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February 2018

Feb 16
BBC: Can mapping conflict data explain, predict and prevent violence?
Feb 16
The Reason: Is It OK To Punch a Nazi? We Asked Berkeley Students

January 2018

Jan 31
The Hill: American attitudes are disconnected from reality on crime trends
Jan 29
Religion News Service: To keep churches safe, government gets involved
Jan 29
The Hill: New defense strategy requires paradigm shift in US counterterrorism
Jan 23
U.S. News: How Terrorism Is Taught Around the World
Jan 22
Lawfare: Marginalizing Violent Extremism Online
Jan 19
Washington Post: Trump seems to think that sharks are ocean terrorists
Jan 16
The Daily Beast: Fuzzy Math
Jan 9
The National Interest: Understanding the Global Refugee Crisis: A Tale of 3 Myths
Jan 5
Washington Post: The Iran struggle will be historic. Here’s what Trump should do.
Jan 5
The Conversation: Did far-right extremist violence really spike in 2017?

December 2017

Dec 29
Politifact: Infowars says suspect in San Francisco plot is anti-Trump
Dec 29
The Guardian: The history of 2017 in seven charts
Dec 19
Middle East Eye: Trump has led the way for schoolyard bullying of American Muslims
Dec 12
Associated Press: US drone strike removes 'imminent threat' to Somali capital
Dec 11
The Conversation: De-radicalization can work for former ISIS fighters
Dec 7
WTOP: US still faces major terrorism challenges
Dec 6
Associated Press: As Baltimore murders soar, mayor talks tough on crime
Dec 2
Associated Press: Final death toll in Somalia's worst attack is 512 people

November 2017

Nov 28
The Conversation: What drives instability in Africa and what can be done about it
Nov 25
Politico: Egypt attack is tragic evidence of ‘new normal'
Nov 19
Star Tribune: Father, hacker and jujitsu instructor among Minnesotans under investigation for ISIS ties
Nov 16
Record Searchlight: Why do mass shooters even target children and strangers?
Nov 14
Eureka Street: They're not lone wolves, they're canaries
Nov 10
PolitiFact: Michael McCaul makes Half True claim that New York attack the ninth vehicular assault "by ISIS"
Nov 10
Delaware Online: Delaware churches armed, ready for an attack
Nov 9
Colorado Pubilc Radio: When Is Someone A Terrorist? Do Journalists Get It Right?
Nov 7
The Independent: Texas church shooting: What mass killings and domestic violence have in common
Nov 6
Aeon Magazine: Alt-Right or jihad?
Nov 6
The Washington Post: What political science can tell us about mass shootings
Nov 6
Mic: Domestic violence is a link among most mass shooters — but America continues to ignore it
Nov 3
ProPublica: White Supremacists Share Bomb-Making Materials in Online Chats
Nov 2
Bustle: Can Vehicle Attacks In The U.S. Ever Be Stopped?
Nov 1
Newsweek: Trump Calls Terrorists 'Sick' and 'Deranged' - Is That a Good Strategy?
Nov 1
Business Insider: Startling maps show every terrorist attack worldwide over the last 20 years
Nov 1
Newsweek: New York Terror: Could the Killer Have Been Spotted Sooner?
Nov 1
BBC: Why Uzbek migrants are being radicalised
Nov 1
Mic: Vehicular attacks like the one in New York City are on the rise. Here's why.
Nov 1
WSB-TV: FBI lays groundwork to prevent truck attacks in Georgia
Nov 1
The Hill: Cities grapple with how to protect soft targets from new attacks

October 2017

Oct 31
The Hill: Americans’ fear of terrorism divided along party lines
Oct 26
PolitiFact: Donald Trump takes credit for gains against ISIS but there's more to the story
Oct 24
The Hill: Will America ever have a grand strategy for the Middle East?
Oct 19
The New York Times: How to Respond to Richard Spencer
Oct 19
ProPublica: Racist, Violent, Unpunished: A White Hate Group's Campaign of Menace
Oct 18
The New Yorker: The Ignominious End of the ISIS Caliphate
Oct 17
PRI: Minnesota's Somali immigrants feel 'holes' left after deadly Mogadishu attack
Oct 13
FSI Stanford: When are mass shootings acts of terrorism?
Oct 10
LSE US Centre: White supremacy can be addictive, and leaving it behind can be like kicking a drug habit

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