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START in the News

April 2008

Washington Post: Terrorism Study Drops a Bombshell on Boise
USA Today: Experts to testify of 'growing' nuke threat to U.S.

May 2007

US News and World Report: The U.S. Seen Through Muslim Eyes
Foreign Policy: Muslims believe the United States is attacking Islam

February 2007

The Diamondback: University Lecturer Joins War on Terror

January 2007

Foreign Affairs: Negotiating with Terrorists

August 2006

TIME Magazine: Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Wildfires, Earthquakes... Why We Don't Prepare
The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Department of Homeland Security: Responding to Disaster
The Kojo Nnamdi Show: London Terror Alert Update
Baltimore Sun: At BWI, a new eye for threats

June 2006

PBS Newshour: U.S., Iraqi Leaders Hail al-Zarqawi Death
examiner.com: Local analysts see hope, uncertainty in al-Zarqawi's death
Associated Press: U.S. Keeping Eye on Homegrown Terrorists

September 2005

International Herald Tribune:
NPR: Crafting a Mental Profile of a Terrorist
Christian Science Monitor: Civil defense makes a comeback in US

August 2005

ABC TV: Experts: Suicide Bombers Not Crazy

July 2005

The Washington Times: Science' of terrorism
Christian Science Monitor: The real first responders: citizens?
American Sociological Society: Fighting International Terrorism with Social Science Knowledge

June 2005

CQ Homeland Security:
The Examiner: Terror Research: Government Deterrence Strategies of Limited Effectiveness
Christian Science Monitor: The new Al Qaeda: local franchises
Homeland Security Inside & Out: What's New in Terrorism Research
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: FBI Stays Alert, Works to Thwart Area Terrorism
Washington Post: Major Cities' Plummeting Crime Rates Mystifying
CBRNIAC Newsletter:
Canada East: Obama Builds 'Comprehensive' Strategy Against Threats to Nation
Christian Science Monitor: Are America's prisons incubating radical Islamists?
Asian Tribune: Where is Raj Rajaratnam’s donation to Tamil Tiger proxy TRO If no social projects done in Tiger-held territory?
Columbia University Press: Marc Lynch and Erica Chenoweth on U.S. Military Intervention in Syria
HS Inside & Out: How to Beat al Qaeda at its Own Game
Scientific American: Terrorism Database Sheds Light on the History of Attacks in India
CQPolitics:
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: The 'Global War on Terror': What is it we're fighting?
Reason Magazine: The End of Humanity: Nukes, Nanotech, or God-Like Artificial Intelligences?
The Economist: Winning or Losing?
Baltimore Sun, WTOP, WAMU: Maryland’s START Center Earns 3-Year Renewal from DHS
United Press International: DHS funds study of U.S. social networks
The Christian Science Monitor: Rethinking the Post-9/11 Strategy
Baltimore Sun: Long under suspicion
Government Executive: A Feel for Numbers
Newsweek: No Fanning the Flames
Fox News: 'Death Map' Shows Where Americans Most Likely to Die
Washington Examiner: FBI Outlines Possibility of a Mumbai-style Attack on D.C.
Washington Post: The Computer as a Road Map to Unknowable Territory
U.S. News & World Report: Hot Docs: Muslims Reject Attacks on Civilians, but Not Always on U.S. Troops
Media Corp Radio: Singapore Needs to Develop More Systematic Evaluation for Terrorist Rehab
Washington Prism: A Discussion with Gary LaFree on International Terrorism
Baltimore Sun: What Makes Terrorists Tick