How has domestic extremism changed two years after Jan. 6?
ABC News interviewed CTEC Research Fellow Amy Cooter on the second anniversary of the Capitol riots. Cooter embedded with a militia group during her graduate research work.
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CTEC Director Jason Blazakis Co-publishes in Time Magazine: "Why Trump's Latest Move Against Iran Was Pointless - and Dangerous"
| by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19
In this article Director Blazakis discusses why the IRGC designation could lead to the doubt of future designations, deadly consequences for U.S. military forces, and increased Iranian hostility.
Assistant Professor Sharad Joshi Publishes Chapter: "Sub-State Actors' Threats to International Security Religious Extremists and Terrorist Groups," in the book, Understanding New Security Threats
| by CTEC
The chapter conceptually discusses the contemporary threat from terrorist groups, examining the definitional aspects of the phenomena, the underlying motivations behind terrorism, including religious extremist ideology, ethno-nationalist separatist objectives, psychological factors, etc. It also discusses enabling factors aiding terrorism, including state sponsorship, and weak and failed states.
CTEC Speaker Series: ProPublica Reporter and PBS Front Line Journalist, Sebastian Rotella, Discussed His Journalism and Research on Terrorism
| by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19
The Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) hosted ProPublica Reporter and PBS Front Line Journalist, Sebastian Rotella, discussing his investigative journalism work on American Terrorist.
CTEC Director Jason Blazakis Quoted by The Wall Street Journal: "U.S. to Designate Iranian Guard Corps a Foreign Terror Group"
| by CTEC
CTEC Director Jason Blazakis was recently quoted by The Wall Street Journal: U.S. to Designate Iranian Guard Corps a Foreign Terror Group.
Assistant Professor Sharad Joshi publishes article: “How Terrorist Actors in Pakistan Use Nuclear Weapons for Political Influence,” in the journal, Asian Security
| by CTEC
This article expands on the current research on nuclear terrorism by investigating how terrorist actors seek to capitalize on the nuclear weapons discourse in a country to gain domestic political influence.
Monterey Threat Financing Forum Highlights Strategies for Enforcing Sanctions, Blocking Funding to Terrorist Groups
| by Jason Warburg
Professional conference hosted by Middlebury Institute draws private sector compliance professionals, federal and state regulators, law enforcement, multilateral agencies, financial crime experts, and sanctions compliance consultants.
CTEC Director Jason Blazakis Quoted by Nepali Media Outlet Khabarhub
| by CTEC
CTEC Director Jason Blazakis was quoted by Nepali’s Khabarhub’s “U.S. ‘won’t change’ its stance on Prachanda.”
In this article he states how “the decision to delist [CPN-Maoists] should be not be viewed as U.S. acceptance for the group’s terrorist past and violence misdeeds.”