James J.F. Forest

Much as I’ve wanted to avoid this debate about Islamophobia and current members of the presidential administration, as a research and educator in terrorism studies there are some things I need to point out. 1). Islamist extremists have been blowing up themselves and others in dozens of countries for the Continue Reading

Great new issue of Perspectives on Terrorism is now online, focused on Jihadi terrorism in Europe. Click here:  http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/issue/view/61

May 19th, 2016 Dr. James J.F. Forest discusses The Future of Terrorism and Counterterrorism (CT) online at the Loopcast: http://www.theloopcast.com/e/the-future-of-terrorism-and-counterterrorism/

My new book, Essentials of Counterterrorism, is now available in paperback and hard cover. Publisher’s website: http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A4446C Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Counterterrorism-Praeger-Security-International/dp/1440832838      

Online Terrorist Magazines: A report from the Cyberterrorism Project (Swansea) in collaboration with UMass Lowell’s Center for Terrorism & Security Studies: http://www.cyberterrorism-project.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/CTP-2015-Report-Nov-03.pdf

The peer-reviewed journal Perspectives on Terrorism has published a special issue on the Islamic State with 14 research articles on various aspects of the organization, in addition to an extensive, specially compiled bibliography on IS.

Interesting piece in the Guardian: “How to get published in an academic journal: top tips from editors” http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/03/how-to-get-published-in-an-academic-journal-top-tips-from-editors

New JSOU Report:  U.S. Military Deployments to Africa: Lessons from the Hunt for Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army , by James Forest

Department of Defense 2014 Minerva grant awards have been announced. UMass Lowell’s Center for Terrorism & Security Studies have received two of them – outstanding! Here is the formal UMass Lowell CTSS Press Release See the full list at: http://minerva.dtic.mil/funded.html

JSOU Report: Countering the al-Shabaab Insurgency in Somalia: Lessons for U.S. Special Operations Forces by Graham Turbiville, Josh Meservey, and James Forest In this report, the authors argue that al-Shabaab’s current prospects have probably never been so low.  This work provides a meaningful context to al-Shabaab and the Somali milieu. Continue Reading