By Morgan Minor – Executive Summary – As the territorial significance once held by the Islamic State continues to deteriorate, Western nations are grappling with how to handle returning foreign fighters. Processing, categorization, and management of returning foreign fighters must …
By James Huse – Executive Summary – This thesis examines investigative decision making, cognitive biases, talent sharing, and the relationship between the random nature of lone actor violence and a set of predefined decision-making protocols. Targeted violence presents a paradox …
By Brian Gibson – Executive Summary – Recent studies have found a disproportionate number of converts to Islam are taking part in radical activities as opposed to those born into the faith. Forty percent of those arrested in the United …
In Bad Faith: The Link Between Religious Conversion & Violent Extremism →
By James Pendley – Executive Summary – Some observers are critical that recent attacks related to homegrown violent extremism (HVE) in the United States have occurred because investigators had information about would-be perpetrators but missed warning signs of imminent violence. …
The Cloudy Crystal Ball: Detecting and Disrupting Homegrown Violent Extremism →
By Craig Stewart – Executive Summary – In 2014, the United States initiated formal programming to counter violent extremism in three test cities, pursuant to the White House’s countering violent extremism (CVE) strategy outlined in 2011’s Empowering Local Partners to …
By Jay Teitelbaum – Executive Summary – Prejudice towards Muslim and Sikh Americans continues in America despite advocacy organizations’ efforts to combat it. In fact, the Pew Research Center compiled Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) data that show a 67 …
By Vernon Pierson – Executive Summary – On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen entered the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and began shooting. During the attack, Mateen paused to call a local television station, make a call to 911, and …
Western Radicalization: Rethinking the Psychology of Terrorism →
By Katrina Woodhams – Executive Summary – Since the September 11 attacks, the United States alone has experienced a significant increase in violent extremist attacks motivated through social networks. In this environment of social complexity, we see differences in communities …
By Michael Ward – Executive Summary – As the threats of homegrown violent extremists have increasingly become a reality, the federal government has created a countering violent extremism (CVE) program to fill the pre-criminal space. Elements of the CVE program …
The Impact of ‘Duty to Warn’ on Countering Violent Extremism Diversion and Intervention Programs →
By Edward Scott – Executive Summary – The number of foreign fighters who have traveled to Syria and Iraq between 2011 and 2015—including those from the United States (U.S.)—to join Islamic State (I.S.) and other Islamic foreign fighter groups is …
