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August 2021

The Conversation: Why is it so difficult to fight domestic terrorism? 6 experts share their thoughts
Sinclair Broadcasting Group: Taliban takeover increases terrorism threat in Afghanistan as US forces leave
Forbes: Twitter, Facebook may let Taliban control Afghan government social media accounts
Insider: Some QAnon believers are being driven to violence. Experts say mental health problems could be a factor.
The Telegraph: Mexican drug cartel threatens to kill TV anchor over 'unfair' coverage
International Business Times: 5 richest terrorist groups in the world
NBC: Cracking down on domestic terrorism

July 2021

Los Angeles Times: To confront the reality of domestic terrorism, we need a federal law
WYPR: Probing the 1/6 attack on the US Capitol: Politics & the terror threat
Orlando Sentinel: Ex-Central Florida cops' Capitol riot arrests underscore extremists' inroads among police, experts say
Task and Purpose: Self-proclaimed 'incel' allegedly joined Army to train for mass shooting of women but washed out after 4 months
The Baltimore Sun: As the world asks how COVID emerged from Wuhan, China pushes back with conspiracy theory about Army post in Maryland
Voice of America: Causes of extremism spike in US military examined in new study
Boston Globe: Rise of the Moors group arose from a growing, national sovereign citizen movement, experts say
Huffington Post: They were not tourists: The radicals at the heart of the Capitol riot

June 2021

Center for Global Development: Avoiding the high fiscal costs of terrorism in the post-COVID era
Foreign Affairs: The threat reflex: Why some societies respond to danger better than others
Washington Post: As refugee numbers rise, many countries want to shut them out for security concerns
NBC: Biden administration announces new strategy to fight domestic terrorism
Forbes: QAnoners may be quiet now but FBI warns waning trust in 'Q' could fuel more real-world violence
Modern War Institute: We ignore the human domain at our own peril
Orlando Sentinel: Capitol riot arrests reveal far-right Oath Keepers' extremist influence in Florida, experts say

May 2021

Newsweek: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell signs QAnon quilt that sold for thousands at 'patriot' conference
Forbes: A Congressman, ejected reporters and calls for a coup: Here's what went down at the 'QAnon conference'
The Economist: Fortnite to far right: The rise of digital extremism
PolitiFact: The ridiculous claim that those at the Capitol Jan. 6 resembled a 'normal tourist visit'
Washington Times: White supremacism, systemic racism don't exist in the U.S., says Ted Nugent: 'We fixed that'
Mother Jones: Doctor, Lawyer, Insurrectionist: The Radicalization of Simone Gold
War on the Rocks: Back to the future: Getting Special Forces ready for great-power competition
The Daily Beast: Arresting Capitol rioters won't stop hardcore extremists

April 2021

WTOP The Hunt: Study finds similarities between hate crimes and terrorism
BuzzFeed: Donald Trump is gone, but QAnon's sex trafficking conspiracies are here to stay
Washington Post: Post-riot effort to tackle extremism in the military largely overlooks veterans
The Guardian: Millions of Americans think the election was stolen. How worried should we be about more violence?
VICE: A huge QAnon conference is happening in a Dallas hotel owned by the city
TIME: The Capitol attack was the most documented crime in history. Will that ensure justice?
Voice of America: FBI Director concerned about QAnon's potential for violence

March 2021

Voice of America: Capitol riot exposed QAnon’s violent potential
USA Today: Hateful mass shootings terrorize the US. So why aren't more shooters charged with hate crimes or terrorism?
The New York Times: How racism and sexism intertwine to torment Asian-American women
The Conversation: How the quest for significance and respect underlies the white supremacist movement, conspiracy theories and a range of other problems
NPR: The legacy of George Carruthers
ABC: 270+ charged in Capitol siege; US weighs a new law concerning domestic terror
The Guardian: Most alleged Capitol rioters 'individual believers' unconnected to groups, analysis finds
New York Times: The military’s extremism problem is our problem

February 2021

PolitiFact: Tucker Carlson’s false claim downplaying role of white supremacists at Capitol riot
USA Today: Lack of domestic terrorism law creates an imbalance
New York Times: A small group of militants' outsize role in the Capitol attack
CBS: Psychologist details historic ties between pandemics and extremism
Washington Post: Eroding trust, spreading fear: The historical ties between pandemics and extremism