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April 2015

Southern Poverty Law Center: Domestic Terrorism - The Age of the Wolf
The Oswegonian: Oswego to receive counterterrorism funds
Homeland Security Today: House HS Committee’s Follow-Up Report on Boston Bombings Cities Continuing Info-Sharing Problems
The Fabius Maximus Website: Should we panic at the many warnings about domestic terrorism?
UpperMichiganSource.com: Understanding the Middle East Issues
The Chippewa Herald: Motives for joining Islamic State unclear, can vary widely, experts say
Odisha Sun Times: Odisha Police turns to US expert for tips on tackling terrorism
Foreign Affairs: Terrorist Turf Wars: Why al Shabab Attacked Kenya’s Garissa University College
Foreign Policy: Why Don Draper Would Be Impressed by the Islamic State
Global Research: Imagery and Empire: Understanding the Western Fear of Arab and Muslim Terrorists
Albawaba News: Extremism and education, as immiscible as water and oil
Tampa Bay Online: Smuggling nuke into U.S. remains challenging — for now
International Policy Digest: ISIS: Salafism, Recruitment, Organization and Method
The Tampa Tribune: Smuggling nuke into U.S. remains challenging - for now
Quartz: Why Terrorists target schools and universities
Foreign Policy: Portrait of an American Jihadist
Le Monde diplomatique-English Edition: The right way to end terrorism
New York Times: Somali Militants Kill 147 at Kenyan University

March 2015

Emergency Management: Mobile TV Could Be a New Alerting Channel
Las Vegas Sun: Lombardo on terrorism: 'My biggest concern is the lone wolf'
Radio Sputnik World Service: Chaotic Situation in Yemen Benefits Al-Qaeda Say Experts
WSJ.com: How ISIS Is Trying to Pull the U.S. Further into War
Quartz: Data show that terror attacks aren't just more frequent - they're more deadly
Emergency Management: What's Next for Alerting Via Social Media?
Tes Connect: Pakistan school terror survivors ‘avenge’ deaths by studying
TeleSUR-English: Radicalization-A Buzzword Singling out Muslims?
WWL New Orleans: Tommy: Why are some people drawn to ISIS?
The Daily Signal: How Arab Spring Opened the Door to Terrorism’s Ugly March
Fox 11-Wisconsin: Safe and Secure- How ISIS recruits kids in the United States
International Relations and Security Network: Comparing Counterterrorism in Indonesia and the Philippines
Spy Museum Podcast: The Islamic State and Apocalyptic Jihadsism: An Interview with Bill Braniff
The New Yorker: Break-in at Y-12
Times of Malta: Paralysing fear versus liberating truth
NBC25: Terrorists like ISIS have a strong foothold in the U.S. thanks to social media
The New York Times: Where Terrorism Research Goes Wrong
Highlands Today: Sebring Man's 24 Hours in Cuba
The Eagle: Law enforcement officials conduct raid on Texas sovereignty group with eye toward spotting radical members
Voice of America: ISIS - Child Soldiers
DFNS: Readings on the Islamic State
Safe and Secure: What happens next with Iran
Big Think: The New Wireless Emergency Alert System Won't Work!
Homeland Security Today: Past, Present Officials at Odds on Extent, Seriousness and Understanding of Islamism

February 2015

CTV News: Pragmatic reasons for radicals
Voice of America: Who Joins Islamic State and Why
Reuters: The lone-wolf militant: Feelings of inadequacy taken out on the world
Sky News: Behind the Twisted Appeal of 'Jihadi John'
Fox News: Intel chief says 2014 deadliest year for terror ever recorded, in counter to upbeat Kerry
Earth Island Journal: Heard about the FBI Tracking of Keystone XL Activists? It's Worse than You Thought.
CBRNe Portal: Tradition or Threat? The Diplomatic Pouch and the Potential for RN Smuggling
The Atlantic: Is ISIS's Social-Media Power Exaggerated?