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September 2016

Homeland Security News Wire: Terrorist attacks are more likely to succeed if there are more plot participants
University of Ghent: Terrorist expert Martha Crenshaw receives honorary doctorate
University of Arkansas: Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Celebrates 2016 Achievements
Associated Press: 2 universities to discuss national security partnership
Baltimore Sun: Universities to sweeten the pot for FBI headquarters in Maryalnd with new national security academy
The Daily Record: UMD, UMB launch new effor tto draw FBI to Md.
The Diamondback: Want to work for the FBI? Greenbelt’s new national security academy could be your best bet.
Northeast Public Radio: UAlbany Expert Victor Asal On How Things Have Changed 15 Years After 9/11
The Atlantic: How Much Really Changes About Terrorism on 9/11?
Daily Progress Online: Scholars, officials and experts survey the security landscape 15 years after 9/11
USA Today: Sept. 11 Q&A: How America sees terrorism 15 years after the 9/11 attacks
TIME: Survivors of Terror Attacks on How They Moved Forward: ‘You Live Anyway’
Washington Times: U.S. authorities on high alert for terror attacks as Sept. 11 nears
World Economic Forum: After 15 years of terror, are we any safer?
Boston University Law Review: Is the War on Terrorism Really Winnable?
SeattlePI: The State of Terrorism in the US, Post-September 11
Toronto Star: Ending anti-Muslim racism requires more than changing the language
The Stanford Daily: Q&A with Sarah Lyons-Padilla
Business Insider: ISIS has claimed more than 700 suicide attacks since the beginning of the year
The Huffington Post: Keeping Track Of U.S. Special Ops In Africa
Al Jazeera: ISIL's European strategy

August 2016

The Inquisitr: ISIS Study Shows Extremists Have Been A Killing Machine Since 2014
Sinclair Broadcast Group: New study highlights the growth of ISIS
Voice of America: Most Terrorism Victims Are in Muslim Majority Countries
The Huffington Post: Is This The Dawn Of The Safecation?
CBC News (Canada): Lots of approaches but no clear formula for success
CBC News (Canada): Experts still learning how to identify which 'radicals' are truly dangerous
BBC: Terror deaths in Western Europe at hightest level since 2004
Huffington Post: Why we need to change the way we talk about violent extremism this election season
Vox: You may think the world is falling apart. Steven Pinker is here to tell you it isn't.
New York Times: Is Terrorism Getting Worse? In the West, Yes. In the World, No.
Center for Strategic and International Studies: U.S. Wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen: What Are the Endstates?
World Politics Review: The Danger of Overreacting to Terrorism-and How to Resist It
International Business Times: How Many People Has ISIS Killed? Terrorist Attacks Linked to Islamic State Have Caused 33,000 Deaths
New York Times: These Days of Rage
Washington Post: ISIS and its allies were responsible for 26 percent of terrorism deaths in 13 years
Baltimore Sun: The Islamic State and its allies ahve killed 33,000 people, University of Maryland study finds
Washington Post: 5 facts about the Olympics and terrorism
Chicago Tribune: Next president must do better in stopping terror
The Huffington Post: Extra Armed Police And How The Danger From Islamist Extremists Compares To Historical Terror Threats
Hindustan Times: The national affliction of buying head in sand has to end to fortify India against terror attacks
Quartz: ISIL demands many things of its top commanders, but good Arabic isn't one of them
NFPA Journal – Tunnel Trouble
Computerworld: How to keep Facebook, Twitter from being terrorists’ hunting grounds
The Cipher Brief: The Private Sector Role in Countering Violent Extremism

July 2016

The Los Angeles Times: We adjust for population with murder rates. Why not for mass shootings?
The Guardian: The Observer view on Pope Francis’s comments on a world at war
The Guardian: Figures put Europe’s summer of violence in context
Center for Strategic and International Studies: The Uncertain Trends and metrics of Terrorism in 2016
Sinclair Broadcast Group: Experts say ISIS is using a new weapon: Its own currency