How has domestic extremism changed two years after Jan. 6?
ABC News interviewed CTEC Research Fellow Amy Cooter on the second anniversary of the Capitol riots. Cooter embedded with a militia group during her graduate research work.
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CTEC Director Weighs in on Protecting Nonprofits from Domestic Extremism
Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) director Jason Blazakis, along with Cornell tech entrepreneur in residence Anjana Rajan, advocate for the protection of nonprofits from domestic white supremacist extremist threats in an op-ed published in The Hill.
The ‘Digital Footprints of Mass Shooters’
In an interview with WBUR’s “On Point,” Alex Newhouse, deputy director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) shared research on the extremist internet subcultures giving rise to mass shootings.
‘Broad range of grievances’ continue to motivate Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
Jason Blazakis, director of the Institute’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC), commented on the continued threat posed by the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys after Jan. 6 in TIME.
Highland Park Shooter Fits a Familiar Profile Says CTEC Expert Alex Newhouse
In an interview on NPR’s Morning Edition, Newhouse said the shooter’s motives appeared to not to be political, but rather the result of a warped reality fueled by fringe online communities.
In Rolling Stone, CTEC Expert Sheds Light on America’s Far-Right Extremist Groups
Senior Research Scholar Matthew Kriner provided detailed analysis of the differences and motivations behind several far-right militant organizations operating in the U.S.
On Iran, Biden Should Reverse Trump’s Imaginary Statecraft
In a Washington Post op-ed, Professor Jason Blazakis calls on the Biden Administration to end the designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.
Why the United States Should Label Russia as a Terrorist State
In The Hill, Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, argues for the United States to add Russia to the U.S. government’s State Sponsor of Terrorism list.