The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism
Training for Police Prevention of Extremist Infiltration in Communities
Introduction Targeted violence and violent extremism are on the rise in the United States and...
Developing and Testing Virtual Training for Police Prevention of Extremist Infiltration in Communities
Anne Speckhard & Sophia AbiNajm Download PDF Introduction Targeted violence and violent extremism are on...
Crowdfunding and Cryptocurrency: Renewed Efforts to Smuggle Foreign Islamic State (IS) Fighters and Their Families from North Syrian Detention Facilities, Furthering IS’s Militant Goals
Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard A significant escalation in Islamic State (IS) attacks in Syria...
Baqiya – We will Endure Forever! ISIS Women Shout as they Attack those who Denounce the Group
by Anne Speckhard “Baqiya!†is the battle cry of those who continue to believe in...
Facebook and Pro-ISIS Kurdish Content: Denying the Extremist Group a Key Platform
By Mohammed A. Salih* The dramatic rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria...
Caliphate AI-: IS/ISKP Supporters Harness Generative AI for Propaganda Dissemination
Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Militant groups such as the Islamic State (IS) and its...
Islamic State’s global financial networks: Cryptocurrency and European bank transfers fund detained IS women and incarcerated IS fighters in Syria, furthering militant objectives
Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Five years after the demise of IS’s territorial caliphate in...
Islamic State Khorasan within Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan Dynamics and Synergies with Allies and Enemies
Noellynn Slaughter Despite two decades of US led counterterrorism efforts since 9/11, terrorism has continued...
Future Fighters of the Islamic State are Adolescents Being Smuggled out of Al-Hol by their Mothers and ISIS Aligned Financial Networks
Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Despite notable repatriation progress in early 2023, involving 14 countries...