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Letter from the Director: Help Sustain START’s Mission

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Statement on the cancellation of T2V

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Asymmetric Threat Analysis Center (ATAC)

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Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Security and Terrorism Studies

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START partnership with Protogetic, The Protective Design Marketplace

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Micro-learnings: Targeted Violence Prevention for the Veteran and Military Family Community

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Radicalization in the Ranks

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Global Responses to Asymmetric Threats (GRAT) Portal

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Graduate Certificate in Insider Risk Management and Mitigation (Online)

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Terrorist Attacks on US Coalition Supply Convoys and Bases in Iraq

Education & Training

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

Data & Analysis

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

Policy & Practice

Real-world problems rarely fit within any one academic discipline and cannot be addressed without insight from the field. START leverages multidisciplinary expertise and practitioner input to be of use in the real-world. Learn More

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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Appropriate for both academicians and practitioners, our Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis program is flexible in structure and can be completed in as little as one academic year.

Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis

The Global Terrorism Database™ (GTD) is an open-source database containing detailed information on over 200,000 domestic and international terrorist incidents worldwide from 1970 to 2020, including data on dates, locations, weapons, targets, casualties, and perpetrators.

Global Terrorism Database

The Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS) dataset contains deidentified data on 3,500+ U.S.-based extremists from 1948–2022, detailing their backgrounds, traits, and radicalization across various ideologies.

START’s Graduate Certificate in Insider Risk Management and Mitigation provides participants with advanced education on understanding, investigating, and managing insider risks and insider threats.

Graduate Certificate in Insider Risk Management and Mitigation