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Weapons for Sale: How the U.S. Indirectly Supplies Terrorists and Organized Crime

While people many are aware that the United States supports partner forces across the Middle East, fewer realize the U.S.…

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About the Under-Covered Attacks Database

UAD Methodology (Updated 4/3/2018) The Undercovered Attacks Database is meant, especially, to highlight acts of terrorism that do not receive…

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What Makes a Terrorist Attack Notable: Determinants of U.S. Media Coverage

Introduction With the sheer saturation of terrorist attacks occurring each week, US news outlets are forced to make decisions regarding…

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Will the Kim-Trump Summit be a Step Towards Peace?

Photo Credit: CNN On May 10th, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong applauded the announcement of a summit set to…

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How Exactly Are Acts of Violence Defined?

© LA Times-FBI Agents in Austin, Texas worked from one blast to another to capture serial bombing suspect Mark Anthony…

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Legal Difficulties May Loom: Arms Sales Between The West and its Gulf Allies

According to John Irish and Emmanuel Jarry at Reuters, Saudi Arabia, and the U.A.E., “...are leading a coalition fighting the…

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Terrorism or Just Terror: When Horror Springs From Within

© Lisa Marie Pane/AP, The Atlantic Alyssa Alhadeff. Scott Beigel. Martin Duque Anguiano. Nicholas Dworet. Aaron Feis. Jamie Guttenberg. Chris…

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Terrorism in Africa: Will Tillerson Tip the Scale?

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to meet with leaders of five African nations this week. He is there to…

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Can Deradicalization Reduce Violent Extremism? This Expert Thinks So

When seeking counter-terrorism explanations and solutions, the focus is generally on why radicalization occurs. What happens after radicalization--deradicalization--is much more…

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U.S. International Terrorism Strategy in 2018: New Battleplan or More of the Same?

© Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images U.S. International Terrorism Strategy in 2018: New Battleplan or More of the Same? On January 30,…

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