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Major update to PIRUS dataset adds 955 U.S. subjects from 2019-2021

New data map illustrates connections between January 6th defendants and extremist groups

START Director to co-lead anti-hate discussions at the White House, worldwide summit

UMD Report: Conspiracy theories fueled more terror attacks in 2020

START researchers present on the impact of climate change on terrorism

Welcoming interns back in person at START

ICONS team releases report on escalation management in gray zone international crises

START releases data on Proud Boys ahead of Capitol Riot anniversary

START produces new data tool exploring crimes committed by U.S. QAnon offenders

START releases new data on extremism among U.S. service members and veterans

START launches new master’s degree program in security and terrorism studies

Ongoing study will inform resiliency best practices for the first responder community in wake of COVID-19

START releases new analysis of QAnon offenders in the United States

New analysis of hate crime in America: Mass casualty hate crime offenders

New research reveals tremendous diversity in hate crime offenders’ backgrounds and motivations

Global Terrorism Overview: Terrorism in 2019

Juneteenth Statement from the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

Infographic series explores cartel operations in Mexico

May 2016

May 5

START News: Forecasting the flow of foreign fighters; Equipping educators to understand mass violence and extremism

May 5

Geospatial Analysis of Critical Power Infrastructure Vulnerability in Baghdad, Iraq

May 4

New START model forecasts the flow of foreign fighters

May 2

Equipping educators to understand mass violence and extremism

April 2016

Apr 29

Police commander presents lessons learned from the Aurora Theater Shooting

Apr 22

UMD’s Undergraduate Research Day features START FIRE students

Apr 20

Stranger in His Own Homeland: One ICONS Intern Reflects on Lessons from Nigeria

Apr 18

Wilkenfeld Discusses “International Negotiation in a Complex World”

Apr 13

Mohamed Nimer on the Americanization and Evolution of Islamism

Apr 11

GIS Intern’s Passion for Public Service: Her Journey from the White House to START

Apr 7

Special Edition: New data on foreign fighters

Apr 6

Violent non-state actors & complex engineering; New nuclear facility attack database; Radicalization among immigrants; Public health lessons for CVE

Apr 5

Marginalization, discrimination create greater risk of radicalization for immigrants

Apr 5

New study examines FARC’s development of narco-submarines

Apr 5

How Public Health Can Improve Initiatives to Counter Violent Extremism

Apr 5

START study leads to support for SLTT officials

Apr 4

Designing Danger: Complex Engineering by Violent Non-State Actors

Apr 4

Bridging academia and policy to build better CVE programs

March 2016

Mar 31

Intern team authors peer-reviewed journal article on Hamas

Mar 28

Students Explore Disaster Recovery on Spring Break Trip to Japan

Mar 23

Terrorism in Belgium and Western Europe; Attacks against Transportation Targets; Coordinated Terrorist Attacks

Mar 23

Special Edition: Terrorism in Belgium and Western Europe; Attacks against Transportation Targets; Coordinated Terrorist Attacks

Mar 21

Robbed at gunpoint: One GTD intern’s experience spurs his study of terrorism

Mar 18

Scavenger hunt activity helps START team assess capability of mobile radiation detectors

Mar 11

START launches online course on terror-crime nexus and CBRN

START in the News

The Intercept: There’s a Bigger Driver of Veteran Radicalization Than Donald Trump

Army Times: New documentary explores why some veterans join the extremism movement

Phys.org: Military veterans say extremism was preceded by negative service experiences

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