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August 2017

LSE Blogs: Vulnerable targets, lone actors, and unsophisticated weaponry are increasingly common trends of U.S. far-right domestic terror attacks
Inside Higher Ed: Preventing Terrorist Attacks
National Public Radio: FBI Continues Investigation Into Minnesota Mosque Explosion
Fox Baltimore: Local intelligence expert reacts to Trump's "fire and fury" comment towards N. Korea
Fox 45 Baltimore: Local intelligence expert reacts to Trump's "fire and fury" comment towards N. Korea
Fox News: Boston attack underscores growing threat of IEDs in America
Associated Press: Should springing of US terrorism convicts alarm Americans?
Security Management: Securing Sacred Spaces
Seeker: What Criminology Reveals of Trump's War on the MS-13 Gang

July 2017

The Times of India: India 3rd worst hit by terror in 2016: US report
Maclean’s: How the West is winning the war on terror
Homeland Security News Wire: UMD team wins national competition to curb violent extremism
Non-Profit Quarterly: Homeland Security Recruits Students to Challenge Extremism
UMD Right Now: UMD’s “It Takes Just One” Student Team Wins National Competition to Curb Violent Extremism Online
Voice of America: Islamic State, Iran Still Top Terror Concerns
Associated Press: Iran Still Top State Terror Sponsor; Global Attacks Down
U.S. Department of State: State Department Releases Country Reports on Terrorism 2016
New York Times: Students Are the Newest U.S. Weapon Against Terrorist Recruitment
The Telegraph: How many people are killed by terrorist attacks in the UK?
Public Radio International: More than 75 percent of terrorist attacks in 2016 took place in just 10 countries
Reuters: Number of fatal terrorist attacks in western Europe increasing, data show
USA Today: Why Europe has a greater terror problem than the United States
Public Radio International: Terrorists launched fewer attacks in 2016. But they took twice as many hostages.
Small Wars Journal: The End of Afghanistan's Spring Fighting Seasons and the Demise of the Afghan National Security Forces?
Global News: Canadians are concerned refugees pose a terror threat. Should they be worried?
Washington Post: This is why al-Shabab won't be going away anytime soon
Indian Express: US terror attacks received five times more media coverage when perpetrator was Muslim: Study
Boston.com: 41 years ago, 4 bombings swept up the seacoast from Boston to New Hampshire
MSNBC: Study: Media overrepresents Muslims as terrorists

June 2017

Channel News Asia: 18,000 national servicemen to undergo counter-terrorism training each year from July
The Atlantic: Is ISIS More Violent During Ramadan?
Sunday Post: Ten years on: The day terror came to Glasgow
The Conversation: Why the latest wave of terrorism will get worse before it gets better
ABC News: Muslims ‘absolutely’ the group most victimized by global terrorism, researchers say
Slate: Is Terrorism Coverage Racist?
NPR: Hidden Brain: Terror Strikes and An Attacker’s Identity
Think Progress: Non-Muslim attackers get a lot less media coverage than those who claim Islam
Newsweek: Can we predict where terrorists will strike next?
Telegram: Nichols rolls out new graduate program focused on counterterrorism, violent extremism studies
Huffington Post: The Wages of Populism: Certainty and Hope
Vox: Is America descending into political violence again? I asked 12 experts.
CNN: The return of leftist terrorism?
The Times Tribune: Jewish, Muslim communities join for prayer services, discussion
Mic: Wednesday’s attack in Iran is unusual. Here’s why – and here’s what it means for the future.
New York Times: How Student Loan Forgiveness Changed Graduate’s Paths
Mic: British Muslims reported suspects to authorities in London and Manchester. Here’s why that matters.
NBC News: Vehicles in crowds are becoming terrorists’ weapon of choice
Huffington Post: What To Know When ISIS Claims Responsibility For An Attack
News Corps Australia: Despite recent attacks, the ‘70s and’80s were deadlier in Europe for terrorism
Reddiff News: Global jihad does indeed threaten India