CTEC News

CTEC attends Public Safety Canada's MegaWeek

Ian Driscoll — 2024-06-10T13:42:22-0700

CTEC's J-Term’s Mentorship Continues to Shine with Undergrads Presenting in DC

Ian Driscoll — 2024-02-22T15:31:13-0800

CTEC announces the publication of Dr. Amy Cooter’s new book, 'Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement'

Ian Driscoll — 2024-02-12T13:29:47-0800

Her new book sheds light on the contemporary world of US militias.

Senior Research Fellow JM Berger on his "The Last Twitter Census"

CTEC — 2024-01-29T09:04:02-0800

Katharine Petrich Announced as CTEC’s New Interim Director

ebarbarossa@middlebury.edu — 2023-11-17T07:22:13-0800

Dr. Petrich is a faculty member at the Middlebury Institute and an established expert on transnational violent extremism and terrorism threats, violent criminal networks, and insurgency.

CTEC Welcomes J.M. Berger and Sam Jackson

lmcclintock@middlebury.edu — 2023-06-26T12:39:28-0700

The Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies, Middlebury College is thrilled to announce that J.M. Berger and Dr. Sam Jackson are joining our analytic team as Senior Research Fellows.

$2 Million Gift Will Fund Expansion of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism

Office of Advancement — 2023-05-24T16:21:31-0700

The gift will support staff positions and senior research scholars, giving CTEC the flexibility to recruit and retain an exceptional team, and positioning the center to identify and address threats to national security.

Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech—and the threat posed by militias

Stephen Diehl — 2022-12-07T12:20:01-0800

Amy Cooter, senior research fellow at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, wrote an opinion piece for The Conversation, noting a possible change in public sentiment regarding limits of free speech.

From Coursework to Changing Lives, a Class Project Becomes a Force against Violent Extremism

Caroline Crawford — 2022-11-17T02:59:01-0800

Diverting Hate, which started as a Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies classroom project, is a new user diversion resource being developed by Kaitlyn Tierney MAIPD ’22 and Courtney Cano MAIPD ’22.

Sink or Swim, Twitter Users in Uncertain Waters After Elon Musk Takeover

Andrew Cassel — 2022-11-07T11:39:01-0800

Following a change of ownership at Twitter, Matt Kriner and other Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) researchers are concerned that the platform could become a haven where a toxic and dangerous culture will thrive.