Seamus Hughes
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The History of Countering Violent Extremism Tends to Repeat. It Shouldn’t.
Ambitious national CVE policies are trapped in a vicious circle that restarts after every major terrorist attack. → Read More
What Does the Seditious Conspiracy Indictment Mean For the Oath Keepers?
The Oath Keepers, one of the premier anti-government movements in the United States that boasts a purported membership in the thousands, is facing an existential threat. → Read More
How Serious Are Threats to the U.S. Homeland?
The Sept. 17 hearing on “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” as its title suggests, does not make for happy watching. And, indeed, statements by FBI Director Christopher Wray and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christopher Miller duly assess an array of dangers related to national security, including election interference, a more aggressive Russia and China, and → Read More
It’s Not Only Iraq and Syria
Americans suspected of terrorism are being held in multiple countries. → Read More
He Put a Résumé Online and Got Tricked Into Exporting Weapons to Russia
Douglas Glover went looking for work and fell into a legal nightmare. → Read More
Feds Broke Up Alleged Scheme to Send Surplus Pentagon Gear to Iran
Previously unreported charges show a New Hampshire man allegedly sent $1 million worth of machinery to Iran. → Read More
Whose Responsibility is it to Confront Terrorism Online?
Over the past decade, foreign terrorists command and capability in the digital sphere has drastically evolved. But our responses to this have not adapted with the same efficiency. → Read More
Whose Responsibility is it to Confront Terrorism Online?
Over the past decade, foreign terrorists command and capability in the digital sphere has drastically evolved. But our responses to this have not adapted with the same efficiency. → Read More
The Only Islamic State-Funded Plot in the U.S.: The Curious Case of Mohamed Elshinawy
Elshinawy’s is the only known case in which the Islamic State sent thousands of dollars to an individual in the United States to fund an attack. → Read More
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens is the research director of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. → Read More
Bennett Clifford
Bennett Clifford is a research fellow at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. → Read More
Seamus Hughes
Seamus Hughes is the deputy director of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. → Read More
A New American Leader Rises in ISIS
A New American Leader Rises in ISIS By Seamus Hughes, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, and Bennett Clifford January 13, 2018 The clues are out there, if you know where to look. Scattered across far-flung corners of the internet, there is evidence that Zulfi Hoxha, the son of an Albanian-American pizza-shop owner from New Jersey, had sinister plans. First there’s the defunct Twitter profile, which… → Read More
The Reach of ISIS's Virtual Entrepreneurs into the United States
The Islamic State (IS) is using “virtual entrepreneurs,” who employ social media to connect people in the West to larger extremist communities, encourage radical beliefs, and suggest violent or illegal actions against the non-believer. → Read More
To Stop ISIS Recruitment, Focus Offline
Editor's Note: The Islamic State emerged as social media was taking off around the globe, and endless news stories and pundit commentary discusses its skill at mastering this new form of communication. While the ubiquity of Islamic State social media propaganda is clear, its effect is more contested. Seamus Hughes of George Washington's Program on Extremism argues the role of the Internet is… → Read More