Frustration, Tension, and the Struggling Al Qaeda Brand
Last week, 17 documents consisting of internal communications among Al Qaeda leaders were declassified and released. Understandably, this has generated a tremendous amount of discussion, analysis, and...
View ArticleInspire Magazine and the Rise of the Do-It-Yourself Jihadist
In the Summer of 2010, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula began publishing an online magazine called “Inspire.” Initially, the magazine generated a significant level of both buzz and skepticism. After...
View ArticleThe Music of Terrorism
Music and music videos have a remarkable and growing presence in the online context of the radicalization process and terrorist recruiting. In fact, music has been used in recruiting by both domestic...
View ArticleThe Sikh Temple Shootings and Hate Rock
Today we learned that the man responsible for the murders at a Wisconsin Sikh Temple was involved in the White Supremacist music scene. Here's why that matters.read more
View ArticleThe Significance of the April 15th Attacks
April 15th 2013 has taken on a new, and profound significance. In Boston, Marathon Monday has always been a festive occasion where people come together to celebrate. As someone who studies terrorism,...
View ArticleFighting for a Just Cause or “just because”?
In the immediate aftermath of the Boston Marathon attack, endless waves of speculation by terrorism experts and pundits alike filled the airwaves and editorial pages about why the attacks occurred....
View ArticleMaking a Terrorist a Rock Star
Isn’t the cover of Rolling Stone supposed to be reserved for rock stars and pop culture icons? How is it possible that a terrorist would get the cover? Despite a great article on Dzokhar Tsarnaev,...
View ArticleCan We Actually Protect Schoolkids From Mass Shootings?
Occasionally a mass-casualty event (school shooting) breaks into the news cycle, but little changes. We can support efforts to develop, test, and employ technologies that have a significant chance to...
View ArticleInspire Magazine: Continued Notoriety with Issue No. 12
Almost a year after the bombing at the Boston Marathon, the magazine where the bombers learned to build pressure cooker bombs and found inspiration rears its ugly head again.read more
View ArticleWhy Isn’t Anyone Calling This Terrorism?
On April 13, Frazier Glenn Miller opened fire outside of a Jewish Community Center in Kansas City, killing 3. The word terrorism hasn’t been used and the term ‘hate crime’ has been tentatively applied....
View ArticleYou Want World Peace? Look to Heavy Metal.
Give heavy metal (and peace) a chance.read more
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