Counterterrorism
It’s Not Only Iraq and Syria
Seamus Hughes, Jon Lewis Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 8:45 AM
Americans suspected of terrorism are being held in multiple countries.
Seamus Hughes is the deputy director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University.
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Foreign Policy Essay
Trump’s Domestic Countering Violent Extremism Policies Look a Lot Like Obama’s
Seamus Hughes, Haroro J. Ingram Sun, Mar 10, 2019, 10:00 AM
There's greater continuity between the two administrations than many feared, but that's not necessarily a good thing.
Detention
Sixteen-Year-Old American Islamic State Fighter Reportedly Captured in Syria
Seamus Hughes, Bennett Clifford Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 1:44 PM
Soulay Noah Su’s alleged capture raises complicated questions for how the U.S. government should best process underage foreign fighters.
Counterterrorism
The Story of an American Islamic State Member Allegedly Captured in Syria
Seamus Hughes, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 1:06 PM
The Syrian Democratic Forces announced the capture of two reported U.S. citizens fighting for the Islamic State in Syria.
Foreign Policy Essay
America’s Terrorism Problem Doesn’t End with Prison—It Might Just Begin There
Lorenzo Vidino, Seamus Hughes Sun, Jun 17, 2018, 10:00 AM
The United States needs to take the threat of prison radicalization seriously.
Countering Violent Extremism
Whose Responsibility Is It to Confront Terrorism Online?
Seamus Hughes Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 7:00 AM
Over the past decade, foreign terrorists command and capability in the digital sphere has drastically evolved. But our responses to this have not adapted with the same efficiency.
Terrorism Trials & Investigations
The Only Islamic State-Funded Plot in the U.S.: The Curious Case of Mohamed Elshinawy
Seamus Hughes Wed, Mar 7, 2018, 8:00 AM
Elshinawy’s is the only known case in which the Islamic State sent thousands of dollars to an individual in the United States to fund an attack.