This website provides occasionally interesting perspectives about terrorism, counterterrorism, influence warfare, and other topics in the study of national and international security.
Free Publication on Terrorism & Counterterrorism
The Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations is being provided by the publisher as open access. Download any chapters from the volume for free, including my own Chapter 1: The Evolution of Islamist Terrorism in the 20th Century.
Brief Analysis on Hamas taking Israeli Hostages
Here’s a link to a recent piece I wrote for The Conversation:https://theconversation.com/israel-has-no-good-options-for-dealing-with-hamas-hostage-taking-in-gaza-215364
The Real Security Threat of So-Called “Fake News”
On February 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its latest National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin, indicating “a heightened threat environment fueled by several factors, including an online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories, and other forms of mis- dis- and mal-information (MDM) Continue Reading
Political Warfare and Propaganda: An Introduction
Here’s a link to my article in the Spring 2021 issue of the Journal of Advanced Military Studies: https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/MCU-Journal/JAMS-Vol-12-No1/
National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/
Assessing the Conceptual Battlespace
After reading this older piece recently I found that it still has a lot of relevance for today’s terrorism challenges, so am uploading a copy of it here.
Handbook of Terrorism Prevention and Preparedness
A lot of great research is now available for free download (PDFs of each chapter) at the ICCT Website:
Overcoming vaccine hesitancy
Great piece by Clint Watts: “Why Does Social Media Lead Us to Believe Things That Are Not True? Overcoming vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. – Part 1”
The Security Threat of QAnon
I’ve begun compiling a list of resources for those who want to know more about QAnon and why it’s increasingly seen by law enforcement and others as a domestic security threat in the U.S. “How To Rescue Someone From A Conspiracy Theory.” Charles Duhigg, Slate. 29 November 2020.  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/how-to-talk-with-family-about-conspiracy-theories.html Amarnath Amarasingam and Continue Reading
Digital Influence Warfare
With permission of the publisher, Chapter 1, the Preface and the Table of Contents for the forthcoming book Digital Influence Warfare in the Age of Social Media are now available online at this link: http://DIWbook.com