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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QAnon’s Conspiracy Theories Stoked by China, Russia: Terrorism Expert
| by The Crime Report
Substantial “foreign influence” has been identified in posts containing material peddling conspiracies fostered by the QAnon movement, according to former U.S. counterterrorism official Professor Jason Blazakis.
Op-Ed: Why QAnon’s similarity to other cults makes it a significant national security threat
| by Jason Blazakis and Los Angeles Times
“The most radical QAnon believers exhibit traits that have manifested among dangerous cults and doomsday groups — a willingness to dismiss their own individuality for a perceived greater good.” Middlebury Institute Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism writes about the cult of Qanon and similarities to cults of the past in The Los Angeles Times.
CTEC in the News: the Post-Insurrection Edition
| by Alex Newhouse
Watch Professor Philipp Bleek and Alum Cyrus Jabbari Discuss Acid Terrorism
Check out this video of Philipp Bleek and Cyrus Jabbari’s presentation on acid terrorism.
VideoCTEC in the News: December 11, 2020
| by Anna Phillips
CTEC announces Skyler Stokes, MANPTS '22 as first Michael Donnelly Fellow
| by CTEC
Skyler Stokes Picked First Michael Donnelly CTEC Research Fellow
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism has chosen Middlebury Institute student Skyler Stokes as the first recipient of a new research fellowship named in honor of Michael Donnelly.