Foreign Policy Essay
Wars of None: AI, Big Data, and the Future of Insurgency
Chris Meserole Sun, Jul 1, 2018, 10:00 AM
Two new books offer a glimpse of how advances in technology will change how small wars are fought.
Chris Meserole researches religion, technology, and violent extremism. He is a fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.
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Cyber & Technology
How Misinformation Spreads on Social Media—And What To Do About It
Chris Meserole Wed, May 9, 2018, 10:00 AM
Opportunities to glimpse misinformation in action are fairly rare. But after the recent attack in Toronto, a journalist on Twitter unwittingly carried out a natural experiment that shows how quickly “fake news” can spread.
Syria
Trump Plans to Strike Syria, But to What Effect?
Chris Meserole Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 3:50 PM
Can a one-off military strike deter Syria’s Assad from using chemical weapons again? The data suggests no.
Terrorism
Regulating Internet Content: Challenges and Opportunities
Daniel Byman, Sarah Tate Chambers, Zann Isacson, Chris Meserole Thu, Nov 16, 2017, 11:30 AM
Announcing a new working group on technology and terrorism.
Foreign Policy Essay
How Should the Trump Administration Respond to Right-Wing Extremism?
Chris Meserole Sun, Aug 20, 2017, 10:00 AM
If the Trump administration wants to address the threat of far-right violence, there are three concrete steps it can take right now.
Omphalos
Evidence-Based Keys to a Stable Post-Caliphate Iraq
Chris Meserole Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 11:32 AM
How can Iraq prevent another relapse into terrorist and sectarian violence? This is what the research says.
Foreign Policy Essay
CVE in the Age of Trump
Chris Meserole Sun, Dec 11, 2016, 10:00 AM
Three suggestions for how advocates of ideology- and civic engagement-based approaches can make progress despite more militarized counterterrorism policies.