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What if the entire concept of racism was based exclusively on sight, our vision, what we see? Imagine that suddenly the intensity of the sun increases, and a huge solar flare makes everyone on the planet blind. Let me reiterate – everyone, young and old, is now blind. Nobody, not Continue Reading

The following are a list of linked resources for teaching and class discussion in the courses I teach in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell. Most of the students are studying criminal justice (undergraduate and graduate degrees), security studies and homeland security. I’ll add to Continue Reading

Over the past year, while writing my new book Digital Influence Warfare, I have been compiling an extensive list of resources on disinformation, fake news, psychological manipulation, violent extremism, influence operations (by states and non-state actors), and much more. Here are some that you might find useful: Mike McIntire, Karen Continue Reading

Here’s a link to an Op-Ed that I wrote about the comparisons between right-wing extremism and Islamist extremism: “Tribalism and Globalism in the Era of Trump” (Globe Post, July 18, 2019)

An interesting booklet was published in January 2019 by the NCTC, FBI and DHS: Homegrown Violent Extremist Mobilization Indicators. From the introduction: “The indicators of violent extremist mobilization described herein are observable behaviors that could help determine whether individuals or groups are preparing to engage in violent extremist activities, such Continue Reading

Here are some great audio learning resources on terrorism, counterterrorism, national security and related topics: Terrorism 360 (START) – Gary LaFree interviews Martha Crenshaw, Bruce Hoffman, Brian Jenkins, Jessica Stern, Clark McCauley and many more: https://www.start.umd.edu/terrorism360 Talking Terror – John Morrison interviews Peter Neumann, Joshua Freilich, Julie Chernov Hwang, Maura Continue Reading

Here’s a link to an Op-Ed that I wrote last week for The Globe Post: Ignoring Domestic, Homegrown Terrorism is Choice that Benefits Few

Here’s a link to a November 2017 podcast interview I did with the TERC Director John Morrison: Talking Terror interview: James Forest, November 2017    

For those encountering difficulties accessing the December 2017 issue of Perspectives on Terrorism on the main server, here’s an alternate link to download the full PDF version: http://bit.ly/2pb2K3r 

Here’s a long list provided by ASC of journals in criminology,  criminal justice, security, law and other related topics. Many non-U.S. ones are listed here as well (e.g., Europe, Canada, Australia, UK). https://www.asc41.com/links/journals.html