Students Advance to Finals in Anti-Extremism Competition
Students representing the Institute have advanced to the finals of Invent2Prevent, a national competition where students build solutions that combat hate, bias, and extremism.
Research Notes
CTEC appreciates the work done by other scholars to address the causes and consequences of a variety of extremism. Here, our researchers and analysts share their thoughts on new research, studies that have had a lasting influence on our field, and other impactful issues while drawing from their own expertise to help contextualize findings.
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CTEC Expert Philipp Bleek Recently Presented on the Threat of Far-Right CBRN Terrorism
| by CTEC Staff
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Op-Ed: America is a safe haven for domestic terrorists. What can we do about it?
Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, and professor of the practice, wrote an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times.
CTEC’s Alex Newhouse Offers Analysis on Rittenhouse Verdict
| by Stephen Diehl and Andrew Cassel
Alex Newhouse, deputy director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC), says the not-guilty verdicts of Kyle Rittenhouse could energize far right extremists who view him as a hero.
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Middlebury Institute Team Will Develop Game to Counter Extremist Recruitment in Schools
| by Stephen Diehl
Researchers at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism will partner with the game company iThrive Games Foundation on a two-year project funded by the Department of Homeland Security.
Iran Is Far From Close to Becoming a Nuclear Threshold State
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies professor Dr. Avner Cohen refutes fatalist claims that Iran is close to achieving nuclear capability in a recent article for Haaretz.
Warning on Domestic Terrorism
Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, recently wrote a piece for the Washington Post warning that the next 9/11-scale event in the United States is likely to stem from domestic terrorism.
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