McCone Irvine Auditorium
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Monterey, CA 93940
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Branding the Enemy: Terror Lists, Venezuela & the Fight Over ‘Antifa’
Presented by Professor Jason Blazakis
Terror lists can be powerful national security tools—or political weapons. This talk explores how designations are made, how evidence is (and isn’t) tested, and what happens when governments push the boundaries of “terrorism” to target opponents or messy political movements. Using Venezuela and the “Antifa” controversy as anchors, we’ll examine the real-world consequences for law, e…

Join us for an evening with Jason Blazakis, a professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS). His work focuses on threat financing, sanctions, violent extremism, and special operations–related research. He also serves as Director of MIIS’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, where he leads research on domestic terrorism, terrorism finance, recruitment, propaganda, and the use of special operations to counter transnational threats.

The program will include a discussion Branding the Enemy: Terror Lists, Venezuela & the Fight Over ‘Antifa’, reception, and book signing featuring his recently published book, Terror Disrupted: Countering the Financing of Terrorism.

Free and open to the public. Register at: go.miis.edu/terrordisrupted

Contact Organizer

Linae Ishii-Devine
linae@middlebury.edu
831-647-3502