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Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism


Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism

Countering Violent Extremism
Project Title Investigators Project Periodsort descending
Rehabilitation and Reintegration for CVE Programs William Braniff
Mobilization For and Against Terrorism in the Muslim World Clark McCauley, Mansoor Moaddel, Mohammed Hafez May 2005 to May 2009
Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami: The Challenge of a Non-Violent Radical Islam Clark McCauley, Emmanuel Karagiannis Jun 2005 to Jun 2009
Radicalization of U.S. Prisoners Bert Useem, Obie Clayton Jun 2005 to May 2009
International Survey Capability Steven Kull Jun 2005 to Sep 2009
Campus Dialogues Jonathan Wilkenfeld Jan 2006 to May 2008
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De-Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.-Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings Jun 2008 to Jun 2009
Homegrown Radicalization and the Role of Social Networks and Social Inclusiveness in the United States Paul Harwood Jun 2008 to Oct 2011
Measuring Political Radicalization: Diaspora Support for Terrorism among Ottawa's Lebanese Muslim Community Bidisha Biswas, Christian Leuprecht, Clark McCauley Aug 2008 to May 2010
The Terrorism and Extremist Violence in the United States (TEVUS) Database Gary LaFree, Brent Smith, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, Erin Miller, William Braniff, Kathleen Smarick Mar 2009 to Jun 2017
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul Stevan Weine Aug 2010 to Aug 2012
Comparing Failed, Foiled, Completed and Successful Terrorist Attacks Erik Dahl, Margaret Wilson, Martha Crenshaw Jul 2012 to Dec 2017
Tracking Attitudes within American Subculture Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko Jul 2012 to Dec 2017
Terrorist Attacks on the Homeland Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller Jul 2012 to Dec 2017
Social, Behavioral, Cultural, and Economic (SBCE) Impacts on Terrorist Activity Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller Jul 2012 to Dec 2017
Family and Community Capacities among US Minorities: a Key to Preventing Violent Extremism Stevan Weine Jan 2013 to Dec 2017
Radicalization of Momin Khawaja Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko Jul 2013 to Jun 2015
Counter Radicalization of Scientists in CBRN-relevant Technical Fields Arie Kruglanski, Gary Ackerman, Michele Gelfand Sep 2013 to Apr 2015
Empirical Assessment of Domestic Disengagement and Deradicalization (EAD3) Michael Jensen, Peter Simi, Gina Scott Ligon Jan 2015 to Dec 2018
Integrating Mental Health and Education Fields into Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, William Braniff May 2015 to Aug 2015
Coalition Building for CVE and Community Resilience William Braniff Oct 2015 to Sep 2018
Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs William Braniff Jun 2016 to May 2017
A Toolkit for Preventing Targeted Violence on College Campuses Gary LaFree Jul 2017 to Jul 2018
Resources and Resilience: A Computational Model of Strategic Influence Jan 2018 to Jun 2018
A Multi-Level Approach to the Study of Violent Extremism Gary LaFree, Michael Jensen Jan 2018 to Dec 2020
Social Media Influencers: Re-domaining Fashion Industry Forecasting to Anticipate Online Extremist Radicalization Barnett S. Koven, Ramon F. Brena Mar 2018 to Feb 2019
Two to Tango: Government and Terrorist Group Actions in Colombia Barnett S. Koven Mar 2018 to Jun 2018
Community-oriented Policing and Community Engagement in Benin Barnett S. Koven Jul 2018 to Jun 2020
Developing Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering Violent Extremism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven, William Braniff Sep 2018 to Dec 2019
Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program William Braniff Oct 2018 to Mar 2019
Counterterrorism Net Assessment Data Structure (CT NEADS) Barnett S. Koven Jan 2019 to Jan 2020
Counterterrorism
Project Title Investigators Project Periodsort descending
Dynamics of Terror and Counterterrorism Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan Jan 2005 to Jun 2009
Modeling Risk of Future Terrorist Attacks Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan May 2005 to Jun 2009
State Response and Terrorist Activity Clark McCauley Jun 2005 to May 2009
The Effects of Terrorism on Police Organization, Police Effectiveness in Crime Fighting and Public Expectations of and Attitudes toward the Police: A Multi-method Study of the Israeli Experience David Weisburd Jan 2006 to May 2009
Assessing Success and Failure in Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Development of Metrics on the Global War on Terror and the Global Jihad Rashmi Singh Jun 2008 to Oct 2011
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De-Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.-Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings Jun 2008 to Jun 2009
Effectiveness of Counterterrorism Strategies Martha Crenshaw Jun 2008 to Nov 2011
Punishing Terrorism: Examining the Multiple Stages of Federal Punishment Across Political Contexts Brian Johnson Jun 2008 to Dec 2009
The Impact of Israeli Counterterrorism Interventions on Rate and Intensity of Terrorist Activity: Hazard Modeling and Time Series Approaches Arie Kruglanski Jul 2008 to Jun 2010
Measuring Intervention Success in Terrorist Activities Brent Smith Sep 2008 to Jun 2010
Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: A Study of South Asia Sharad Joshi Oct 2008 to Sep 2009
The Terrorism and Extremist Violence in the United States (TEVUS) Database Gary LaFree, Brent Smith, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermak, Erin Miller, William Braniff, Kathleen Smarick Mar 2009 to Jun 2017
Dealing with the Devil: When Bargaining with Terrorists Works Erica Chenoweth, Laura Dugan Jun 2009 to Dec 2011
Police Responses to Terrorism: Lessons from the Israeli Experience David Weisburd Jun 2009 to May 2010
Border Crossings and Terrorist Attacks in the United States: Lessons for Protecting Against Dangerous Entrants Brent Smith, Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Kathleen Smarick Mar 2010 to Aug 2012
Using Global Terrorism Data to Model Counterterrorism Policies in Sri Lanka Gary LaFree, Sue-Ming Yang Jul 2010 to Dec 2011
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Gary LaFree Oct 2010 to Feb 2014
Influencing Violent Extremist Organizations: Empirical Assessment Project Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer Apr 2011 to Jun 2011
Influencing Violent Extremist Organizations in South Asia Amy Pate, Gary Ackerman Sep 2011 to Jan 2012
Developing a Typology of Terrorism Involvement: A Basis for Sentencing, Management, Risk Reduction, Release & Monitoring of Terrorist Offenders Jul 2012 to Dec 2015
Mental Models of Intelligence Collectors and Analysts for Characterizing Adversarial Threats Jul 2012 to Dec 2014
Factors Impacting the U.S. Intelligence Process David L. Carter, Jeremy G. Carter, Steven Chermak Jul 2012 to Dec 2013
Countering Terrorism in the United States Erica Chenoweth, Laura Dugan Jul 2012 to Dec 2015
Social Identity and Perceptions of Counterterrorism Demis Glasford Jul 2012 to Dec 2017
Using Experimental Research to Study the Dynamics of Radicalization, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism Anthony Lemieux Jul 2012 to Dec 2017
PRND Capability Development Framework Mapping John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd Dec 2012 to Jun 2015
Integration of International Architecture Analysis Brandon Behlendorf, Emily Iarocci, Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer Sep 2013 to Mar 2015
Massive Online Open Course: Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat Gary LaFree, William Braniff, Katherine Worboys Izsak Jan 2014 to Mar 2014
An Assessment of Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād (Boko Haram): Strengths, Vulnerabilities and Policy Options Amy Pate Jul 2014 to Nov 2014
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Process John Sawyer, Steve Sin Sep 2014 to Jun 2015
Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs William Braniff Jun 2016 to May 2017
Cargo Aviation Insider Threat Assessment Tool (CAITAT) Thomas Guarrieri Sep 2016 to Dec 2018
Violent Non-state Actors and Contested Space Operations Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven Aug 2017 to Apr 2018
Program to Prepare Communities for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks Erin Miller Oct 2017 to Aug 2019
Resources and Resilience: A Computational Model of Strategic Influence Jan 2018 to Jun 2018
Weapons Availability and Civil War Onset Barnett S. Koven Mar 2018 to Jun 2018
Two to Tango: Government and Terrorist Group Actions in Colombia Barnett S. Koven Mar 2018 to Jun 2018
Community-oriented Policing and Community Engagement in Benin Barnett S. Koven Jul 2018 to Jun 2020
Developing Academic Partnerships and Collaborative Research on Countering Violent Extremism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven, William Braniff Sep 2018 to Dec 2019
Counterterrorism Net Assessment Data Structure (CT NEADS) Barnett S. Koven Jan 2019 to Jan 2020
Bargaining on and off the Battlefield: The Bargaining Model of War and Negotiations with the Afghan Taliban Barnett S. Koven Feb 2019 to Aug 2019
Measuring Up: Aligning SOF and Interagency CT Efforts Across the Tactical, Operational and Strategic Levels Barnett S. Koven Jul 2019 to Jul 2020
Countering Violent Extremism
Publication Title Publication Date START Authors Publication Type
An Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills Perspective on Terrorist Propaganda August 2019 Lemieux, Anthony Book Chapter
How Can a Public Health Framework be Applied to Preventing Violent Extremism June 2019 Erdemandi, Max; Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
What Does a Community-Based Organization Need to Successfully Implement a Public Health Approach to Preventing Violent Extremism? June 2019 Erdemandi, Max; Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
What Should Program Designers Consider to Successfully Develop and Implement a Public Health Approach to Preventing Violent Extremism? June 2019 Erdemandi, Max; Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Government Policies for Counteracting Violent Extremism January 2019 LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Community-Focused Counter-Radicalization and Counter-Terrorism Projects November 2018 Szmania, Susan Book
Situational Crime Prevention and Terrorism: An Assessment of 10 Years of Research October 2018 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Cultivating Trust and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Online Counternarratives Intended to Reduce Support for Terrorism April 2018 Braddock, Kurt Journal Article
Deterring and Preventing Terrorism April 2018 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
The Paradox of Source Credibility in Canadian and U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Communications April 2018 Szmania, Susan Journal Article
The Making of Violent Extremists March 2018 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism November 2017 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Community Policing to Counter Violent Extremism: A Process Evaluation in Los Angeles July 2017 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism: A report on the August 2014 National Summit July 2017 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Book Chapter
Debates among Salafi Muslims about use of violence May 2017 Beutel, Alejandro; Braniff, William START Reports
Deradicalizing Detained Terrorists May 2017 Kruglanski, Arie; Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
Key concepts to understand violent White supremacy April 2017 Beutel, Alejandro Research Brief
A genosonic analysis of ISIL and US counter-extremism video messages March 2017 Bean, Hamilton Journal Article
Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say? February 2017 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William Discussion Point
Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions January 2017 LaFree, Gary; Crenshaw, Martha Book
Countering Violent Extremism Online and Offline January 2017 Szmania, Susan Journal Article
Preventing Violent Extremism through Government and Community Partnerships January 2017 Szmania, Susan Book Chapter
Violent Extremism, Community-Based Violence Prevention, and Mental Health Professionals January 2017 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
CVE Field Principles for Local Government Agencies December 2016 Beutel, Alejandro Discussion Point
Rethinking Security Education December 2016 Izsak, Katherine Worboys Book Chapter
Options to Facilitate Socio-Political Stability in Syria and Iraq November 2016 Ligon, Gina Scott; Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor White Paper
START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization October 2016 Kruglanski, Arie; McCauley, Clark; Ellis, Devin; Dugan, Laura; Boyd, Marcus A.; Wilson, Margaret; Jensen, Michael; Asal, Victor Presentation
Guiding Principles for Countering and Displacing Extremist Narratives August 2016 Beutel, Alejandro; Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Implications of Research on Traumatic Stress for Countering Violent Extremism August 2016 Weinberger, Peter Discussion Point
Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremism: Field Principles for Action July 2016 Beutel, Alejandro; Weinberger, Peter START Reports
Research on Radicalisation: Topics and Themes July 2016 Schmid, Alex Journal Article
Training Host Nation Forces for Population-centric Counterinsurgency July 2016 Koven, Barnett S. Journal Article
Addressing Violent Extremism as Public Health Policy and Practice June 2016 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Evaluation of a Multi-Faceted, U.S. Community-Based, Muslim-Led CVE Program June 2016 Horgan, John Report
From WWI to ISIS, Using Shame and Masculinity in Recruitment Narratives June 2016 Beutel, Alejandro Discussion Point
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and the Future of Peruvian Security June 2016 Koven, Barnett S. Journal Article
Emulating U.S. Counterinsurgency Doctrine: Barriers for Developing Country Forces, Evidence from Peru April 2016 Koven, Barnett S. Journal Article
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism April 2016 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Belonging Nowhere: Marginalization & Radicalization Risk among Muslim Immigrants March 2016 Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
Catch Them Coming and Going: Probabilistic Pathway Projection to Counter Foreign Fighters March 2016 Woods, Brady; House, Joshua; Boyd, Marcus A. START Reports
Surveying CVE Metrics in Prevention, Disengagement and De-Radicalization Programs March 2016 Szmania, Susan START Reports
Moving Toward a Society with NO HATE - A Proposal for Advancing U.S. Domestic CVE November 2015 Beutel, Alejandro Discussion Point
Towards a Guide for Constructing and Disseminating Counter-Narratives to Reduce Support for Terrorism November 2015 Horgan, John Journal Article
Best Practices for Developing Resilient Communities and Addressing Violent Extremism October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Insurgency BAAD: Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns October 2015 Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Research Brief
Lessons Learned from Mental Health and Education: Identifying Best Practices for Addressing Violent Extremism October 2015 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Education Professionals Play? October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Violent Extremism: What Role Can Mental Health Professionals Play? October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Supporting A Multidisciplinary Approach to Violent Extremism: The Integration of Mental Health in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and What Law Enforcement Needs to Know October 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
The Critical Role of Friends in Networks for Countering Violent Extremism: Toward a Theory of Vicarious Help-Seeking October 2015 Horgan, John Journal Article
Community-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Government Agency-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
Law Enforcement-Focused Best Practices to Prevent Violent Extremism September 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Research Brief
The Emergence of Lone Wolf Terrorism: Patterns of Behavior and Implications for Intervention September 2015 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Damphousse, Kelly; Roberts, Paxton Journal Article
The Radicalization Puzzle: A Theoretical Synthesis of Empirical Approaches to Homegrown Extremism September 2015 Hafez, Mohammed Journal Article
Report on the National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism July 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Report
Western Muslims Volunteering to fight in Syria and Iraq: Why do they go, and what should we do? July 2015 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Broadening the Discussion about Women and Violent Extremism June 2015 Szmania, Susan Discussion Point
Challenging the Narrative of the "Islamic State" June 2015 Schmid, Alex Report
Community Engagement to Counter-Extremism: A Global Imperative June 2015 Book Chapter
Reframing CVE as a Multidisciplinary Approach to Promoting Community Safety June 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Terrorist Rehabilitation: Genesis, Genealogy and Likely Future June 2015 Book Chapter
Lethal Brands: How VEOs Build Reputations May 2015 Ligon, Gina Scott Journal Article
Why Violence Abates: Imposed and Elective Declines in Terrorism Attacks March 2015 Journal Article
Aligning Research and CVE February 2015 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Program Fact Sheet: START's CVE Education and Training Initiatives February 2015 Braniff, William Project Fact Sheet
The Role of Community Policing in Countering Violent Extremism February 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Understanding Communities’ Attitudes towards CVE February 2015 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Validation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative: Identifying Suspicious Activities from the Extremist Crime Database (ECDB) and the American Terrorism Study (ATS) February 2015 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Roberts, Paxton; Chermak, Steven; Parkin, William START Reports
Research Summary: Lessons from a US Study Revealing the Critical Role of "Gatekeepers" in Public Safety Networks for Countering Violent Extremism January 2015 Horgan, John Book Chapter
Surveying the Literature on Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency, and Countering Violent Extremism: A Summary Report with a Focus on Africa January 2015 Pate, Amy START Reports
The Utility of Narratives for Promoting Radicalization: The Case of the Animal Liberation Front January 2015 Braddock, Kurt Journal Article
CVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come September 2014 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Socially Relevant Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Structure, and AMAR August 2014 Pate, Amy; Birnir, Johanna; Wilkenfeld, Jonathan Journal Article
Civil Resistance: Reflections on an Idea Whose Time Has Come July 2014 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Spotting the Threat July 2014 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Violent and Non-Violent Extremism: Two Sides of the Same Coin? May 2014 Schmid, Alex Journal Article
Global Trends in Terrorism, 1970- 2011 April 2014 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Peace and Conflict 2014 April 2014 Wilkenfeld, Jonathan; Huth, Paul Book
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Reporting Terrorism-related Activity April 2014 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
The Talking Cure? Communication and Psychological Impact in Prison De-radicalisation Programmes February 2014 Braddock, Kurt Book Chapter
Building Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism October 2013 Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Commitment and Extremism: A Goal Systemic Analysis September 2013 Kruglanski, Arie Journal Article
Discussion Point: Prevention Research is Needed for Countering Violent Extremism March 2013 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism March 2013 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism March 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley START Reports
Early Detection of Terrorism Outbreaks Using Prospective Space–Time Scan Statistics October 2012 Cutter, Susan Journal Article
Countering Ecoterrorism in the United States: the case of 'Operation Backfire' September 2012 START Reports
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul August 2012 Weine, Stevan START Reports
Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St.Paul Handout May 2012 Weine, Stevan Research Brief
Narratives and counter-narratives for global jihad: Opinion versus action July 2010 Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Book Chapter
Community‐Level Indicators of Radicalization: A Data and Methods Task Force February 2010 Fishman, Shira START Reports
Community and Family Approaches to Combating the Radicalization and Recruitment of Somali-American Youth and Young Adults: A Psychosocial Perspective November 2009 Horgan, John; Weine, Stevan Journal Article
Preventing Deadly Encounters between Law Enforcement and American Far-rightists October 2009 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Winning the Battle but Losing the War? Narrative and Counter-Narratives Strategy September 2009 Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Homegrown Terrorism: South Korea's Next Challenge against Terrorism January 2009 Sin, Steve Journal Article
Policymakers and Law Enforcement Must Consider the Unintended Consequences of Their Proposed Responses to Extremist and Terrorist Groups November 2008 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Can Obama Restore the US Image in the Middle East? January 2008 Kull, Steven Journal Article
The Psychology of Terrorism October 2001 McCauley, Clark Op-ed
Counterterrorism
Publication Title Publication Date START Authors Publication Type
Legal Restrictions and Challenges for Police and Law Enforcement Authorities August 2019 Hodwitz, Omi Book Chapter
Modeling a Multi-target Attacker-defender Game with Multiple Attack Types May 2019 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism May 2019 Chenoweth, Erica Book
Modelling Terrorist Technology Transfer April 2019 Ackerman, Gary; Earnhardt, Rebecca (Becca) White Paper
The Situated Contexts of American Terrorism: A Conjunctive Analysis of Case Configurations April 2019 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
A Mixed Method Examination of Law Enforcement Investigatory Strategies Used in Jihadi and Far-right Foiled Terrorist Plots Before and After 9/11 February 2019 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Definitions Favorable to Terrorism? SSSL and Radicalization: A Case Study Approach February 2019 James, Patrick Journal Article
Counter-Terrorism in India: An Ad Hoc Response to an Enduring and Variable Threat January 2019 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Government Policies for Counteracting Violent Extremism January 2019 LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Community-Focused Counter-Radicalization and Counter-Terrorism Projects November 2018 Szmania, Susan Book
Suspicious Preoperational Activities and Law Enforcement Interdiction of Terrorist Plots November 2018 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
Situational Crime Prevention and Terrorism: An Assessment of 10 Years of Research October 2018 Gruenewald, Jeff; Freilich, Joshua Journal Article
Military Counterterrorism Measures, Civil-Military Relations and Democracy: The Cases of Turkey and the US September 2018 Satana, Nil Journal Article
Carrots, Sticks, and Insurgent Targeting of Civilians August 2018 Phillips, Brian; Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Journal Article
Treatment Approaches for Terrorists and Extremists August 2018 Braddock, Kurt Book Chapter
A State, an Insurgency, and a Revolution: Understanding and Defeating the Three Faces of ISIS June 2018 Krause, Peter Book Chapter
Improving Strategic Assessment in the Executive Branch: Lessons from the Scholarly Literature June 2018 Brooks, Risa Book Chapter
Territorial Havens and the Risk of Complex Terrorist Attacks in the United States June 2018 Brooks, Risa Book Chapter
Terrorism and State Repression: Strategic Choice and the Domestic Normative Context June 2018 Foley, Frank Book Chapter
Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances May 2018 Bacon, Tricia Book
Deterring and Preventing Terrorism April 2018 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
The Paradox of Source Credibility in Canadian and U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Communications April 2018 Szmania, Susan Journal Article
Radical Right Cross-National Links and International Cooperation January 2018 Caiani, Manuela Book Chapter
Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism November 2017 Braniff, William Discussion Point
Understanding Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism November 2017 Singh, Rashmi Book
An Evaluation of Displacement and Diffusion Effects on Eco-Terrorist Activities After Police Interventions October 2017 Yang, Sue-Ming Journal Article
An Explicit Consideration of Unintended Consequences from Counterterrorism Policy: The Case of Radical Eco-Groups August 2017 Safer-Lichtenstein, Aaron Journal Article
Security Screening Queues with Impatient Applicants: A New Model with A Case Study August 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
The Role of Risk Preferences in a Multi-Target Defender-Attacker Resource Allocation Game August 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Don't Follow the Money: The Problem with the War on Terrorist Financing July 2017 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Strategic Communication and U.S. National Security Affairs: Critical-Cultural and Rhetorical Perspectives July 2017 Bean, Hamilton Book Chapter
Six reasons why stopping terrorism is so challenging May 2017 LaFree, Gary Discussion Point
A genosonic analysis of ISIL and US counter-extremism video messages March 2017 Bean, Hamilton Journal Article
Deterrence and Risk Preferences in Sequential Attacker–Defender Games with Continuous Efforts March 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Islamic Politics, Muslim States, and Counterterrorism Tensions March 2017 Book
Know Thy Enemy: Education About Terrorism Improves Social Attitudes Toward Terrorists March 2017 Krause, Peter Journal Article
New Framework That Uses Patterns and Relations to Understand Terrorist Behaviors February 2017 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions January 2017 LaFree, Gary; Crenshaw, Martha Book
Do Targeted Killings Increase or Decrease Terrorism? Evaluating the Evidence and Other Considerations January 2017 Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
Financial Terror: Financial Crime Schemes Involving Extremists Linked to the American Far Right and al-Qaida and Affiliated Movements January 2017 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Morality, Efficacy, and Targeted Assassination as a Policy Tool January 2017 Young, Joseph Journal Article
Prosecuting Terrorism Post-9/11: Impact of Policy Changes on Case Outcomes January 2017 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly Book Chapter
The Psychology of Terrorism January 2017 Kruglanski, Arie Book Chapter
Criminal Pasts, Terrorist Futures: European Jihadists and the New Crime-Terror Nexus December 2016 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Demystifying Gray Zone Conflict: A Typology of Conflict Dyads and Instruments of Power in Colombia, 2002-present December 2016 Koven, Barnett Research Brief
Introducing Terrorist Archetypes: Using Terrorist Objectives and Behavior to Predict New, Complex, and Changing Threats December 2016 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Development & Optimization of Machine Learning Algorithms & Models of Relevance to Large Databases & Homeland Security Counterterrorism Efforts at START November 2016 Misra, Prabhakar Presentation
Report: Demystifying Gray Zone Conflict: A Typology of Conflict Dyads and Instruments of Power in Libya, 2014-Present November 2016 Koven, Barnett S.; Johns, Mila; Gabriel, Rachel START Reports
The Handbook of the Criminology of Terrorism November 2016 LaFree, Gary; Freilich, Joshua Book
START Annual Meeting 2016: Quick-Fire Presentation - Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Deradicalization October 2016 Kruglanski, Arie; McCauley, Clark; Ellis, Devin; Dugan, Laura; Boyd, Marcus A.; Wilson, Margaret; Jensen, Michael; Asal, Victor Presentation
Actions Speak Louder than Words: A Behavioral Analysis of 183 Individuals Convicted for Terrorist Offenses in the United States from 1995 to 2012 September 2016 Horgan, John Journal Article
Disparity Between Fusion Center Web Content and Self-Reported Activity September 2016 Carter, Jeremy Journal Article
NGO Interventions: Influences on Terrorist Activity August 2016 Hodwitz, Omi Journal Article
The Way Forward on Counter-Terrorism: Global Perspectives August 2016 Schmid, Alex Journal Article
How Companies and Governments React to Disasters July 2016 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Public-Private Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremism: Field Principles for Action July 2016 Beutel, Alejandro; Weinberger, Peter START Reports
Understanding Community Responses to Authority/Law Enforcement Minority-Outreach Intergroup Communication Frames July 2016 Glasford, Demis Research Brief
Why Inter-Agency Operations Break Down: U.S. Counterterrorism in Comparative Perspective July 2016 Foley, Frank Journal Article
Opportunity, Group Structure, Temporal Patterns, and Successful Outcomes of Far-Right Terrorism Incidents in the United States June 2016 Smith, Brent; Gruenewald, Jeff Journal Article
Risk-Mitigating Policies and Adversarial Behavior: Case of Backlash June 2016 Mohtadi, Hamid Journal Article
Al-Qaeda's Propaganda Decoded: A Psycholinguistic System for Detecting Variations in Terrorism Ideology May 2016 Kruglanski, Arie; Gelfand, Michele Journal Article
The Canadian Way of Counterterrorism: Introducing the GATE-Canada Data Set May 2016 Chenoweth, Erica; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
'Designing Danger': Complex Engineering by Violent Non-State Actors: Introduction to the Special Issue April 2016 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Counterterrorism Killings and Provisional IRA Bombings, 1970-1998 April 2016 Piazza, James A.; Horgan, John Journal Article
Cross-Milieu Terrorist Collaboration: Using Game Theory to Assess the Risk of a Novel Threat April 2016 Ackerman, Gary; Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Development and Optimization of Machine Learning Algorithms and Models of Relevance to START Databases April 2016 Misra, Prabhakar START Reports
How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism April 2016 Weine, Stevan Discussion Point
Probabilistic Pathway Projection to Counter Foreign Fighters April 2016 House, Joshua; Boyd, Marcus A. Research Brief
Reloading the Armalite? Victims and Targets of Violent Dissident Irish Republicanism, 2007-2015 April 2016 Horgan, John Journal Article
Comparative Analysis of VNSA Complex Engineering Efforts March 2016 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Digging Into Israel: The Sophisticated Tunneling Network of Hamas March 2016 Journal Article
ISIL in Libya: A Bayesian Approach to Mapping At-Risk Regions March 2016 House, Joshua Discussion Point
An Analysis of Violent Nonstate Actor Organizational Lethality and Network Co-Evoluation in the Middle East and North Africa February 2016 Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor START Reports
Computing in Compromised Environments: Beyond the Castle Model of Cyber-Security February 2016 Leuprecht, Christian Book Chapter
Attacking Nuclear Facilities: Hype or Genuine Threat? January 2016 Ackerman, Gary; Halverson, James Book Chapter
Counter-Terrorism in the Post-9/11 Era: Successes, Failures and Lessons Learnt January 2016 Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
Terrorism January 2016 Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
Terrorism-Centric Behavior Recognition and Adversarial Threat Forecasting January 2016 Regens, James Journal Article
Terrorism-Centric Behaviors and Adversarial Threat Awareness January 2016 Regens, James Journal Article
Introducing Government Actions in Terror Environments (GATE) Dataset December 2015 Chenoweth, Erica; Dugan, Laura Conference Paper
A Homeland Security Net Assessment Needed Now! October 2015 Dahl, Erik Journal Article
Assessing the Terrorist Threat: Impact of the Group's Organizational Design? October 2015 Journal Article
Insurgency BAAD: Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns October 2015 Young, Joseph; Rethemeyer, R. Karl; Asal, Victor Research Brief
START Symposium 2015: Counterterrorism Panel October 2015 Presentation
The Paris Fidayin Attacks: Eight Years in the Making? October 2015 Tinsley, Herbert Discussion Point
Bruce Hoffman and Fernando Reinares (Eds.): The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden's Death September 2015 Moghadam, Assaf Book Review
Characteristics of Terrorism Hotspots August 2015 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Repressive Efforts are Consistently Counterproductive in Reducing al-Qaeda-Inspired Violence Against Canadians August 2015 Chenoweth, Erica; Dugan, Laura Report
Diffusing Controversial Technology: Barriers, Incentives, and Lessons Learned July 2015 Liu, Brooke; Petrun Sayers, Elizabeth; Ackerman, Gary; Roberts, Holly; Iles, Irina A. Journal Article
Report on the National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism July 2015 Weine, Stevan; Braniff, William Report
The Audacity of Hype: Why International Cooperation will Easily Defeat Piracy in Southeast Asia July 2015 Tippin, Garett; Stevenson, John Discussion Point
Western Muslims Volunteering to fight in Syria and Iraq: Why do they go, and what should we do? July 2015 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Probabilistic Graphical Modeling of Terrorism Threat Recognition Using Bayesian Networks and Monte Carlo Simulation June 2015 Regens, James Journal Article
Effect of Intelligence Collection Training on Suspicious Activity Recognition by Front Line Police Officers May 2015 Regens, James Journal Article
Examining the Effect of Repressive and Conciliatory Government Actions on Terrorism Activity in Israel May 2015 Parkin, William Journal Article
On the Value of Exposure and Secrecy of Defense System: First-Move Advantage vs. Robustness April 2015 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Hurdles to International Terrorist Alliances: Lessons from Al Qaeda's Experience February 2015 Bacon, Tricia Journal Article
What is the State of Islamic Extremism: Key Trends, Challenges and Implications for U.S. Policy February 2015 Braniff, William Congressional Testimony
Boko Haram: An Assessment of Strengths, Vulnerabilities, and Policy Options January 2015 Pate, Amy START Reports
Enemies with Benefits? Violent Rivalry and Terrorist Group Longevity January 2015 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
Surveying the Literature on Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency, and Countering Violent Extremism: A Summary Report with a Focus on Africa January 2015 Pate, Amy START Reports
Disaggregating and Defeating Terrorist Safe Havens December 2014 Bacon, Tricia Journal Article
Causes and Consequences of Terrorism in Africa November 2014 Journal Article
Target-Oriented Utility Theory for Modeling the Deterrent Effects of Counterterrorism November 2014 Bier, Vicki Journal Article
Internally Displaced Populations and Suicide Terrorism October 2014 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Modeling Costly Learning and Counter-Learning in a Defender-Attacker Game with Private Defender Information September 2014 Zhuang, Jun Journal Article
Innovative Algorithm and Database Development Relevant to Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Efforts at START August 2014 Misra, Prabhakar START Reports
Local Approaches to Counterterrorism: The New York Police Department Model August 2014 Dahl, Erik Journal Article
Policing Terrorism, Crime Control, and Police-Community Relations: Learning from the Israeli Experience July 2014 Weisburd, David Book
Terrorism Research: The Record July 2014 Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
Finding Bin Laden: Lessons for a New American Way of Intelligence June 2014 Dahl, Erik Journal Article
Terrorist Group Cooperation and Longevity June 2014 Phillips, Brian Journal Article
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Reporting Terrorism-related Activity April 2014 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
The Talking Cure? Communication and Psychological Impact in Prison De-radicalisation Programmes February 2014 Braddock, Kurt Book Chapter
Massive Online Open Course: Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat January 2014 LaFree, Gary; Braniff, William Project Fact Sheet
Cigarette smuggling and terrorism financing November 2013 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Discussion Point: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Methodological Advancements in Data Collection and Coding: Insights from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) November 2013 Jensen, Michael Discussion Point
Report: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings October 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley START Reports
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism Before and After the April 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings October 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
Intelligence and Surprise Attack: Failure and Success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Beyond July 2013 Dahl, Erik Book
It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks July 2013 Dahl, Erik Discussion Point
Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy: Lessons for the US from the (Unfortunate) Example of Turkey May 2013 Satana, Nil Discussion Point
Thinking Beyond Deterrence April 2013 Dugan, Laura Discussion Point
Handbook of Computational Approaches to Counterterrorism March 2013 Book
Research Highlight: U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism March 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley Research Brief
U.S. Attitudes toward Terrorism and Counterterrorism March 2013 Adamczyk, Amy; LaFree, Gary; Tourangeau, Roger; Presser, Stanley START Reports
Options and Strategies for Countering Online Radicalization in the United States January 2013 Neumann, Peter Journal Article
Countering Terrorism in Britain and France November 2012 Foley, Frank Book
Countering Ecoterrorism in the United States: the case of 'Operation Backfire' September 2012 START Reports
Countermeasures against Extremism and Terrorism Database: Data Status and Final Findings September 2012 Liu, Brooke; Kennedy, Jonathan START Reports
Don't Tread on Me: Masculine Honor Ideology in the U.S. and Militant Responses to Terrorism July 2012 Journal Article
Effects and Effectiveness of Law Enforcement Intelligence Measures to counter homegrown terrorism: a case study on the FALN July 2012 Belli, Roberta START Reports
Policing Terrorism July 2012 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Patterns of Intervention in Federal Terrorism Cases August 2011 Smith, Brent; Damphousse, Kelly START Reports
Hamas and Suicide Terrorism: Multi-causal and Multi-level Approaches January 2011 Singh, Rashmi Book
Terrorism Studies: A Reader November 2010 Horgan, John Book
Thinking about the Law of Unintended Consequences October 2010 Singh, Rashmi Journal Article
All Terrorism Is Local: Resources, Nested Institutions, and Governance for Urban Homeland Security in the American Federal System September 2010 Chenoweth, Erica Journal Article
Recent U.S. Thinking about Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Babysteps towards a Dynamic View of Asymmetric Conflict September 2010 McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Physical Integrity Rights and Terrorism July 2010 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Why Respecting Physical Integrity Rights Reduces Terrorism March 2010 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
"Deterring Nuclear or 'WMD' Terrorism," Prepared for presentation to the Conference on "Deterring Terrorism: Theory and Practice February 2010 Crenshaw, Martha Conference Paper
Assessing the Efficacy of Countering Terrorism: The Challenges and Merit February 2010 Dugan, Laura Conference Paper
The Effectiveness of Counterterrorism in Spain: A New Approach February 2010 Chenoweth, Erica Conference Paper
The Israeli Model for Policing Terrorism: Goals, Strategies, and Open Questions December 2009 Weisburd, David Journal Article
Measuring Success and Failure in Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism – U.S. Government Metrics and the Global War on Terror November 2009 Schmid, Alex; Singh, Rashmi Book Chapter
The Consequences of Counterterrorism. November 2009 Crenshaw, Martha Book
Just Between Friends: Bilateral Cooperation and Bounded Sovereignty in the "Global War on Terror" October 2009 Biswas, Bidisha Journal Article
The Expansion of Intelligence Agency Mandates: British Counterterrorism in Comparative Perspective October 2009 Foley, Frank Journal Article
The Impact of British Counterterrorist Strategies on Political Violence in Northern Ireland: Comparing Deterrence and Backlash Models October 2009 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Journal Article
Criminology's Third War: Special Issue on Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism September 2009 LaFree, Gary Journal Article
Winning the Battle but Losing the War? Narrative and Counter-Narratives Strategy September 2009 Leuprecht, Christian; McCauley, Clark; Moskalenko, Sophia Journal Article
Deterrence, Terrorism, and Psychology July 2009 Crenshaw, Martha Conference Paper
Review of Bob Graham, et.al, World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism June 2009 Ackerman, Gary Book Review
Transnational Terror and Human Rights March 2009 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
Reforming Counterterrorism: Institutions and Organizational Routines in Britain and France January 2009 Foley, Frank Journal Article
What Should This Fight Be Called? Metaphors of Counterterrorism and Their Implications December 2008 Kruglanski, Arie; Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
A Contested Threat: The Politics of Security Collaboration for Combating Terrorism November 2008 Chenoweth, Erica Book Chapter
Cops and Spooks: The Role of Police in Counterterrorism November 2008 Weisburd, David Book Chapter
Policymakers and Law Enforcement Must Consider the Unintended Consequences of Their Proposed Responses to Extremist and Terrorist Groups November 2008 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Research on Terrorism and Countering Terrorism November 2008 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
War Versus Criminal Justice in Responding to Terrorism: The Losing Logic of Torture November 2008 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
The Last Good Chance: A Reassessment of U.S. Operations at Tora Bora October 2008 Krause, Peter Journal Article
The Psychology of "The War on Terror" and Other Terms for Counterterrorism October 2008 Kruglanski, Arie; Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
Support for the Caliphate & Radical Mobilization January 2008 McLeod, Douglas M. Research Brief
South Korean Printed and Internet Media Reporting: A Counterintelligence Challenge December 2007 Sin, Steve Report
The Politics of Collective Action: Security Collaboration for Combating Terrorism November 2007 Chenoweth, Erica Book Chapter
Toward a Better Understanding of the Policy Effects on Terrorism November 2007 Dugan, Laura Book Chapter
¿Está Estados Unidos ganando la guerra global contra el terrorismo? November 2007 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
Protecting Global Cities: New York, London and the Internationalization of Municipal Policing for Counter Terrorism July 2007 Journal Article
Draining the Swamp: Democracy Promotion, State Failure, and Terrorism in 19 Middle Eastern Countries April 2007 Piazza, James A. Journal Article
We are Good Citizens: Post-9/11 Diaspora Mobilization in the United States and Canada March 2007 Biswas, Bidisha Conference Paper
Intelligence-led policing as a framework for responding to terrorism January 2007 Freilich, Joshua; Chermak, Steven Journal Article
Review of Joe Novarro, Hunting terrorists: A look at the psychopathology of terror January 2007 McCauley, Clark Journal Article
Creating a Data Archive to Facilitate Research on Understanding and Responding to Terrorism November 2006 Chermak, Steven Book Chapter
Psychological issues in understanding terrorism and the response to terrorism November 2006 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
Speaking Foreign Languages in the United States: Correlates, Trends, and Possible Consequences November 2006 Brecht, Richard D. Journal Article
Efficacy of Counterterrorism Approaches: Examining Northern Ireland October 2006 LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura Research Brief
Evaluating Counterterrorism Policies: Deterrence and Defiance Models of Violence in Northern Ireland June 2006 LaFree, Gary Conference Paper
The Effectiveness of Counter-Terrorism Strategies: A Campbell Systematic Review January 2006 Report
Immigration, security, and civil liberties post 9/11: A comparison of American, Australian and Canadian legislative and policy changes November 2005 Freilich, Joshua Book Chapter
War Versus Justice in Response to Terrorist Attacks November 2005 McCauley, Clark Book Chapter
Counterterrorism in Retrospect: Review of Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism by Tim Naftali July 2005 Crenshaw, Martha Book Review
WMD Terrorism Research: Whereto from Here? July 2005 Ackerman, Gary Journal Article
Counterterrorism in Retrospect: Chronicle of a War Foretold April 2005 Crenshaw, Martha Journal Article
"Counterterrorism in Retrospect: Chronicle of a War Foretold," November 2004 Crenshaw, Martha Book Chapter
Countering Violent Extremism
Date Title News Type
2019-07-22 Farah Pandith explores how to defeat the extremist threat News
2019-05-30 New online course offers interactive, hands-on opportunity to design CVE program News
2019-03-25 Violence prevention specialist Brad Galloway delivers a remote lecture on “Bridging Lived Experiences, CVE and Community Resilience” (Photo Gallery) Photo Gallery
2018-12-14 START team offers counterterrorism training to Albanian officials News
2018-12-05 START visits International Islamic University Malaysia to launch new project News
2018-06-25 Maryland Frame takes second place at ADL Collegiate Competition to Innovate Against Hate News
2017-11-14 Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism Discussion Point
2017-08-08 CVE-tailored community policing is key to protecting communities at risk for violent radicalization Featured Research
2017-03-28 START launches new training course on understanding and preventing radicalization to violence and violent extremism News
2016-09-13 Envisioning the Maryland Academy for Innovation in National Security News
2016-08-08 Another Look at Jujitsu Politics Discussion Point
2016-08-03 Implications of research on traumatic stress for Countering Violent Extremism Discussion Point
2016-07-06 Providing a framework for creating public-private partnerships to counter violent extremism Featured Research
2016-07-05 Computational Social Science: Understanding terrorist attacks on Twitter Discussion Point
2016-05-04 New START model forecasts the flow of foreign fighters Featured Research
2016-05-02 Equipping educators to understand mass violence and extremism News
2016-04-05 How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism Discussion Point
2016-04-04 Bridging academia and policy to build better CVE programs People Spotlight
2016-01-18 New research finds important lessons for CVE in fields of mental health, education Featured Research
2015-09-28 Recommendations to counter violent extremism Featured Research
2015-09-28 START collaborators contribute to important CVE work Featured Research
2015-09-25 Braniff briefs INSCOM News
2015-09-24 Braniff participates in World Summit on Counterterrorism News
2015-09-23 State Department foreign press center visits START News
2015-06-30 Broadening the Discussion about Women and Violent Extremism Discussion Point
2015-06-30 Reframing CVE as a Multidisciplinary Approach to Promoting Community Safety Featured Research
2015-05-28 Discussion Point: Communities on the Front Lines Against Terrorism Discussion Point
2015-05-27 START Hosts conference on mental health, education and countering violent extremism News
2015-04-29 START Hosts Delegation of CVE Experts from Middle East News
2015-04-29 Congressman Ruppersberger visits START News
2015-04-29 No Hate USA Campaign Launch News
2014-09-30 CVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Discussion Point
2014-09-30 START begins project to support Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative News
2014-09-29 START Pioneers Innovative Undergraduate Course on CVE News
2014-03-27 A grassroots approach to tackling violent extremsim Featured Research
2013-11-19 START student aspires to serve her country People Spotlight
2013-10-16 START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations News
2013-09-24 Researcher Spotlight: Jeff Gruenewald People Spotlight
2013-04-03 Under Secretary Sonenshine speaks to University of Maryland about State Department's public diplomacy successes News
2013-03-27 Discussion Point: Prevention Research for Countering Violent Extremism Discussion Point
2012-10-31 Database Spotlight: Government Actions in a Terror Environment-Israel Featured Research
2012-10-31 New database provides insights into terrorism countermeasures Featured Research
2012-09-28 Research Brief: Law Enforcement Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism Featured Research
2012-09-28 START Annual Meeting focuses on maximizing relevance of research News
2012-09-13 New report assesses factors related to violent extremism among Somali-Americans in Minneapolis-St. Paul Featured Research
2012-08-31 START launches new tool for counterterrorism community Featured Research
2012-02-22 Ballots instead of bullets News
2012-02-15 START teams up with the University of Oklahoma to study effective counterterrorism strategies News
2011-12-01 START seminar lecturer receives top honors People Spotlight
2011-10-27 START researchers brief Swedish delegation News
2011-10-07 START Director LaFree to Moderate Discussion with Secretary Napolitano and Governor O'Malley News
2009-05-22 START Announces 2009 Curriculum Development Grant Recipients News
2009-04-21 START Announces 2009-2010 Undergraduate Research Program Award Recipients News
2006-12-01 START Launches Research Brief Series Featured Research
2005-09-05 START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06 News
Counterterrorism
Date Title News Type
2018-12-14 START team offers counterterrorism training to Albanian officials News
2017-11-14 Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism Discussion Point
2017-11-10 ICONS simulates Baltic security crisis to help students understand the 'gray zone' News
2017-03-28 START launches new training course on understanding and preventing radicalization to violence and violent extremism News
2016-11-03 LaFree and Crenshaw’s “Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions” available for preorder News
2016-07-06 New research analyzes partnerships between authorities and racial/ethnic minority communities Featured Research
2015-09-25 Braniff briefs INSCOM News
2015-09-24 Braniff participates in World Summit on Counterterrorism News
2015-01-21 New study abroad program in Singapore to focus on CVE and deradicalization News
2014-04-29 START reaches out to dozens of middle and high schoolers News
2014-04-29 New report examines likelihood of people reporting terrorism-related activity Featured Research
2014-01-29 A closer look at the 2,600 terrorist attacks in US, 1970-2012 Featured Research
2013-12-19 START Newsletter: Global terrorism increasing; GTD 2012 dataset released; New cyber research Newsletter
2013-12-09 START adds third course to summer line-up News
2013-11-25 START Newsletter: US beliefs before, after Boston bombings; Terrorist targeting of civilians; Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis Newsletter
2013-10-31 START Newsletter: Intelligence and security; perspectives on terrorism; Hezbollah; 'big data' and coding Newsletter
2013-10-24 Return of the Intern People Spotlight
2013-10-16 START seeking 2014 Outstanding Article Award nominations News
2013-09-25 START Symposium showcases impactful research, datasets News
2013-09-24 Corn Husker contributes to START internship program with State Department People Spotlight
2013-07-25 Discussion Point: It's not Big Data, but Little Data, that Prevents Terrorist Attacks Discussion Point
2013-07-25 White Paper: A Multi-Layer Assessment of Terrorism in its Current and Future Manifestation News
2013-07-22 Braniff presents "Conceptual Frameworks for Understanding Global Jihadism" News
2013-07-09 Call for Proposals: Interactive teaching units on human aspects of cybersecurity News
2013-06-27 Braniff offers Congressional testimony News
2013-06-25 Policy specialist takes on new challenge with START's Graduate Certificate People Spotlight
2013-05-31 Discussion Point: Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy: Lessons for the US from the (Unfortunate) Example of Turkey Discussion Point
2013-04-11 Americans more likely to think about terrorism than violent crime Featured Research
2013-04-03 Under Secretary Sonenshine speaks to University of Maryland about State Department's public diplomacy successes News
2013-03-28 Hegghammer explains variation in western jihadists News
2013-03-05 START's training events help others understand terrorism News
2013-02-27 START researcher explores how terrorism affects democracy, compares Turkey and US Featured Research
2013-01-31 Education's impact on attitudes about terrorism: Former START TRA takes on new policy-relevant study News
2012-12-17 Database Spotlight: Police Response to Terrorism - Lessons from the Israeli Police Featured Research
2012-11-27 Discussion Point: Beyond al-Qa'ida Discussion Point
2012-10-31 Database Spotlight: Government Actions in a Terror Environment-Israel Featured Research
2012-10-31 Understanding conflict management in India Featured Research
2012-10-31 START director addresses common myths of terrorism News
2012-10-31 New database provides insights into terrorism countermeasures Featured Research
2012-10-26 Researcher Spotlight: Nil Satana People Spotlight
2012-10-15 New journal is a resource for Global Terrorism Research Featured Research
2012-09-28 Terrorism: A Self-Love Story News
2012-09-28 START director to lecture on contrasting nature of terrorism News
2012-09-28 START Annual Meeting focuses on maximizing relevance of research News
2012-09-28 John Cohen's keynote address at START Annual Meeting News
2012-09-28 Discussion Point: The End of Radicalization? Discussion Point
2012-09-28 Research Brief: Law Enforcement Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism Featured Research
2012-09-26 Remittances and the financing of terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa Featured Research
2012-08-31 Discussion Point: Introducing 'Political Resilience' Discussion Point
2012-08-31 START launches new tool for counterterrorism community Featured Research
2012-08-29 Researcher Spotlight: Kelly Damphousse People Spotlight
2012-08-24 Policing Terrorism Featured Research
2012-08-06 Carrot' Works Better than 'Stick' Against Terror in Israel Featured Research
2012-07-30 LaFree speaks at National Institute of Justice conference News
2012-06-20 START interns gain unique experience with State Department People Spotlight
2012-06-19 CASE awards START top honors News
2012-06-18 START advises Indian Home Secretary R.K. Singh News
2012-05-23 START's Shoemaker presents Border Crossing findings at monthly series Featured Research
2012-05-22 START hosts expert panel and career symposium on innovation in homeland security News
2012-04-24 Researcher Spotlight: Erica Chenoweth People Spotlight
2012-04-24 START researcher participates in homeland security panel News
2012-04-23 START students discuss job opportunities with Lockheed Martin executives People Spotlight
2012-04-06 START, Centers of Excellence leaders visit Capitol Hill News
2012-03-28 Summer courses for credit through START News
2012-02-20 START interns get vital career preparation People Spotlight
2012-02-20 START researchers fight cybercrime with old school criminology Featured Research
2012-02-15 Interns extend growing relationship between START and State Department People Spotlight
2012-02-15 START teams up with the University of Oklahoma to study effective counterterrorism strategies News
2012-01-30 Exposed to new perspectives - Katiria Ortiz's Australian Experience People Spotlight
2012-01-30 Seeing Sydney: Katharine Sobotka and her study abroad experience People Spotlight
2011-12-20 DHS renews support for START terrorism research for next five years News
2011-12-12 LaFree comments on terrorist imprisonment News
2011-11-29 Prevention and Protection in an Age of Terror Featured Research
2011-11-17 START students take advantage of exclusive CIA opportunity News
2011-11-15 START Investigators Present Research at National Conference Featured Research
2011-10-27 START researchers brief Swedish delegation News
2011-09-19 START Releases 2011 Research Review Featured Research
2011-08-20 START Investigators Participate in 2011 American Sociological Association Annual Conference Featured Research
2011-07-11 START Affiliate Offers Master's Degree in Counter Terrorism and Security Studies News
2011-07-11 Fall Internship Opportunities: Counter Measures against Extremism and Terrorism (CoMET) Database News
2011-04-20 Borders Case Study Project- Paid Internship News
2011-04-07 2011-2012 Background Report Undergraduate Terrorism Analysis Training (UTAT) Program Application Deadline Extended News
2011-02-24 Summer 2011 Research Opportunities: CoMET News
2010-10-25 Materials Available from START Seminar, "The Role of Academia in Homeland Security" News
2010-09-15 **Event** START Seminar Speaker Change for News
2010-09-15 Follow the START Seminar, "The Role of Academia in Homeland Security" Live on Twitter News
2010-08-06 Have you seen it yet? START Research Review Featured Research
2010-07-26 Now Hiring: Senior Researcher, Terrorism and Counterterrorism News
2010-06-03 START Announces 2010-2011 Terrorism Research Awards and Undergraduate Research Program Participants News
2010-04-22 Current Job Opportunities at START News
2010-03-05 The Federal Semester Program: Homeland Security Policy is Now Accepting Applications News
2009-11-17 Internships at START Available for Spring 2010 News
2009-10-21 START Releases First Research Review Featured Research
2009-07-22 Now Hiring: Faculty Researcher/Post-Doc News
2009-04-21 START Announces 2009-2010 Undergraduate Research Program Award Recipients News
2009-04-13 START Announces 2009-10 Terrorism Research Awards News
2007-10-14 START Partners with ICPSR to Launch Terrorism & Preparedness Data Resource Center News
2007-10-02 Government Executive Magazine Spotlights the Work of START Featured Research
2007-03-14 Apply Now: Summer Workshop on Teaching about Terrorism News
2006-12-01 START Launches Research Brief Series Featured Research
2005-09-26 DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Dr. Charles E. McQueary, News
2005-09-07 START to Mark Official Launch of Offices with Public Remarks News
2005-09-05 START Announces Fellowships for 2005-06 News
2005-08-12 White House Science and Technology Director Addresses Need for Innovations to Combat Terrorism News
2005-07-21 START Hosts DHS Faculty/Student Research Teams News
2005-06-13 START Partners with Maryland Leadership Institute News
2005-01-10 Secretary Ridge announces creation of terrorism center News
Countering Violent Extremism
Name Job Title Institution
Hamilton Bean Hamilton Bean

Assistant Professor

 University of Colorado Denver
Alejandro Beutel

Independent Research Scholar

 None
Kurt Braddock

Post-doctoral teaching fellow

 Pennsylvania State University
Photo of William Braniff William Braniff

Director, START

Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland

Editorial Board, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague

 University of Maryland
Deborah Cai

Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Klein College of Media and Communication

 Temple University
Erica Chenoweth Erica Chenoweth

Associate Professor of International Studies

 University of Denver
Cory Davenport Cory Davenport

Research Scientist, SAIC

 n/a
Liberty Day, START Liberty Day

Assistant Director of Training

 University of Maryland
Scott H. Decker

Foundation Professor

 Arizona State University
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 University of Maryland
Max Erdemandi

Faculty Specialist

 University of Maryland
Joshua Freilich

Professor

 John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Daniella Fridl Daniella Fridl

Former Assistant Research Director, START

 University of Maryland
Jeff Gruenewald

Associate Professor

 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
James Halverson

Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Samuel D. Henkin

Senior Faculty Specialist, START

 University of Maryland
Katherine Izsak Katherine Worboys Izsak

Academic Director, UMD College of Information (iSchool)

 University of Maryland
START Researcher Patrick James Patrick James

Project Manager/Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Michael Jensen

Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Emmanuel Karagiannis Emmanuel Karagiannis

Senior Lecturer of International Relations

 King's College
Photo of Barnett Koven Barnett S. Koven

Training Director and Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Peter Krause

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston College

Research Affiliate, MIT Security Studies Program

 Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gary LaFree

Founding Director, START; Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 University of Maryland
Anthony Lemieux Anthony Lemieux

Associate Professor of Communication and Lead Researcher of the Transcultural Conflict and Violence Program

 Georgia State University
Christian Leuprecht

Professor

 Royal Military College
Katy Lindquist

Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Erin MIller Erin Miller

GTD Program Manager, START

 University of Maryland
Lyubov Mincheva

Executive Director, Graduate Program in International Relations and Security Studies

 University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Hamid Mohtadi

Professor of Economics

 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Karina Panyan

Research Assistant, Global Terrorism Database (GTD), START

 University of Maryland
David C. Pyrooz

Assistant Professor, University of Colorado - Boulder

 University of Colorado
Nil Satana

Visiting Associate Professor

 University of Maryland
Peter Simi

Associate Professor, Chapman University

Director, Earl Babbie Research Center

 Chapman University
Rashmi Singh Rashmi Singh

Associate Professor

 The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
Brandon Sullivan Brandon Sullivan

Assistant Professor

 Michigan State University
Susan Szmania

Research Affiliate, START

 University of Maryland
Peter Weinberger Peter Weinberger

Technical Advisor, Resonance Global

 None
Stevan Weine Stevan Weine

Professor of Psychiatry

 University of Illinois at Chicago
Joseph Young Joseph Young

Associate Professor of Public Affairs

 American University
Counterterrorism
Name Job Title Institution
Victor Asal

Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Public Administration

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Tricia Bacon

Assistant Professor, American University

Non-Resident Fellow, Program on Extremism, George Washington University

 American University
Hamilton Bean Hamilton Bean

Assistant Professor

 University of Colorado Denver
Roberta Belli

Security Information Analyst, United Nations Department of Safety and Security

 United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS)
Bidisha Biswas

Professor

 Western Washington University
Salma Bouziani

Project Manager/Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Photo of William Braniff William Braniff

Director, START

Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland

Editorial Board, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague

 University of Maryland
Deborah Cai

Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Klein College of Media and Communication

 Temple University
Jeremy G. Carter

Associate Professor and Director of Criminal Justice, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Erica Chenoweth Erica Chenoweth

Associate Professor of International Studies

 University of Denver
Erik Dahl Erik Dahl

Associate Professor of National Security Affairs

 Naval Postgraduate School
Cory Davenport Cory Davenport

Research Scientist, SAIC

 n/a
Laura Dugan Laura Dugan

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

 University of Maryland
Devin Ellis

Policy & Research Program Director, ICONS Project

 University of Maryland
Max Erdemandi

Faculty Specialist

 University of Maryland
Frank Foley

Senior Lecturer

 King's College
Daniella Fridl Daniella Fridl

Former Assistant Research Director, START

 University of Maryland
Sara Gallagher

Senior Consultant and Data Analyst, BayFirst Solutions

 None
Andrew Godard Andrew Godard

Researcher

 None
Thomas Guarrieri

Senior Researcher, Unconventional Weapons & Technology (UWT) Division, START

 University of Maryland
James Halverson

Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Samuel D. Henkin

Senior Faculty Specialist, START

 University of Maryland
Omi Hodwitz

Assistant Professor

 University of Idaho
Michelle Jacome Michelle Jacome

Operations Officer, World Bank

 None
Michael Jensen

Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Bo Jiang, START Bo Jiang

Graduate Research Assistant, START

 University of Maryland
Mila Jonns Mila Johns

Researcher

 None
Sharad Joshi

Assistant Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Associate Fellow of International Security, Chatham House

 Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Sheehan Kane

Faculty Research Assistant, START

 University of Maryland
Photo of Barnett Koven Barnett S. Koven

Training Director and Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Peter Krause

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston College

Research Affiliate, MIT Security Studies Program

 Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Christian Leuprecht

Professor

 Royal Military College
Katy Lindquist

Senior Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
START Researcher Gabrielle Matuzsan Gabrielle Matuzsan

Analyst, Government Accountability Office

 None
Erin MIller Erin Miller

GTD Program Manager, START

 University of Maryland
Lyubov Mincheva

Executive Director, Graduate Program in International Relations and Security Studies

 University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Prabhakar Misra Prabhakar Misra

Professor of Physics

 Howard University
Amy Pate Amy Pate

Executive Director & Research Director, START

 University of Maryland
Elizabeth Petrun Elizabeth Petrun Sayers

Associate Behavioral and Social Scientist

 RAND Corporation
Brian Phillips Brian Phillips

Assistant Professor

 Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico City
James A. Piazza

Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science

 Pennsylvania State University
Kieran Quinlan

Data Scientist & Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton

 None
R. Karl Rethemeyer R. Karl Rethemeyer

Associate Professor of Public Administration & Policy

 University at Albany, State University of New York
Nil Satana

Visiting Associate Professor

 University of Maryland
John Sawyer John Sawyer

Director of Strategic Corporate Research Relationships

 University of Maryland
Steve Sin

Director, Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT)

Subject Matter Expert Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness

 University of Maryland
Rashmi Singh Rashmi Singh

Associate Professor

 The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
Daniel Smith

Senior Research Specialist, START

 University of Maryland
Sarah Spalding Sarah Spalding

Geospatial Data Manager, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD), ArdentMC

 None
Susan Szmania

Research Affiliate, START

 University of Maryland
Herbert Tinsley

Analyst, Government Accountability Office

 None
Rhyner Washburn

Cyber Intelligence Researcher, START

 University of Maryland
Peter Weinberger Peter Weinberger

Technical Advisor, Resonance Global

 None
Stevan Weine Stevan Weine

Professor of Psychiatry

 University of Illinois at Chicago
Jun Zhuang

Associate Professor of Engineering

 University of Buffalo
Countering Violent Extremism
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GATE-Israel Government Actions in a Terror Environment - Israel (GATE-Israel) Go
IVEO IVEO Knowledge Matrix Go
Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS)
TEVUS TEVUS Portal Go
Counterterrorism
Thumbnail Abbreviation Title Direct Link
GATE-Israel Government Actions in a Terror Environment - Israel (GATE-Israel) Go
IVEO IVEO Knowledge Matrix Go
Police Responses to Terrorism: Lessons from the Israeli Experience Go
Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS)
Survey on Information Sharing, Attitudes, and Practices of LLIS Users Go
TPDRC Terrorism & Preparedness Data Resource Center (TPDRC) Go