The Digital Battlefield
How Terrorists Use the Internet and Online Networks for Recruitment and Radicalization
Neo-Nazism
Border security is national security
That used to be common knowledge
Op-eds
Finland Takes Step to Combat Antisemitism, But More Can Be Done
Finland’s scandal-ridden new government recently published a policy to combat racism and bigotry, including antisemitism and Holocaust denial. The government has dealt with numerous crises stemming...
Op-eds
Israeli and Ukrainian Relations Are Essential; Is Rosh Hashanah Development a Hopeful Sign?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, in order to come to an agreement on Jewish pilgrims visiting the Ukranian town...
Op-eds
The Order of Nine Angles
Its Worldview and Connection to Violent Extremism
Memos
Composite Violent Extremism: A Radicalization Pattern Reshaping Terrorism
The report explains composite violent extremism (CoVE) and introduces its four subtypes: ambiguous, mixed, fused, and convergent extremism.
Memos
The ‘Yugoslavia Scenario’: How Russia Intends to Use an Anniversary in Its Ongoing Information War
The Kremlin has used NATO’s 1999 intervention to justify Russia’s continual assaults on Ukraine, and won’t miss the upcoming opportunity to exploit this further.
Op-eds
The Real Architects of “Russophobia”
How Russia continues to use the idea of "Russophobia" as a political weapon.
Op-eds
Composite Violent Extremism: A Radicalization Pattern Changing the Face of Terrorism
Before opening fire in a Bend, Oregon, grocery store in August 2022, Ethan Miller expressed his hatred toward “EVERYONE & EVERYTHING.” Bearing this out, his rambling online posts displayed racial...
Op-eds
It’s Not Just Ukraine
How Putin is trying to destabilize the rest of Europe by meddling in Moldova, Georgia, and Bosnia.
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
Israel Needs to Speak Out and Hold Putin Accountable for His Crimes and Lies
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that his “special military operation” aims to “de-Nazify” Ukraine, portraying his troops as freeing ethnic Russians from a fascistic regime in Kyiv. Yet despite...
Op-eds
Will ‘Salad Bar Extremism’ Replace ‘Old-School World’ Terrorism?
Will ‘Salad Bar Extremism’ Replace ‘Old-School World’ Terrorism?
Op-eds
Extremist Travel to Ukraine Is a Cause for Concern, Not Alarm
While some individuals with connections to violent extremism have indeed traveled to Ukraine, a mass influx of ideologically driven fighters has thus far not materialized.
Op-eds
Combat white supremacist violence using sanctions
The tragic shooting in a Buffalo supermarket has once more brought white supremacist violence to the forefront of national news. Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old self-avowed white supremacist, killed 10 people...
Op-eds
Crypto-Fascists
Cryptocurrency Usage by Domestic Extremists
Monographs
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.
Op-eds
America Is Losing the Ball on White Supremacist Terror Groups
Other countries are taking the lead in cracking down on U.S.-based groups.
Op-eds
Introducing How to Fight Anti-Semitism in Arabic
Ideas Beyond Borders asked me to write a forward to Bari Weiss’s book How to Fight Anti-Semitism, which the organization is translating to Arabic. The lines below are a rough translation to English of...
Op-eds
Behind the Black Bloc
An Overview of Militant Anarchism and Anti-Fascism