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July 2024

Military Times: ‘Toxic’ politics increase terrorism, extremism risk, DHS official says
Modern Diplomacy: Fostering Social Media Literacy: Addressing Terrorism and Extremism in the Digital Age
Homeland Security Today: The Crucial Role of Open Source Data In Combating Terrorism: Unveiling GTTAC and GRID

June 2024

Stars and Stripes: Army Stiffens Rules Barring Extremist, Gang Activity Among Soldiers
Homeland Security Today: Imbalanced Sentencing in Federal Terrorism Cases: Research
E-International Relations: Incels: New Political Actors Emerging from the Manosphere?
CyberScoop: Picketed at work, confronted at church: Why election workers have left the job

May 2024

SecurityBrief Asia: US Insider Risk Management Centre launches to tackle threats
Business Wire: U.S. Insider Risk Management Center of Excellence Launches
Marine Times: Senator wants answers on DOD’s medical treatment for terror victims
CNN-News18: Indian Agencies To Study Counter-Radicalisation Methods Practised by Indonesia and Malaysia
NY Daily News: Preventing domestic terror and violence

April 2024

Georgetown Security Studies Review: Surging Violence and Far-Right Extremism: Unpacking Social Media’s Role in the 2024 Election
Penn State: Lone actors more likely to commit terrorist acts than U.S. extremist groups
The Intercept: There’s a Bigger Driver of Veteran Radicalization Than Donald Trump
Army Times: New documentary explores why some veterans join the extremism movement
Phys.org: Military veterans say extremism was preceded by negative service experiences
The War Horse: Most Veterans Who Support Extremism Had Negative Military Experiences, Study Finds
The Dallas Express: Lawmakers Challenge DOD Head To Confront Left-Wing Extremism
Newsweek: Why Terrorism Is on the Move
Science Daily: Climate change impacts terrorist activity

March 2024

ABC News: Crowded spaces are particularly vulnerable to terrorism — what can be done to mitigate risk and minimise loss of life?
Global Investigative Journalism Network: Best Practices for Working With Mass Shootings Data

February 2024

POLITIFACT: No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism'
Air Force Times: Proud Boys, other far-right groups use Texas convoy as rallying cry
CBS News: Beheading video posted on YouTube prompts response from social media platform

January 2024

AP: Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: ‘What happens when no one believes anything anymore?’
AP: A beheading video was on YouTube for hours, raising questions about why it wasn’t taken down sooner
GNET: Data Collection in Online Terrorism and Extremism Research: Future Directions
American Security Project: It’s Time to Reform Domestic Counterterrorism Policy
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Could AI help bioterrorists unleash a new pandemic? A new study suggests not yet
The GW Hatchet: Foggy Bottom crime rose in 2023 as total crime in Ward 2 remains low
USA Today: Prosecutions of threats hit a record high in 2023, researchers confirm
New Lines Institute: Operating Under the Radar: Violent Left-Wing Extremism Is Becoming More Dangerous
Washington Post: Trump falsely claims ‘no terrorist attacks’ and ‘no wars’ during his presidency
Air Force Times: Nonprofit scores military a three out of 10 for extremism prevention
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Asia Pacific Defence Reporter: CSIS: Visualising the data on Hamas attack
VICE: US Military Veterans Are Increasingly Turning to Extremism: DOD Report
The Washington Times: Increasingly hostile politics breed deadly violence; Trump, Biden both blamed for fanning the flames

December 2023

AAP: Why online pizza posts are a danger to democracies
The Canberra Times: Why online pizza posts are a danger to democracies
USA Today: After USA TODAY investigation, military finally releases internal extremism report
Insider Monkey: 30 Countries Most Impacted by Terrorism in the World
USA Today: Claim tying Etsy to Wayfair, 'pizzagate' conspiracy theories is baseless
CNN: A deluge of violent messages: How a surge in threats to public officials could disrupt American democracy
CNN: Fact checking the December GOP debate
Phys.org: Do terrorist attacks and mass shootings make big companies more 'honest'?
The Epoch Times: AI Increases the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation
WNDU: South Bend native receives acclaimed criminology award