Why Extremism Appeals To Some Active & Former Military Members
Over the last year, since the events at the US Capitol on the 6th of January, there has been increasing scrutiny and concern around the threat of far-right extremism to and within…
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Jessica White
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Why We Need More Women Working In Counter-Terrorism
Almost 20 years ago, large-scale terrorist attacks in the US plunged the world into a new security era focused on counter-terrorism. The development of prevention and countering strategies for violent…
What The Biden Admin’s Countering Domestic Terrorism Plan Is Missing
While the strategy includes a nuanced assessment of the challenges, there isn’t enough priority given to the role gender plays in extremism. The new National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism released by…
We Can’t Combat Extremism Without Also Combating Misogyny
As all eyes have shifted – at least in Western security communities – towards the growing threat of radical right extremism and terrorism. It is becoming increasingly apparent how the different defining lines of…
How The US Could Rethink Counter-Extremism Programs
After the violent culmination to years of increasingly polarized and extreme political rhetoric on 6 January at the United States Capitol, it is easy to look at the worst aspects…