A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism

Publications

Publication Title Publication Date START Authors Type Research Areas Regions
Older and Wiser: How Terrorist Leaders’ Tenure Influences Tactical Decisions Gina Scott Ligon Journal Article Terrorism and Society Global
Navigating Social Complexity with the Tools We Have Robert D. Lamb START Reports Irregular Warfare and Asymmetric Threats Global
Centering culture in risk and crisis communication: Current directions and a path forward Brooke Liu Journal Article Risk Communication Global
Micro, Meso, Macro: Generic Structures of Social Complexity for Defense Systems Engineering & National Security Wargames Timothy Clancy Conference Paper Irregular Warfare and Asymmetric Threats Global
Introducing the Leadership for the Extreme and Dangerous for Innovative Results (LEADIR) Dataset Gina Scott Ligon Journal Article Terrorism and Society, Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism Global
Has Globalization Reduced Worldwide Terrorist Attacks? Gary LaFree, Bo Jiang Journal Article Terrorism and Society Global
Extremism and Ideology Arie Kruglanski Book Chapter Terrorism and Society, Individual Behavior
Li Xuming and the Abdullah Family: The Risk of Student Lab Access Abuses Alexandra Williams Report Chemical and Biological Threats, Radical Beliefs and Behavior North America
Global Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Data Suite Markus Binder Research Brief Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats Global
Climate Security and Russian Influence in North and West Africa Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Madeline Romm, Louis M. Wasser Research Brief Resilience, Risk Communication Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Psychology of the Extreme Arie Kruglanski Book Individual Behavior
Understanding what violent street crime, globalization, and ice cream have in common Gary LaFree Journal Article Violent Groups and Movements, Crime and Terrorism North America
Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) in the United States: Weapon Types Gary LaFree, Michael Jensen, Sheehan Kane, Sean Doody Research Brief North America
Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) in the United States: Perpetrator Age Characteristics Gary LaFree, Michael Jensen, Sheehan Kane, Sean Doody Research Brief North America
Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) in the United States: Database Overview Gary LaFree, Michael Jensen, Sheehan Kane, Sean Doody Research Brief North America
Foundational Datasets: Global Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear Data Suite & Portal Markus Binder START Reports Chemical and Biological Threats, Radiological and Nuclear Threats Global
Government Responses to Asymmetric Threats: The State of the Literature on Counterterrorism from 2010 to 2023 Elizabeth Radziszewski START Reports Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism Global
The Global Terrorism Database: Experiments in Machine-Assisted Data Collection Benjamin Evans, Carlos Rafael Colon, Margaret Hayden START Reports Global
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa. Rapid Review 2: Russian Influence Salma Bouziani, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Madeline Romm, Louis M. Wasser START Reports Irregular Warfare and Asymmetric Threats, Resilience, Risk Communication Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa. Rapid Review 1: Farmer-Herder Conflict Salma Bouziani, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Madeline Romm START Reports Irregular Warfare and Asymmetric Threats, Resilience, Risk Communication Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate Security, Great Power Competition, and Adversarial Geopolitics in North and West Africa Salma Bouziani, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Madeline Romm, Louis M. Wasser START Reports Irregular Warfare and Asymmetric Threats, Resilience, Risk Communication Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Government Responses to Asymmetric Threats: The State of the Literature on Information Operations from 2002 to 2022 START Reports Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism Global
Civilian Resilience and Resistance: Integrating Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives with a Focus on Ukraine Egle Murauskaite START Reports Irregular Warfare and Asymmetric Threats, Resilience Eastern Europe
Russian Government’s Narratives on Twitter in the Context of Events in the Ukraine War Salma Bouziani, Elizabeth Radziszewski Research Brief Irregular Warfare and Asymmetric Threats Eastern Europe
Enhancing urban resilience: Global expert insights on climate security, mitigation, and adaptive strategies Marcus A. Boyd, Madeline Romm, Sean Doody Journal Article Resilience, Risk Communication Global
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