Dr. Lorenzo Vidino is the Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. An expert on Islamism in Europe and North America, his research over the past 15 years has focused on the mobilization dynamics of jihadist networks in the West, governmental counter-radicalization policies, and the activities of Muslim Brotherhood-inspired organizations in the West. The author of several books and numerous articles, Dr. Vidino’s most prominent work is "The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West," a book published in 2010 by Columbia University Press, with an Arabic edition released the following year by the Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center.
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The current situation is reminiscent of 2011, when many thought that the jihadist threat was on the decline, if not completely evaporated, in the West.
The United States needs to take the threat of prison radicalization seriously.
If the United States pursues a review of the Muslim Brotherhood to consider designating it as a foreign terrorist organization, it should take a nuanced approach. A 2014 British policy review shows it can be done.