Domestic Terrorism
Rethinking Domestic Terrorism Law After Boogaloo Movement Attacks
Jon Lewis Mon, Jul 27, 2020, 1:44 PM
The U.S. legal framework for foreign terrorism should be adapted to the domestic context.
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Foreign Policy Essay
What Does a "Terrorist" Designation Mean?
Anna Meier Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 10:01 AM
A label is different from enforcement—it's about sending a signal.
Congress
House Homeland Security Hearing on the Threat From Accelerationists and Militia Extremists
Elliot Setzer Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 9:57 AM
On Thursday, July 16, at 10:00 a.m., the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing on the threat from accelerationists and militia extremists.
White Supremacy
Riots, White Supremacy and Accelerationism
Daniel Byman Mon, Jun 1, 2020, 6:38 PM
As protests sweep across the U.S., policymakers and law enforcement should keep a careful eye on whether white supremacists work to accelerate civil disorder.
White Supremacy
The Iron March Data Dump Provides a Window Into How White Supremacists Communicate and Recruit
Jacques Singer-Emery, Rex Bray, III Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 8:00 AM
Approximately two years after the white supremacist and neo-Nazi website Ironmarch.org was shut down, an anonymous individual posted a database of all user activity tracked by the site.
Domestic Terrorism
Criminal Law Should Treat Domestic Terrorism as the Moral Equivalent of International Terrorism
Mary B. McCord Mon, Aug 21, 2017, 1:59 PM
In the last year, it appears that the vehicle has become a new “weapon of choice” for international terrorists. Whether a cargo truck deliberately driven into the crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice in July 2016, a tractor-trailer that plowed into a Berlin Christmas market in December 2016, the car and van attacks in London at the Palace of Westminster and London Bridge in March and June of this year, or last Thursday’s van attack in Barcelona, this low-cost, low-planning method of spreading terror has produced high-fatality, high-impact results.
Foreign Policy Essay
How Should the Trump Administration Respond to Right-Wing Extremism?
Chris Meserole Sun, Aug 20, 2017, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: The neo-Nazi protests in Charlottesville and the killing of a counter-protester highlighted to Americans what terrorism watchers have long known: Right-wing extremism in the United States is alive and dangerous. Trump's election appears to have invigorated the movement, and the attention given to Charlottesville may strengthen it even more. Assuming the president wants to fight this movement—which for now, alas, is just an assumption—what should he do?
White Supremacy
In Search of Data on White Supremacist Violent Crime
Sarah Tate Chambers Thu, Aug 17, 2017, 12:31 PM
A cursory Google search for statistics on international terrorism, including acts committed on U.S. soil by individuals linked to foreign terrorist organizations, yields a gold mine. You can sort by group, country, or year. Curious about how ISIS prosecutions differ among federal districts? There’s data on that.