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START in the News

January 2020

The Guardian: Authoritarian leaders thrive on fear. We need to help people feel safe

December 2019

The New Yorker: The Story of 2019: Protests in Every Corner of the Globe
NBC: Victims of terror tell of invisible wounds that never heal
Forbes: Peace Of Mind In A Risky World
History: Why the Hunt for the Real Atlanta Bomber Took Nearly 7 Years
PolitiFact: Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends

November 2019

CBC: Why designating Mexican drug cartels terrorists might not be the way to fight organized crime
The New York Times: Mexican Leader Draws Line on Trump Terrorist Plan: ‘Interventionism: No’
War on the Rocks: When Does Terrorism Have a Strategic Effect?
Los Angeles Times: From Iran to Chile to Sudan, protests take hold around the world
PR Newswire: 2019 Global Terrorism Index: Deaths From Terrorism Halved in the Last Four Years, but Number of Countries Affected by Terrorism is Growing
CNN: Report finds the Taliban were deadlier than ISIS in 2018
Science: Explaining the puzzle of human diversity
Washington Post: The death of Baghdadi isn’t the end of ISIS

October 2019

MSN: What Will Baghdadi's Death Mean For The Future Of ISIS?
Fox News: With death of top leaders of Islamic State, what's next for the terror group?
Los Angeles Times: I study terrorism. A white supremacist attack in my neighborhood woke me up to the danger at home
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A violent culture? The roots of radicalization run deep
The New York Times: From Chile to Lebanon, Protests Flare Over Wallet Issues
The Guardian: The Guardian view on Extinction Rebellion: numbers alone won't create change
CNN: Trump parrots talking points from Putin, Erdogan on Syria
The New York Times: Fact-Checking Trump on Syria, Erdogan and the Kurds
TechCrunch: Catalan separatists have tooled up with a decentralized app for civil disobedience
The National Interest: Terrorism: Making a Comeback or on the Decline? A New Report Has Answers.
Council on Foreign Relations: The New Terrorism Reality
The Telegraph: Australian state proposes two-year prison sentence for possession of Extinction Rebellion 'human lock'
Vice: If 3.5% of the US Gets on Board With Climate Protesting, Change Will Happen
PRISM: The Business Case For Terrorism
Vice: Facebook Went to War Against White Supremacist Terror After Christchurch. Will It Work?

September 2019

Quartz: If we are naturally violent, why do armies spend so much on training to kill?
Foreign Policy: What Terrorism Experts Can Learn From Public Health Experts
BBC Science Focus: Peaceful protests: Are non-violent demonstrations an effective way to achieve change?
CTC Sentinel: Eighteen Years On: The War on Terror Comes of Age
Washington Post: Rep. Adam Schiff says we need a domestic terrorism law. Civil rights groups say no.
The Conversation: Could climate change fuel the rise of right-wing nationalism?
Vox: How big was the global climate strike? 4 million people, activists estimate.
USA Today: Friday's global strike was likely the largest climate rally ever
The Conversation: At these colleges, students begin serious research their first year
UN CTED Analytical Brief: Responding to terrorist threats against soft targets
The Christian Science Monitor: When keepers of the peace harbor hate
Bloomberg TV Bulgaria: The advanced economies group can reduce individual cases of terrorism
USIP: To Build Peace, Boost the Women Who Lead the Movements
The Independent: Can white nationalism be reversed? How experts are trying to deradicalise America's youth

August 2019

CBC: Reservist suspected of neo-Nazi ties prompts questions about whether signals missed by military
Department of State DipNote: Remembering the Victims of Terrorism
The Globe and Mail: If Jihadi Jack comes home, Canada has only itself to blame
NBC News: As Portland deals with Proud Boys protests, here's what Trump doesn't get about antifa
Small Wars Journal: Adding Strategic Nonviolence to the Unconventional Warfare Doctrine
NPR: Can You Be Addicted To Hate? White Supremacy Researchers Say 'Yes'
WTOP: The Hunt: Imprisoned extremists likely to return after release