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September 2020

The Atlantic: When Women Lead Protest Movements
The Conversation: 19 years after 9/11, Americans continue to fear foreign extremists and underplay the dangers of domestic terrorism
Lawfare: To Prevent Extremist Violence in the United States, Think Beyond the Homeland Security Box
USA Today: How QAnon and other dark forces are radicalizing Americans as the COVID-19 pandemic rages and election looms
Voice of America: Antifa Protester Suspected in Killing of Trump Supporter in Oregon
Vox: Donald Trump is inciting violence

August 2020

The Atlantic: The Violence Could Get Much Worse
Al-Monitor: Is Turkey’s opposition losing Istanbul to Erdogan?
War on the Rocks: The Looming Influx of Foreign Fighters in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fox News: As the US moves out of Afghanistan, Iran cements ties with the Taliban and officials
Al-Arabiya: The other dimension - strategy to counter terrorism in Iraq
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: The Republican People’s Party (CHP) is Complicit in the Erosion of Democracy in Turkey
Center for Global Policy: Far-Right Extremist Mobilization Surges During U.S. Unrest

July 2020

Fox News: Report: Taliban allowing Al Qaeda training camps and providing support, despite U.S. agreement to cut all ties
PolitiFact: No, Black Lives Matter is not a terrorist organization
Defense One: Monuments, terrorism and the American white power movement
NBC: Protesters hit by cars recently highlight a dangerous far-right trend in America
PBS NewsHour: Should the U.S. designate racial violence as terrorism?
Fox News: Taliban, despite 'peace' talks, led the world by far in 2019 terrorist attacks, study finds
Washington Post: Covid-19 pandemic is stoking extremist flames worldwide, analysts warn
The New York Times: Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History

June 2020

Sinclair Broadcasting Group: Trump aides claim 'major strides' in fight against international terrorism
Sinclair Broadcasting Group: Internal probe finds foreign aid from State Dept. counterterror unit mismanaged
Politico: How women make protests more successful
Psychology Today: Nobody Said George Floyd Was a Martyr or a Hero
Toronto Sun: What is Antifa? Four things to know about the controversial movement
The Washington Post: The Floyd protests are the broadest in U.S. history - and are spreading to white, small-town America
Washington Post: What is antifa?
Vox: People are running over George Floyd protesters. Are far-right memes to blame?
New York Times: What Is Antifa, the Movement Trump Wants to Declare a Terror Group?

May 2020

The Conversation: As states reopen, tensions flare between the rule followers and rule breakers
Business Insider: Why anti-lockdown protests are a 'magnet' for white supremacists and far-right extremists
Vox: Media coverage has blown anti-lockdown protests out of proportion

April 2020

CNBC: Here’s why coronavirus is being classified as a biological agent
Quartz: Covid-19 won’t stop the climate emergency—but will it stop climate-change protests?
Vogue: Cameron Russell and Aine Campbell Imagine a Kinder Fashion Industry
The Guardian: The global pandemic has spawned new forms of activism – and they’re flourishing
Quartz: The psychology behind France’s decision to announce an end date for lockdown
Brookings Institution: On CVE, the Trump administration could have been worse
NPR: Playing Tight And Loose: How Rules Shape Our Lives
Ms. Magazine: Four Key Global Trends on Gender, Security and Safety

March 2020

The Baltimore Sun: A side effect of coronavirus: More domestic violence and fewer victims seeking help, Maryland experts warn
NBC: 9 tips to deal with the uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak
The Conversation: 3 ways the coronavirus pandemic is changing who we are
TIME: Coronavirus Is Putting the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile to the Test. Here's the Surprising Story Behind the Stash
Business Insider: Telling people 'don't panic' over coronavirus doesn't work. Here's what you should say instead, according to social scientists
Forbes Online: The All-Purpose Power Of Follow-Up And Follow-Through In The Recipe For Success

February 2020

Business Insider: Experts on activism say millions would have to fill the streets to curb Trump's authoritarian behavior
Fox 42: Targeted violence increases around presidential elections, research shows
The Conversation: The 6 countries in Trump’s new travel ban pose little threat to US national security