BBC Future: “The lost nuclear bombs that no one can find”
Dr. Jeffrey Lewis commented why he thinks it’s unlikely they’ll ever be found and the implications.
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies
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Student Invited to Present Ideas on Nonproliferation and Disarmament at United Nations Conference
| by Jason Warburg
Shizuka Kuramitsu MANPTS ’23 is one of 25 students in the world invited to participate in a United Nations-sponsored workshop series on nonproliferation and disarmament that will culminate with an October conference at UN Headquarters in New York City.
CTEC Director Weighs in on Protecting Nonprofits from Domestic Extremism
Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) director Jason Blazakis, along with Cornell tech entrepreneur in residence Anjana Rajan, advocate for the protection of nonprofits from domestic white supremacist extremist threats in an op-ed published in The Hill.
The ‘Digital Footprints of Mass Shooters’
In an interview with WBUR’s “On Point,” Alex Newhouse, deputy director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) shared research on the extremist internet subcultures giving rise to mass shootings.
‘Broad range of grievances’ continue to motivate Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
Jason Blazakis, director of the Institute’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC), commented on the continued threat posed by the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys after Jan. 6 in TIME.
North Korea Military Approves Plans to Strengthen ‘War Deterrent’
In Al Jazeera, Professor Jeffrey Lewis said that a recent war plan announced by Kim Jong Un could give his frontline artillery units a nuclear mission.
Highland Park Shooter Fits a Familiar Profile Says CTEC Expert Alex Newhouse
In an interview on NPR’s Morning Edition, Newhouse said the shooter’s motives appeared to not to be political, but rather the result of a warped reality fueled by fringe online communities.
In Rolling Stone, CTEC Expert Sheds Light on America’s Far-Right Extremist Groups
Senior Research Scholar Matthew Kriner provided detailed analysis of the differences and motivations behind several far-right militant organizations operating in the U.S.
Recently Published: Russian Invasion Foreshadowed, Language of Extremism, By the Sea, Unconventional Warfare, Beijing Comrades
| by Jessie Raymond
From foreshadowing the Russian invasion of Ukraine to translating one of the 100 most influential queer books of all time, see what members of the Institute community have recently published.
On Iran, Biden Should Reverse Trump’s Imaginary Statecraft
In a Washington Post op-ed, Professor Jason Blazakis calls on the Biden Administration to end the designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.