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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

January 2017

Jan 9

Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS) data now available

Jan 6

Terrorist assassinations by region, target

Jan 5

Strategic Multilayer Assessment call for poster proposals

Jan 3

Merrill Presidential Scholar honors Dr. Izsak as mentor

December 2016

Dec 30

Using social media as a tool for mobilization and collective learning

Dec 22

ICONS Gray Zone work gets international attention

Dec 19

Information on terrorist assassinations from the Global Terrorism Database

Dec 6

December news: Gray Zone conflicts explained; Global Terrorism Index released; CVE principles for local government

Dec 6

CVE Field Principles for Local Government Agencies

Dec 5

Co-taught course brings new potential for Grad students

Dec 5

The fascinating puzzle of the GTD

Dec 1

Power lifting lawyer’s journey to START

November 2016

Nov 30

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

Nov 29

LaFree co-chairs U.S.-Russia counterterrorism seminar

Nov 29

START student named Marshall Scholar

Nov 18

START data informs 2016 Global Terrorism Index

Nov 7

November News: Far-right terrorist recruitment & radicalization; Law enforcement homicides committed by extremists; FARC and the failed peace process

Nov 7

Miller wins for best doctoral dissertation on terrorism and counterterrorism

Nov 4

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

Nov 4

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

Nov 4

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

Nov 4

10th Century family ties and a 21st Century research agenda

Nov 3

‘The Price of Certainty’

Nov 3

LaFree and Crenshaw’s “Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions” available for preorder

October 2016

Oct 24

LaFree and Freilich lead effort in bridging criminology and terrorism studies

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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