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December 2023

PsyPost: New psychology research links the tendency to feel victimized to support for political violence

November 2023

Homeland Security Today: The Road to October 7: Hamas’ Long Game, Clarified
NCITE: How Social Scientists Can Aid National Security: A Conversation with Rik Legault
Barron's: Jan 6 Tapes Revive False Claims Of FBI Involvement
Courier Tribune: Jan 6 tapes revive false claims of FBI involvement
Forbes: FBI Claims Ohio Walmart Shooting May Have Been Racially Motivated
E-International Relations: Countering Violent Extremism with a Non-Militarised Model
AP: Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve
NY1: Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve
VOA: Why the Gaza War Has Sparked a Wave of Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the US
Reuters: U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists
Maryland Today: Pines Cheers State’s Successful Bid to Bring FBI HQ to County
The Strategist: Worrying trends highlight need for vigilance against homegrown terrorism
Maryland Today: UMD Criminologist to Receive World’s Top Prize in Criminology
Yale Law School: Professor Tom R. Tyler Awarded Stockholm Prize in Criminology for Pioneering Research
Yahoo! News: Hate crimes are on the rise. Here are 4 ways to stop them from spreading
The Tribune: Hate crimes are on the rise. Here are 4 ways to stop them from spreading
VOA: 'Backlash Effect': Why the Middle East Conflict Triggers Hate Crimes in the US

October 2023

WTOP News: How DC drivers can protect themselves amid a rise in carjackings
Chicago Tribune: Clarence Page: Conspiracy culture has more of us thinking violence may be needed to fix America
The Salem News: International terror defendants face longer prison terms than domestic counterparts, new study finds
Tech Evaluate: Why After 9/11 Are Thousands Per Day Crossing U.S. Border Illegally?
The Sentinel-Record: Terror defendants face longer prison terms than domestic counterparts, new study finds
The Crime Report: Analysis: Huge Disparities In Punishment for Domestic Extremist Violence vs International Terror Charges
AP: International terror defendants face longer prison terms than domestic counterparts, new study finds
The Messenger: US Domestic Terrorists Face Smaller Sentences Than International Equivalents: Study
Capitol Tonight: UAlbany professor on what led to war between Israel and Hamas and what's next

September 2023

CFR Renewing America: The Southern Border Poses Terrorism Risks. Homegrown Threats Still Loom Larger.
KALW's Your Call: The rise of far-right & neo-Nazi groups in the US
Straight Arrow News: Cartels expand their business beyond drugs to oil and gas — and avocados
National Institute of Justice: Using Research to Improve Hate Crime Reporting and Identification
USA Today: ‘Attack on military readiness’: Human rights groups sound new alarm on extremism
Raw Story: Donald Trump is spreading a dangerous mental illness to his supporters

August 2023

Here & Now: What happens to the Proud Boys after its leaders go to jail?
Vice: Neo-Nazis Are Using Climate Disasters to Recruit New Members
RawStory: U.S. Army reservist ran a ‘white nationalist’ training camp and touted KKK ties
Reuters: Political violence in polarized U.S. at its worst since 1970s
USA Today: After USA TODAY investigation, watchdog report says military failed to screen extremist recruits

July 2023

The Pandora Report: "Biosecurity in the Americas: Regional Threat Assessment"
USA Today: Are federal agencies failing to find extremists in their ranks? A new inquiry by USA TODAY
USA Today: The military ordered big steps to stop extremism. Two years later, it shows no results
The Intercept: Fugitive Combatant: Wanted for Murder, an Army Vet Escaped to Ukraine — and Fought the Russians
MSNBC: Tommy Tuberville said the quiet part out loud
The Hunt: Extremists in the US military. Which came first?
The Baltimore Banner: Latino families say they knew to avoid house of man accused of shooting 6 last month in Annapolis, killing 3
FiveThirtyEight: Extremist-Related Mass Killings Have Been On The Rise

June 2023

Harvard Politic Review: The Last Normal Summer
Newsweek: How the U.S.-China Rivalry Could Help Terrorists Wipe Out the Human Race
The Conversation: How pardoning extremists undermines the rule of law
Military Times: Failed military recruits prove deadly outliers