlan

Data Scientist & Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
Kurt Braddock

Post-doctoral teaching fellow

 Pennsylvania State University
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 University of Maryland
Lyubov Mincheva

Executive Director, Graduate Program in International Relations and Security Studies

 University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Manuela Caiani

Assistant Professor of Political Science

 Institute for Advanced Studies
Marcus A. Boyd

Senior Researcher, GIS, START

Director, Graduate Studies, START

 University of Maryland
Martha Crenshaw Martha Crenshaw

Researcher, Political Science/International Relations

 Stanford University
Mary Michael

Faculty Research Assistant, START

 University of Maryland
Megan Rutter

Junior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Michelle Jacome Michelle Jacome

Operations Officer, World Bank
Mila Jonns Mila Johns

Former Researcher

 None
Nil Satana

Visiting Associate Professor

 University of Maryland
Omi Hodwitz

Assistant Professor

 University of Idaho
Peter Krause

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston College

Research Affiliate, MIT Security Studies Program

 Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peter Simi

Associate Professor, Chapman University

Director, Earl Babbie Research Center

 Chapman University
Peter Weinberger Peter Weinberger

Technical Advisor, Resonance Global
R. Karl Rethemeyer R. Karl Rethemeyer

Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Rashmi Singh Rashmi Singh

Associate Professor

 The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
Risa Brooks

Associate Professor of Political Science

 Marquette University
Roberta Belli

Security Information Analyst, United Nations Department of Safety and Security

 United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS)
Ronald Breiger Ronald Breiger

Professor of Sociology

 University of Arizona
Ryan King Ryan D. King

Associate Professor of Criminology

 The Ohio State University
Salma Bouziani

Project Manager/Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Samuel D. Henkin

Senior Faculty Specialist, START

 University of Maryland
Scott H. Decker

Foundation Professor

 Arizona State University
Sharad Joshi

Assistant Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Associate Fellow of International Security, Chatham House

 Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Shawn Flanigan Shawn Flanigan

Professor of Public Affairs

 San Diego State University
Sheehan Kane

Senior Faculty Specialist, START

 University of Maryland
Thomas Guarrieri

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

 University of Maryland
Tricia Bacon

Assistant Professor, American University

Non-Resident Fellow, Program on Extremism, George Washington University

 American University
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

Director, START

Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland

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

 University of Maryland
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