October 3, 2024
The State Sponsorship of Terrorism (SSOT) list was founded in 1979 amidst the tail end of the Cold War and 17 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis. As determined by the U.S. Secretary of State, countries on the list have repeatedly supported international terrorism and are “designated pursuants” to multiple laws associated with restrictions on […]
March 17, 2022
On January 11th, 2022, the United States Justice Department announced the creation of a specialized unit with a focus on domestic terrorism. This announcement comes only a little over a year after the January 6th riot on the Capitol Building. The riot exemplified the serious issue of domestic extremism within the United States and brought […]
February 21, 2022
This article was first published by American University in Cairo’s Cairo Review of Global Affairs. It was published as part of UCF’s partnership with AUC, thanks to the generous support of Jonathan and Nancy Wolf. As the countries of the world, each in their own way, seek to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19), violent groups […]
April 17, 2020
As the countries of the world, each in their own way, seek to combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19), violent extremists like Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda (AQ) see the virus as an opportunity. It is an opportunity to take advantage of the confusion and weakness created by the widespread virus, which the Jihadists view as a […]
