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INCEL TERROR THREAT

Mar 16, 2022, GBN News "There is a lot of evidence of systemic radicalization to…

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Breaking the Walls: The Threat of ISIS Resurgence and the Repercussions on Social Media & in the Syrian ISIS Women’s Camps of the Recent ISIS Attack on al Sina Prison

Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Syria's North Eastern province  of Al Hasakah where ten thousand…

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Boko Haram Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Nigeria

ICSVE Panel Discussion featuring Maji Peterx Major General (Retired) Bamidele Mattew Shafa Dr. Anne Speckhard,…

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Is It Possible To Deradicalise Extremists?

Nov 12, 2021 GBN News 'Nobody joins a terrorist group unless they're getting something out…

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WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO

Nov 12, 2021 Fighting ISIS & The Taliban Shereen Siewert welcomes Wausau native Anne Speckhard,…

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STRAIGHT TALK AFRICA

Fighting Terrorism in Africa On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams discusses…

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ICSVE’s TM Garret in the Jerusalem Post

Former Neo-Nazi and KKK member turned extremism researcher – a ‘convert’ in every sense of…

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ICSVE’s Anne Speckhard on Public Radio International

Listen on PRI's The World Turkey says it's beginning to deport ISIS members held in…

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ICSVE’s Dr. Anne Speckhard on BBC: US allows Turkish Incursion into SDF Territory

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ICSVE’s Anne Speckhard on BBC World News

ICSVE's Anne Speckhard appears on BBC World News to discuss the terrorist attacks in Sri…

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World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa

ICSVE's Dr. Anne Speckhard spoke at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and…

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Terror in Sri Lanka

https://youtu.be/EXecBNPif3w ICSVE's Dr. Anne Speckhard appears on CNN discussing the terror attacks in Sri Lanka.

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Terror tots: Horror as experts reveal up to HALF-A-MILLION children recruited by ISIS

Article citing Anne Speckhard THE Islamic State has managed to radicalise up to half a…

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Born in Belgium, raised in ISIS: ‘I want to come home’

ICSVE article originally published in Washington Examiner
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ICSVE Director, Dr. Anne Speckhard, featured on CJOB Radio

Listen to Dr. Anne Speckhard discuss motivations for joining militant jihad, deradicalization, the detention of…

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Saudi Arabia, UAE ‘lead way in fighting terror ideology’

ICSVE covered and Anne Speckhard quoted in article from Arab News By: CALINE MALEK Former…

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FIGHTING ISIS ON FACEBOOK – BREAKING THE ISIS BRAND COUNTER-NARRATIVES PROJECT

ICSVE research paper featured in Vox-Pol By Anne Speckhard, Ardian Shajkovci & Lorand Bodo This blog…

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Boys Without Fathers and the Islamic State

ICSVE Video, “Joining the Cubs of the Caliphate” covered by The Clarion Project BY MEIRA SVIRSKY Sunday,…

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Mother’s Deadly Day: She Blew Up Herself and Her Two Girls to Murder Christians

ICSVE article in The Daily Beast The deadly attacks during Sunday services in Indonesia were…

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Who Will Rescue American Babies From ISIS?

Op Ed in The Daily Beast When it comes to American children taken into ISIS,…

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My Journey Towards Jihad – ICSVE’s new Breaking the ISIS Brand Counter Narrative Video Clip

Our video “My Journey Towards Jihad” featured as an article on Defence & Intelligence Norway…

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Jordanians continue to struggle with jihadist threats

ICSVE research mentioned/referenced in The Arab Weekly Jordan forbids foreign fighters from returning and more…

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Inside the ISIS Terror Plot to Kill U.S. Diplomats in Colombia

Anne Speckhard quoted in The Daily Beast What caused a Cuban national to join up…

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Rewards of Joining the Islamic State – ICSVE’s new Breaking the ISIS Brand Counter Narrative Video

Our video, “Rewards of Joining the Islamic State” featured as an article on Defence &…

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Will ISIS live on in Iraq?

Op Ed in The Hill, Republished in Security Solutions BY ANNE SPECKHARD AND ARDIAN SHAJKOVCI,…

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BREAKING THE ISIS BRAND COUNTER-NARRATIVES – PART II: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN FIGHTING ISIS ONLINE

ICSVE research paper republished/featured in Vox-Pol By Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci Last week’s Blog…

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Defected from ISIS or Simply Returned, and for How Long?

ICSVE research paper featured in Security Solutions by Anne Speckhard Challenges for the West in…

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Determining Youth Radicalization in Jordan

ICSVE research paper featured in Security Solutions by Anne Speckhard Following the November 2015 Paris…

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Qatar and the Terrorism Blame Game

ICSVE research paper featured in Security Solutions by Anne Speckhard Between January 19, 2018 and…

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Wanted Dead or Alive: The Frustrating, Failing Hunt for ISIS Leader Baghdadi

Op Ed in The Daily Beast by Anne Speckhard and Ardian Shajkovci Americans and Russians…

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Rage, pain and grief: Can former hostages return to normal?

Anne Speckhard interviewed by The Ottawa Citizen Psychologist Anne Speckhard is an expert on PTSD,…

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Joshua Boyle Charged With Assault: Was He Re-Enacting the Traumas of Taliban Captivity?

Op Ed in The Daily Beast A professor of psychiatry and expert on terrorism explores…

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Terrormiliz IS evakuiertihre “Eliten”

ICSVE cited in article in WDR by Von Georg Heil

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How do you Deprogram a Country After ISIS is Defeated?

ICSVE article published in The Daily Beast and republished in Security Solutions BAGHDAD—We arrived here…

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Videos of IS defectors used to expose truth about terrorism

ICSVEs Breaking the ISIS Brand Counter Narratives Project covered on Free Malaysia Today Zam Yusa -December…

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Why is YouTube undercutting anti-ISIS efforts?

ICSVE covered in Op Ed in Washington Examiner by Michael Rubin | October 25, 2017…

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Will Family Held Hostage by the Taliban Ever Recover?

Op Ed in The Daily Beast by Anne Speckhard Coleman endured rape, the murder of…

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CUBS OF THE CALIPHATE

Online article on Vice, covering an HBO Documentary, “Cubs of the Caliphate.” Anne Speckhard quotedOnline…

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Beware the Women of ISIS: There Are Many, and They May Be More Dangerous Than the Men

ICSVE article published in The Daily Beast and republished in Security Solutions (in two parts…

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TERRORISM – MAKING READY RECRUITS FOR VIOLENCE

ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard Interview on Terrorism - Making Ready Recruits for Violence Dr. Anne…

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Governments need to Address Anger Among Potential Terror Recruits, Nato conference told

Dr. Speckhard quoted in article By: Caline Malek – The National Speakers at the StratCom…

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“Radical Islamic Terrorists”: How is President Trump doing in his first 100 days in Office?​

ICSVE article originally published in The Changing International Order by Trends Research and Advisory
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Terrorists’ love for Telegram, explained

Ahmet Yayla cited in Vox article By Rebecca Tan Terrorism and intelligence experts have known for…

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Upfront special: Is it over for ISIL?

Dr. Yayla featured on Aljazeera debate We debate whether ISIL can be defeated, where their…

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Exclusive Analysis: Al Qaeda Makes Its Move With A Video Primer By Hamza Bin Laden

Dr. Yayla in Homeland Security Today Al Qaeda has stepped out of the shadow of…

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Telegram: The mighty application that ISIS loves

by Ahmet S. Yayla & Anne Speckhard Republished by Vox-Pol in two parts - Part…

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Confronting an ISIS Emir: ICSVE’s Breaking the ISIS Brand Counter-Narrative Videos​

ICSVE research republished in Security Solutions By Anne Speckhard -June 6, 2017 Most experts agree that the…

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ExpertinüberSuizid-Attentäter: “AlswärensieimDrogenrausch”

Article by Eva Winroither - Die Presse citing Anne Speckhard Terrorismus-Expertin Anne Speckhard hat für…

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Should The West Forgive ISIS Returnees?

Among the penitent are potential time bombs. ICSVE cited in Commentary Magazine article For many…

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ICSVE’s New “Breaking the ISIS Brand” Video Clip – The Promises of ad-Dawlah to Women

ICSVE research republished in Security Solutions By John Bigelow -May 5, 2017 By Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. Laura…

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How to Break the ISIS Brand

Anne Speckhard, Allison McDowell Smith and Ardian Shajkovci published at East West Institute The EastWest…

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Remote control terror’ Why ISIS claims over Khalid Masood murders pose biggest threat yet

ICSVE cited in article in Express PRO-ISLAMIC State forums are among the most horrific places…

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Former foreign minister warns terrorism can’t be stopped if there is a refusal to ‘do God’

ICSVE cited by David Williamson in Wales Online Kim Howells argues the religious ideas behind…

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Sick ISIS posts celebrates ‘blessed London attack’ with ‘Allahu Akbar’ next to horrific photos of the attack Rebecca Taylor

ICSVE cited in Daily Mail Messages from an ISIS telegram channel show people celebrating the…

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Defectors Denounce ISIS Narratives in New ICSVE Project

ICSVE work featured by Club de Madrid A project recently launched by the International Center…

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19th Asian Security Conference amid India’s security inconsistencies

ICSVE cited in Malaysia Sun By: Col Anil Bhat, VSM (Retd.) New Delhi [India], Mar.…

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Trump’s immigration ban is counter productive in war on terror

Anne Speckhard published Op Ed in the Hill My neighbor is a Syrian refugee. Frankly,…

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Women’s roles in terrorism and women fighting back

Dr. Speckhard, republished by VoxPol By Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. On International Women’s Day it seems important…

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To Some, President Trump is the Dajaal

Anne Speckhard & Lorand Bodo, Republished in On Faith “Trump is the perfect enemy bc…

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Are you with us or against us?

Anne Speckhard, republished in OnFaith The White House reported in a press conference yesterday that…

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ISIS Defectors: Inside Stories of the Terrorist Caliphate

The following review was graciously submitted to Narrative Exploration by Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler; published on…

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What Do ISIS Women Want?

ICSVE cited by Michael Rubin in Commentary What motivates women to join what on its…

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17 policiers radicalisés recensés entre 2012 et 2015 à Paris

ICSVE cited in L’Express Dans leur livre, Où sont passés nos espions?, des journalistes révèlent une…

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Turkish Investigation Into New Year’s Attack Focuses on Central Asians

ICSVE cited by Kasim Cindemir in Voice of America Turkish authorities have rounded up dozens…

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Is deradicaliserenmogelijk?

Anne Speckhard interview with VRT deredactie.be

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THE BATTLE WITH ISIS-ARE WE WINNING?

Podcast episode with Anne Speckhard During the 2016 campaign and in the early days of…

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Le Pacte secret de la Turquie avec ISIS exposé par les membres qui sont derrière la vague d’attaques de l’État islamique

Article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla, Ph.D. By…

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Những phần tử khủng bố được hình thành như thế nào?

Article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. July 26, 2016

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Turkish tabloid accuses US Army General of orchestrating the failed coup – a move which could put Americans in the country at risk

Daily Mail article featuring ICSVE and Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla, Ph.D. by Alexandra Genova…

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Tyrkias nære forhold til IS og bløffen om «krigen mot IS»

Article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla, Ph.D. Av Pål…

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Living with Fear in the Age of Terrorism

News Corp Australia Network article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet…

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ISIS Defectors: Inside Stories of the Terrorist Caliphate

Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. speaking at New America, July 22, 2016…

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Turkey’s Secret Pact with Islamic State Exposed by Operative Behind Wave of ISIS Attacks

INSURGE intelligence article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla,…

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Turkey’s failed coup: A victory for ISIS

Op ed in The Hill by ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet…

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Turkey, Erdogan, and the Coup that Wasn’t

World Policy Journal article by ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla, Ph.D. By Ahmet S.…

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Nice terror attack Islamic State terror call targets Australia

News Corp Australia Network article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet…

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Vile Islamic State propaganda video urged followers to ‘fill your cars with gas’ and for attacks in European cities and Australia just weeks before the Nice terror attack

Daily Mail article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla,…

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Truck Driver Identified in Bastille Day Attack in Nice

Gawker article referring to the ICSVE research by Brendan O'Connor - July 15, 2016 The…

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Islamic State Says fill Your Cars with Gas as Terror Call Targets Australia

Coercion Code article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla,…

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Islamic State Urged Vehicular Attacks Weeks Before Nice Terror Attack Says Lone Wolf Attacks in America Are Next

Inquisitr article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla, Ph.D.…

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Turkish Newspaper Names US General as ‘leader’ of Failed Coup Attempt

News Corp Australia Network article featuring ICSVE and Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla, Ph.D. by…

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Islamic State Defectors Hold Key to Countering Group’s Recruitment

Intercept article featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Murtaza Hussain - July 11, 2016…

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ISIS Defectors: Inside Stories of the Terrorist Caliphate

WGN TV News interview featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. July 06, 2016 This is…

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How do we defeat ISIS? Less bombs, more social

Op Ed on The Hill by ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. July 06, 2016 ISIS…

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The best weapon to defeat ISIS: Use testimonials from disillusioned recruits who’ve defected against them

Op Ed in New York Daily News by ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. July 6,…

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ISIL defectors speak out to counter recruiting drive

Montreal Gazette interview of ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Catherine Solyom July 6, 2016…

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Une chercheuse américaine veut combattre Daech par la propaganda

RTS Switzerland interview of ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Ludovic Rocchi June 28, 2016…

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Er füttert sie mit Gift

Der Bund news interview of ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Simone Rau und Dominique…

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Die Angst vor der Radikalisierung

Neue Surcher Zeitung article about our ICSVE work by Daniel Gerny June 23, 2016 Winterthur…

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This is what ISIS supporters are really like

The Statesman interview of ISCVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Jake Godin June 23, 2016

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Islamist Extremism in America: Is Religion the Problem?

Voice of America quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard June 22, 2016 Islamist Extremism in America:…

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The Anatomy of An ISIS Supporter

Newsy tv interview of ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard by Jake Godin June 21, 2016 Anne…

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Life with a Shooter: Science Explores Killers’ Family Lives

Live Science article quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard By Kasey Deamer June 17, 2016 By Kacey…

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What makes for Effective Counterterrorism?

Voice of America interview of ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Jeff Swicord June 15,…

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How Terrorists are Made

Research Gate interview of ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Michelle Kuepper June 7, 2016…

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Wrong: Donald Trump says there’s no system to vet political refugees

PolitiFact article quoting ICSVE director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. Linda Qui June 13, 2016 Blaming the…

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Islamist Extremism in the U.S. Getting a Closer Look

Voice of America article quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Jeff Swicord June 13,…

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Was aus Menschen Terroristen macht

SRF radio interview of ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Fredy Gsteiger May 10, 2016…

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ISIS’s Revenues include Sales of Oil to the al-Assad Regime

Huffington Post article by ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. April 28, 2016 By Anne Speckhard,…

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ISIS Sex Slave Trade in Gaziantep, Turkey

Huffington Post article by ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla and Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D.…

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The American Women of ISIS

Marie Claire article quoting ISCVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Kate Storey April 22, 2016…

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What the West Really Knows about the State of ISIS

Macleans article quoting ICSVE research By Jonathon Gatehouse April 22, 2016 A billboard (R) belonging…

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American ISIS Defector – Mohamad Jamal Khweis and the Threat Posed by “Clean Skin” Terrorists: Unanswered Questions and Confirmations

Huffington Post article by ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla and Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D.…

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Stories of Defectors Can Provide Counter-narrative

Arab Weekly interview quoting ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By  Rasha Elass - April 17,…

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ISIS Once Again Silences its Enemies in Turkey

Security Solutions Magazine article by ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla and Director, Anne Speckhard,…

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He’s the First U.S. ISIS Defector, Will he Become a U.S. Asset?

PRI interview quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. April 12, 2016 download "I made a…

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Virginia man’s defection from ISIS poses tough choice for U.S.

Mcclatchy article by Hannah Allam quoting ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. April 7, 2016 BY…

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Congressional Panel on Women and Terrorism puts Women in War on Terror’s Crosshairs

AlterNet article quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard By Maya Hilel April 6, 2016 Pushing back…

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They called the boys ‘buttons’ because pushing a button would be the last thing they did

PRI radio interview featuring ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet Yayla and Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by…

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ISIS Defector Reports on the Sale of Organs Harvested from ISIS-held ‘Slaves’

Huffington Post article by ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla and Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D.…

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On the ground in Brussels, the author of “Talking to Terrorists” discusses the situation there

WGN Radio interview of ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Roe Conn Anne Speckhard, Ph.D.…

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Close Call for USF Leaders, Terrorism Expert in Brussels

WTSP television interview of ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Kendra Colon March 22, 2016…

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Facebook and Twitter are Losing the War against ISIS Expert Says

Sydney Morning Herald article quoting ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Matthew Hall March 12,…

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Liars, Hypocrites, Defectors tell of their Disillusionment

Sydney Morning Herald article quoting research by ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla and Director,…

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Taking in Refugees is Good for America

Jewish Journal article quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Veronique de Rugy March 2,…

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Deadly Interactions

World Policy Journal article by ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S Yayla, Ph.D. From the Winter…

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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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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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The Current Lessons from ISIS defectors on how to fight indoctrination

CBC Radio interview of ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Anna Maria Tremonti January 05,…

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“If they don’t like someone, they just behead him”: why ISIS fighters quit

Vox news article by Zack Beauchamp quoting ICSVE research of Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla…

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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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IŞİD Üyeleri Örgütten Kaçıyor – ISIS Members Defect from the Terrorist Organization

Voice of American Turkey article featuring the research of ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla…

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Eyewitness Accounts from Recent Defectors From Islamic State: Why they Joined, What they Saw, Why they Quit

Huffington Post article by ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet Yayla and Director Anne Speckhard December 22,…

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Islamic State Fighters flee Terror Group’s Hypocrisy, Cruelty

Voice of America article quoting ICSVE Deputy Director Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. and ICSVE Director…

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Bride of ISIS Why Women Join Jihad

Christian Broadcasting Network TV news story featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By George Thomas…

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Web of Terror: Devil saying Kill Kill

Christian Broadcasting Network TV news story featuring ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By George Thomas…

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The Lure of Becoming a Bride of ISIS

Huffington Post article by ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. November 24, 2015 Samra Kesinovic, 17,…

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Posing as Refugees is not the Easiest Path to US for ISIS Jihadists

TribLive article quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Jason Cato November 21, 2015 Islamic…

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Syrians in America: How Safe is the U.S. Refugee Program

NBC article quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. by Jon Schuppe November 19, 2015 The…

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ISIS Touts Baby Boom as Key to Caliphate Future

Fox News article quoting ICSVE Director Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. By Hollie McKay October 12, 2015…

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How Dragging our Feet on Taking in Refugees Creates More Terrorists

Op Ed in New York Times By Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. September 29, 2015 THE Syrian…

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Taking in Refugees Is Not a Risk to National Security

Op Ed by ICSVE Director, Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. in Time September 9, 2015 Anne Speckhard…

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