The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism

ISIS Defectors Interviews Project

ISIS Defectors Interviews Project  U.S. State Department Foreign Press Briefing I’ve been interviewing terrorists for...
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Recruiting for Jihad the Allure of ISIS in Turkish

Voice of America Turkey article featuring the research of ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla...
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The Lethal Cocktail of Terrorism

I recently returned from an interview trip in Belgium, the European country with the highest...
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Islamic State Widow Shames IS Leaders

Voice of America News article by Jamie Dettmer quoting ICSVE research of Deputy Director Ahmet...
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Why the Pentagon needs Psychologists

Inverse article quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Sarah Sloat January 25, 2016 Psychologists...
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Brides of ISIS

The Internet Seduction of Western Females into ISIS Shoot the Women First is the title...
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Before and After: The Inside Story of a Hamas Suicide bomber

AU World interview of ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Matthew Hall December 23, 2015...
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Discrediting ISIS from the Inside

Using Stories from Recent ISIS Defectors – Why they Joined, What they Saw, Why they...
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