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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

September 2019

Sep 16

START researchers provide training on countering foreign terrorist fighters

Sep 12

START hosts Ecuadorian students through Mindot

August 2019

Aug 29

Vera Mironova seeks out conflict for research opportunities

Aug 29

August News: Considerations for successful negotiations with Afghan Taliban; UMD researchers win $1.5M Minerva Grant; Recidivism among US extremists

Aug 22

New report explores steps required to succeed in negotiations with the Afghan Taliban

Aug 15

START researchers attend the DHS COE Summit 2019

Aug 7

Congressman Anthony Brown visits START

Aug 5

UMD researchers win $1.5M Minerva Grant to understand social media information campaigns

July 2019

Jul 25

START to conduct training for fire intel officers in National Capital Region

Jul 25

July News: New data shows risk of recidivism high among extremists; START to conduct training for fire intel officers

Jul 25

New data shows risk of recidivism is high among extremists, highlights barriers and enablers

Jul 22

Farah Pandith explores how to defeat the extremist threat

Jul 17

From GTD user to GTD coder

Jul 15

Kruglanski, Bélanger and Gunaratna launch their book ‘The Three Pillars of Radicalization’ at START

Jul 10

START interns attend policy roundtable at British Embassy

June 2019

Jun 26

June News: How to build programs to prevent violent extremism; START-Oxford collaboration launches first book; Free, online CVE course

Jun 25

Three new research briefs offer insight to building programs that prevent violent extremism

Jun 25

Launch of new book series from START and Oxford University Press

Jun 25

Earn Your Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis

Jun 24

START hosts Australian students for June study tour

Jun 20

Summer session II classes at START

Jun 17

START senior researcher Barnett Koven travels to Benin to provide training

Jun 10

Article based on PIRUS data among Criminology’s top 20 articles

Jun 3

Braniff speaks at Global Research Network on Terrorism and Technology conference

May 2019

May 30

New online course offers interactive, hands-on opportunity to design CVE program

START in the News

The Atlantic: The new anarchy: America faces a type of extremist violence it does not know how to stop

The Week: Will prison radicalize Jan. 6 rioters?

CNN: Opinion: The head-scratching anomaly at the heart of the Proud Boys

Events

Date: Mar 28, 2023 Virtual Information Session: MPS in Security and Terrorism Studies & Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis (03/28)

Date: Apr 26, 2023 Virtual Information Session: MPS in Security and Terrorism Studies & Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis (04/26)

Date: Jun 01, 2023 Virtual Information Session: Security and Terrorism Studies & Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis (06/01)

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