Anne Speckhard & Sophia AbiNajm Download PDF Introduction Targeted violence and violent extremism are on the rise in the United States and law enforcement personnel, specifically police officers and sheriffs’ deputies, are often the first line of defense in countering…
by Anne Speckhard “Baqiya!” is the battle cry of those who continue to believe in the resurgence of ISIS. It is also the battle cry of female ISIS enforcers in Camp al Roj, the camp in Syria housing women and…
Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Militant groups such as the Islamic State (IS) and its supporter communities are increasingly capitalizing on advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) to disseminate propaganda and disinformation more efficiently and at reduced costs. By exploiting generative…
Noellynn Slaughter Despite two decades of US led counterterrorism efforts since 9/11, terrorism has continued to spread globally and adapt to ever-changing circumstances. Yet as the world shifts once again towards competition between the US and revisionist powers such as…
Mona Thakkar and Anne Speckhard As published in Homeland Security Today The February 2023 UN report of the Analytical and Sanctions monitoring team concerning Al Qaeda and IS reinforced the security threat posed by the Al-Hol camp as Islamic State’s major…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. While some in camps for foreign ISIS-affiliated women want no more to do with Islamic State, others refuse to accept caliphate's territorial defeat and seek to bear it more children, using pubescent boys within the camps as…
"Ransom for Freeing Captives": ISIS-Linked Transnational Networks Formalize their Priority of Freeing ISIS Loyalists from Syrian Prison Camps Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Download PDF here While Western countries in particular still debate about the return of women and children…
Anne Speckhard and Molly Ellenberg As published in Homeland Security Today: In the wake of protests against police brutality sweeping the nation, the name Antifa abounds online as the political right’s bogeyman, blamed even by U.S. President Trump and Attorney…
ICSVE is proud to announce our newest publication in the Journal of Strategic Security ISIS in Their Own Words: Recruitment History, Motivations for Joining, Travel, Experiences in ISIS, and Disillusionment over Time – Analysis of 220 In-depth Interviews of ISIS Returnees,…
