Anne Speckhard and Molly Ellenberg as published in Homeland Security Today Theoretical debates abound regarding the relative utility and practicality of deradicalization, which includes a cognitive and attitudinal shift away from extremist ideologies and violence, and disengagement, which includes physically…
Anne Speckhard & Molly Ellenberg This article is excerpted in Homeland Security Today. Introduction On May 11, 2021 Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas gave testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee pointing out that…
Anne Speckhard and Gabriel Sjöblom-Fodor As published in Homeland Security Today: The northern country of Finland represents a peculiar example in the international debate on ISIS foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and returnees. Known mainly for its celebrated educational system, welfare…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D., and Ardian Shajkovci, Ph.D. PDF here INTRODUCTION Even after decades of military efforts and loss of human lives on the part of western governments against terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, and most recently ISIS, these interventions have proven…