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START is now at a critical inflection point, perhaps the most precarious in our 20-year history. Over the last 50 days, federal funding for research on terrorism and targeted violence, as well as other critical topics related to START’s mission, has been decimated.

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START is an investment in the human capital of the homeland security enterprise. We bring cutting-edge research into undergraduate, graduate, and professional classrooms, and we incorporate students of all levels into our real-world, policy-relevant research agenda. Learn More

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One of START’s unique contributions to the national security enterprise is our creation and dissemination of objective data and tools. These factual baselines provide a scientific foundation for knowledge building and formulating sound counterterrorism policy and practice. Learn More

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New Project to Evaluate Influence Messaging Impact and Strengthen U.S. and Allied Defenses
New Project to Evaluate Influence Messaging Impact and Strengthen U.S. and Allied Defenses
Statement on the cancellation of T2V
START Launches New Data Resource on Terrorism and Targeted Violence in the United States
University of Maryland Hosts Kickoff Event for Biosafety and Biosecurity Project in Latin America
Highlights From the "Election Security & Resilience" Event
START names Thomas Guarrieri as new Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies
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A first-of-its-kind database from START examines the characteristics, motivations, and behaviors of individuals who committed hate crimes in the United States. Check out the Bias Incidents and Actors Study (BIAS).
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START's new podcast series, Terrorism 360, features scholars shaping the study of terrorism and the creation of counterterrorism policy. Listen now.
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Use the Influencing Violent Extremist Organizations Knowledge Matrix known as IVEO to see 83 different hypotheses.
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Access and search START's Global Terrorism Database (GTD), which includes more than 150,000 terrorist events worldwide from 1970 through 2015.
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  • Terrorism and Violent Extremism
  • Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism
  • Radicalization and Deradicalization
  • Risk Communication and Resilience
  • Unconventional Weapons and Technology
  • Projects (A-Z)
  • Topics (A-Z)
  • Investigators
  • All Affiliated Researchers

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  • Global Terrorism Database
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  • Protogetic Partnership
  • Accelerationist Dashboard
  • QAnon Crime Maps
  • Global Responses to Asymmetric Threats (GRAT) Portal
  • Significant Multi-domain Incidents against Critical Infrastructure (SMICI)
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  • ICONS Simulations
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