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March 20, 2023 | Varsha Koduvayur, Thomas Plant

Biden’s Opportunity to Stop Violent Extremists From Exploiting Cryptocurrency

The Biden administration intends to crack down on crypto abuse by following a roadmap for regulation it unveiled in January. Calls for reform intensified after the crypto market’s tumultuous end to 2022,...

August 4, 2022 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Varsha Koduvayur, Samuel Hodgson

Profit of Hate: How Domestic Extremists Are Embracing Cryptocurrency

Enticed by the relative anonymity of cryptocurrency and the need to circumvent a denial of service, domestic extremists have been able to raise millions.

February 23, 2022 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Varsha Koduvayur

Cryptocurrency Is a Cash Cow for Far-Right Extremists

As the Freedom Convoy protests enter their fourth week, the Canadian government is targeting protestors’ ability to fundraise, including via cryptocurrency. It’s time for Washington to do the same for domestic extremists.

May 11, 2020 | Daniel Glaser, Hagar Chemali

It’s time to get serious about sanctioning global white supremacist groups

Last month, the State Department designated a Russian white supremacist group, the Russian Imperial Movement, as a global terrorist organization and imposed sanctions on three of its leaders. The designations...

February 7, 2018 | Clifford D. May

Russia’s disinformation offensive

Just so there’s no confusion: This column is not about Americans conspiring or colluding or coordinating with Russians. That’s a separate controversy about which I don’t have a...

August 31, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Follow the Money: The Israel-Boycott Movement and Its Accomplices

Co-authored by Asaf Romirowsky. U.S. banking giant Comerica’s closure of an account earlier this year held by an organization that wages legal and economic warfare against...

August 28, 2017 | John Hannah |

Does Trump Intend to Thwart Iran’s Ambitions in Syria?

As if President Donald Trump isn’t facing enough problems already (some, unfortunately, of his own making — see Charlottesville, Virginia), here’s one more to add to the list: I...

August 28, 2017 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Save the Terrorism Prevention Toolkit

Co-authored by George Selim. The images from Charlottesville captured the nation’s attention. Cameras showed Nazi salutes, swastikas, and ...

August 23, 2017 | Clifford D. May

Replacing patriotism with tribalism

Just after last week’s terrorist attack in Barcelona, a pro-Islamic State website posted video from the scene along with a message in Arabic saying, “Terror is filling the hearts of t...

August 16, 2017 | Clifford D. May |

In search of a grand U.S. strategy

Richard Nixon’s rapprochement with China, the end of the Cold War, President Obama’s outreach to “the Muslim world,” the growth of the (largely American-funded) United Nat...