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Fact Sheet: Far-Right Fatal Ideological Violence against Religious Institutions and Individuals in the United States: 1990-2018

New data, updated analysis of Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States

Fact Sheet: Terrorist Attacks against Religious Targets in the United States, 1970 — 2017

START launches Terrorism 360 podcast

Terrorist violence decreases worldwide in 2017, but remains historically high

Pre-radicalization criminal activity is strongest predictor of post-radicalization violent extremism

Recasting and Repositioning CVE as a Grand Strategic Response to Terrorism

Iconic website gets a refresh

U.S. perpetrators tend to attack close to home

Fact Sheet: American Deaths in Terrorist Attacks, 1995-2016

From Kosovo to College Park

Exploring factors in successful vs. unsuccessful terrorist assassinations

Terrorist attack deaths increase in Iraq, the West, despite decrease worldwide

US Muslims with radical opinions feel more alienated and depressed

MELTT tool aims to aid event-based quantitative research

In his second year at START, Justin Mayes continues to impress

START team selected as finalists in national competition

START inks new book series with Oxford University Press

Six reasons why stopping terrorism is so challenging

Rachel Gabriel awarded for app to assess education programs for Syrian refugees

START launches new training course on understanding and preventing radicalization to violence and violent extremism

Experts explain the complexities of counterterrorism

Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say?

ICONS Gray Zone work gets international attention

Advanced Radioactive Threat Detection System completes first large-scale citywide test

CVE Field Principles for Local Government Agencies

The fascinating puzzle of the GTD

START data informs 2016 Global Terrorism Index

Background Report: Criminal Justice & Military Deaths at the Hands of Extremists

Recruitment and Radicalization among U.S. Far-Right Terrorists

“Give Peace a Chance”? Explaining Colombia’s (Failed) Peace Process with the FARC

‘The Price of Certainty’

Patterns of Islamic State-Related Terrorism, 2002-2015

Mental Illness and Terrorism

Liberty Day sits down with NJOHSP

Extreme Hatred: Revisiting the Hate Crime and Terrorism Relationship

From WWI to ISIS, Using Shame and Masculinity in Recruitment Narratives

New START model forecasts the flow of foreign fighters

Wilkenfeld Discusses “International Negotiation in a Complex World”

How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism

Designing Danger: Complex Engineering by Violent Non-State Actors

ISIL in Libya: A Bayesian Approach to Mapping At-Risk Regions

News media affects how Muslims are perceived, treated

New research finds important lessons for CVE in fields of mental health, education

Is This Terrorism? / Why Does It Matter?

START teams up with UMD’s ICONS Project

Studying grievances with information science to understand contentious actions

New study examines factors contributing to CBRN pursuit

Resources to better understand the Islamic State, global terrorism, foreign fighters

Be careful what you ask for: 10 Years at START

New NOAA project aims to improve all hazards risk communication

START internship, DHS support inspire alumna's career track

Study shows longer emergency text alerts improve safety

START expands study abroad opportunities

Terrorist attacks involving firearms more likely to be lethal than other types of attacks

100 miles in Singapore brings students steps closer to understanding CVE

Research finds probable pathways and chokepoints for human smuggling along U.S.-Mexico border

START recognized for expanding access for underrepresented students

Discussion Point: Insider Threat in the Aviation Industry

No Hate USA Campaign Launch

Congressman Ruppersberger visits START

A trip to Tohoku inspires new START study abroad program

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Slight

CVE Fellows develop social media campaign to combat violent extremism

START Participates in White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism

New study abroad program in Singapore to focus on CVE and deradicalization

Amy Pate Completes Research on Nigeria-based Terrorism Group Boko Haram

L.E.A.D.I.R. study report finds ISIL is no “flash-in-the pan”

START Researchers on Canadian Parliament Shooter Michael Zahaf-Bibeau

START researchers earn $2.6 million NSF grant to investigate social media’s ability to predict political instability

Majority of 2013 terrorist attacks occurred in just a few countries

Sovereign citizen movement perceived as top terrorist threat

New brief analyzes terrorist groups in the United States

Graphic design, the Navy and geospatial coding

AQAM’s fatal attacks and violent plots in the US

Background Report: Boko Haram Recent Attacks

Discussion Point: Kansas City shootings constitute terrorism

Discussion Point: Why isn't anyone calling this terrorism, still?

START Director's China visit opens door for future scholarly collaboration

START students embark on international opportunity

Research identifies most likely non-state chem-bio threats

New study evaluates English-language jihadist magazine

Terrorism and the Olympics: Sochi, Russia 2014

Despite fewer attacks in Western world, global terrorism increasing

Study finds that warning banners deter hackers

START aims to strengthen defense capabilities against WMD-seeking terrorists

Rigid cultural values related to greater number of terrorist attacks

START Symposium showcases impactful research, datasets

Researchers identify characteristics of groups poised for violence

Lone actors significantly less involved in extremism

UMD football player maps his future at START

December 2018

Dec 14

START team offers counterterrorism training to Albanian officials

Dec 10

Intern Spotlight: Steven Chao

Dec 7

Global Terrorism Database Coding Notes: Las Vegas 2017

Dec 5

START visits International Islamic University Malaysia to launch new project

November 2018

Nov 30

Wilkenfeld gives keynote address at ATHENA ‘18

Nov 29

START recognized by Defence Technology Institute for its multidisciplinary collaborative work

Nov 19

Forest firefighter takes on new hazard

Nov 14

Moghadam explores cooperation among terrorist actors

Nov 8

Victoria State emergency manager lectures on the importance of community safety programs

Nov 1

Dr. Gary LaFree lectures on the “Changes in Worldwide Terrorism”

October 2018

Oct 31

Ideologically motivated far-right extremists have killed close to 500 people since 1990 – and 10 percent were targeted based on religion

Oct 29

Oct. News: Background information on far-right homicides, attacks on religious institutions, radicalization, package bombs

Oct 29

Fact Sheet: Terrorist Attacks against Religious Targets in the United States, 1970 — 2017

Oct 29

New data, updated analysis of Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States

Oct 29

Fact Sheet: Far-Right Fatal Ideological Violence against Religious Institutions and Individuals in the United States: 1990-2018

Oct 3

Beyond Identity: How the Quest for Significance Impacts Politics and History

September 2018

Sep 27

START to hold infosessions for Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis

Sep 27

START student launches youth-lead peacebuilding effort

Sep 27

START adds two new training options to growing catalogue

Sep 27

Sept. News: START launches Terrorism 360 podcast; New data on American deaths in terrorist attacks; Has society lost grip on truth?

Sep 25

START launches Terrorism 360 podcast

Sep 14

Our shared reality is fraying

August 2018

Aug 15

Message from the Global Terrorism Database Manager

Aug 1

Terrorist violence decreases worldwide in 2017, but remains historically high

Aug 1

START releases 2017 GTD dataset

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