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September 3, 2022

Remembering September 11th: The Prevailing Memories of 9/11

June 17, 2022

The Role of the Proud Boys in the January 6th Attack

June 13, 2022

Who are the Proud Boys?

May 26, 2022

The U.S. Removed Five Extremist Organizations From Its Terrorism Blacklist

March 3, 2022

How the U.S. is Assisting Ukraine Against Russia’s Attacks

February 22, 2022

Afghan evacuees in UAE still wait to be resettled in US

January 30, 2022

Insurgency within the United States: Absurd or Inevitable?

January 22, 2022

An Overview of Extremism in the U.S. Military

December 22, 2021

Fanning the Flames: How Foreign Governments Fuel Domestic Extremism

November 5, 2021

Daesh Within the DMV? Assesing the ISIS-K Threat in Northern Virginia

August 24, 2021

An Assessment of the Current Terror Threats to the United States

August 19, 2021

Views from Washington: How US Troop Withdrawal Will Affect the Taliban

August 10, 2021

Deradicalization and Combating Domestic Terrorism in the U.S

August 9, 2021

Support Services for Victims of Terror in the United States: What Is Available?

July 22, 2021

The Colonial Pipeline Cyber Ransomware Attack and the Continued Threat to the United States

July 13, 2021

Women’s Roles in Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

July 2, 2021

The Security Threats to Afghanistan and its Problematic Shift to Peace

June 30, 2021

Biden Has Shown An Economic Commitment to Afghanistan. Now, He Must Show a Diplomatic One

June 28, 2021

The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park Bombing and it’s Influence on the 2021 Olympic Games

October 21, 2019

Pelosi and Esper in Afghanistan: To Leave or Not To Leave?

September 16, 2019

Extremism Assessment Series: Homegrown Islamist Extremism in the US

September 15, 2019

Trump Called Off Negotiations with Taliban: What’s Next?

September 9, 2019

US-Taliban Peace Talks: So Close, Yet So Far

August 29, 2019

Extremism Assessment Series: The Proud Boys

John Jay College, New York · 2019-11-08

Civil Society & Prevention

Rise to Peace · 2021-02-25

A Conversation on Domestic Terrorism in the United States

A public conversation with Michael R. Sherwin on domestic terrorism, investigations, prevention, and public responsibility in the United States.

community · Jul 8, 2017

Say Hello: Peace Starts With Human Contact

One of the early community projects pushed the mission outside policy language and toward a simpler idea: contact, conversation and human recognition are part of how societies resist fear and division.

convening · Dec 6, 2017

Global War on Terrorism: Myths, Realities, Solutions

Rise to Peace convened a public discussion at George Washington University’s Elliott School around the Global War on Terrorism—part of an early strategy to bring lived experience, researchers, journalists and practitioners into the same room.

convening · Apr 25, 2018

Afghanistan in 2020: Is Peace Possible?

Rise to Peace held a public dialogue on Afghanistan’s future at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., bringing lived experience and policy perspectives into the same room.

convening · Nov 13, 2018

Countering Violent Extremism: From Definition to Prevention

Rise to Peace continued its public-dialogue series with a discussion focused on violent extremism and prevention, reinforcing the organization’s push to move the terrorism conversation beyond labels and toward the human process that produces violence.

convening · Nov 8, 2019

Civil Society and Prevention in New York

A Rise to Peace discussion at John Jay College extended the convening model beyond Washington and Kabul, bringing civil-society and prevention questions into another academic community.

convening · Dec 11, 2019

Afghanistan 2020 at the Elliott School

A documented Elliott School discussion brought journalists, regional experts and practitioners together as Afghanistan approached another critical year. A full transcript preserves the substance, not just the event photo.

convening · Feb 25, 2021

Bringing the Prevention Lens Home

A public conversation on domestic terrorism with Michael R. Sherwin reflected a broader evolution in the organization’s thinking: the mechanics of grievance, propaganda and violence are not confined to one country or ideology.