extremism
The Military Is Making Progress in Its Counter-Extremism Efforts, but Gaps Remain
Andrew Mines Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 10:32 AM
There is a growing problem of extremism in the U.S. military.
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Domestic Terrorism
An Assessment of the U.S. Government’s Domestic Terrorism Assessment
Seamus Hughes, Rohini Kurup Mon, May 24, 2021, 8:01 AM
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security released one of the most consequential national security reports you likely never heard of. Here are the main takeaways.
White Supremacy
Nineteen-year-old Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with neo-Nazi Group to Vandalize Synagogues in 2019
Tia Sewell Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 4:35 PM
On Feb. 26, the Justice Department announced that 19-year-old Richard Tobin, a New Jersey resident, pleaded guilty to conspiring with other members of a white supremacist hate group called “The Base” to intimidate Black and Jewish Americans by directing the group’s members to destroy and vandalize minority-owned properties in the U.S. in September 2019.
White Supremacy
How White Supremacists Use Soft Power
Laura Daniels Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 11:20 AM
Their charm offensive has recruited followers and advanced a racist agenda in a fashion that analysts underestimate at their peril.
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
The 2021 NDAA, White Supremacy and Domestic Extremism
Steve Stransky Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 4:47 PM
The NDAA created new programs for combating white supremacy and domestic terrorism, but it omits two important proposals included in earlier versions of the bill. The Biden administration should consider adopting both into its security strategy.
White Supremacy
Reflections on the Christchurch Commission Report
Daniel Byman Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 11:49 AM
Twenty-one months after the bloodiest terrorist attack in New Zealand’s history, a government commission has released a lengthy postmortem of what went wrong.
White Supremacy
New Zealand Report Calls for “Systemic Change” After Christchurch Massacres
Anna Salvatore Tue, Dec 8, 2020, 1:11 PM
In a report released by a royal commission on Dec. 8, the New Zealand government describes how it failed to prevent a white supremacist from murdering 51 people in two Christchurch mosques on March 15, 2019.
Campaign 2020
Preventing and Countering Election-Motivated Violence Without Causing Panic
Ryan B. Greer Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 1:33 PM
The Anti-Defamation League’s monitoring of extremist groups suggests that election-motivated violence could yield more domestic terrorism threats, which if fully realized, could pose a threat to ensuring free and fair elections.
White Supremacy
White Supremacist Prosecutions Roundup
Emma Broches, Julia Solomon-Strauss Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 8:01 AM
How have state and federal prosecutors have addressed the ever-growing threat of white supremacist violence?
White Supremacy
Justice Department Charges U.S. Soldier with Planning Attack on Own Unit
Matt Gluck, Tia Sewell Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 1:53 PM
On June 22, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of an indictment against one U.S. Army soldier with alleged ties to Order of the Nine Angles (“O9A”), a neo-Nazi white-supremacist anarchist group. The indictment centers on his alleged involvement in a planned attack against his own military unit.