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White Supremacists Speak: Recruitment, Radicalization & Experiences of Engaging and Disengaging from Hate Groups

Download this report here. Anne Speckhard, Molly Ellenberg, and TM Garret Executive Summary The following…

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The Law Doesn’t Apply to Me

The Spread of the Sovereign Citizen Movement Around The World ICSVE Guest Research Report Dr. Christine…

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Breaking the Walls: The Threat of ISIS Resurgence and the Repercussions on Social Media & in the Syrian ISIS Women’s Camps of the Recent ISIS Attack on al Sina Prison

Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Syria's North Eastern province  of Al Hasakah where ten thousand…

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Self-reported psychiatric disorder and perceived psychological symptom rates among involuntary celibates (incels) and their perceptions of mental health treatment

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Behavioral…

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Five Years of Airstrikes: Turkish Aggression and International Silence in Sinjar, 2017-2021

- includes an Original Dataset Amy Austin Holmes, Diween Hawezy & Brett Cohen In December…

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Alexanda Kotey: A Monster Made in Syria?

As published by Homeland Security Today by Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci ROJAVA, Syria: “I…

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Born in America, Hoda Muthana Shares her Story of Joining and Escaping From the Islamic State Caliphate

As Published in Homeland Security Today by Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci ROJAVA, Syria: The…

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The ISIS Ambassador to Turkey

By Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci as published in Homeland Security Today In the complicated…

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The Jihad in Kenya: Understanding Al-Shabaab Recruitment and Terrorist Activity inside Kenya—in Their Own Words

As published in African Security Somalia has been a hotspot for terrorism and instability since…

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Prison – Militant Jihadist Recruiting Grounds or Refuge for Rehabilitation?

by Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci As published in Homeland Security Today It is often argued…

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Engaging English Speaking Facebook Users in an Anti-ISIS Awareness Campaign

Anne Speckhard, Ardian Shajkovci, Claire Wooster & Neima Izadi ABSTRACT This article reports on The International Center…

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PERSPECTIVE: Debating the Use of ISIS Counter-Narratives in the Heart of Europe

Historically speaking, compelling narratives and messages have always served as a crucial means for violent…

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Seven Promises of ISIS to its Female Recruits

Louisa Tarras-Wahlberg Abstract Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011 close to…

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The Roles of Women in Supporting, Joining, Intervening in and Preventing Violent Extremism in Sandjak

Analysis of the Drivers of Violent Extremism in the Sandjak region with a Focus on…

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Defeating ISIS on the Battle Ground as well as in the Online Battle Space: Considerations of the “New Normal” and Available Online Weapons in the Struggle Ahead

Journal of Strategic Security  Volume 9 Number 4 Volume 9, No. 4, Special Issue Winter Article 2…

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Mubin Shaikh

Allahu Akbar!" [Allah is Greater!] Mubin Shaikh Called out after hearing that two planes had…

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EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS FROM RECENT DEFECTORS FROM ISLAMIC STATE: WHY THEY JOINED, WHAT THEY SAW, WHY THEY QUIT

Abstract This Research Note reports on preliminary results of the Islamic State Interviews Project, based…

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THE HYPNOTIC POWER OF ISIS IMAGERY IN RECRUITING WESTERN YOUTH

A picture is worth a thousand words. It’s a commonly accepted piece of wisdom—one that…

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