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  • A man holds an assault rifle as Proud Boys gather  in support of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse and Aaron 'Jay' Danielson in Portland, Oregon, September 26, 2020, photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Reuters
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    Don't Muddy the Objectives on Fighting Domestic Extremism

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Apr 7, 2021

    The Hill

    The U.S. Capitol attack on January 6 has fueled momentum for new approaches and laws to counter attacks by domestic violent extremists. It will be crucial for policymakers to reckon with what new laws and law enforcement can achieve, and what they can get wrong.

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    Understanding Violent Extremism, 'Blockships,' VMT Fee: RAND Weekly Recap

    Apr 2, 2021

    This weekly recap focuses on firsthand accounts of violent extremism, lessons from the recent blockage in the Suez Canal, and if a federal Vehicle Miles Travel fee could replace the gas tax.

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  • Men hold flowers during a vigil at a makeshift memorial outside the Gold Spa following the deadly shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, March 21, 2021, photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
    Asian Populations

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    Asian American Lives and Livelihoods Don't Just Deserve Our Qualified Support

    Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung, Peter Nguyen, Regina A. Shih @ReginaShih

    Mar 22, 2021

    The RAND Blog

    Racism against Asian Americans is deeply rooted in the history of the United States. Enduring stereotypes about and bias towards Asian Americans, as well as lack of concern about them, have had long-standing harm on Asian American lives and livelihoods. What can the Asian American community and its allies do?

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  • A member of the white nationalist type group National Socialist Movement attends a rally at the state capital in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 10, 2018, photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters
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    Human Intelligence: The Key to Ferreting Out Extremism in the Ranks

    Todd C. Helmus @Helmus, Ryan Andrew Brown, Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

    Mar 18, 2021

    Defense One

    The U.S. military is fighting extremism—including white supremacists and violent anti-government radicals—in its own ranks. De-radicalized former extremists can provide crucial first-hand intelligence on extremist groups' recruiting tactics.

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  • Woman sitting beside window at home, photo by SimonSkafar/Getty Images
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    Domestic Violence Support Staff Need More Help to Tackle Challenges of the 'Shadow Pandemic'

    Lillian Flemons, Shann Hulme

    Mar 15, 2021

    Encompass

    During the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, European Union states had a 60 percent increase in emergency calls about intimate-partner violence. Amid a protracted second wave that has led to further lockdowns, it may not be too late to provide the funding and legislative changes necessary to ensure domestic violence service providers can offer crucial support.

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    Vaccine Hesitancy, Sexual Misconduct in the U.S. Military, the Iran Nuclear Deal: RAND Weekly Recap

    Mar 5, 2021

    This weekly recap focuses on Black Americans' vaccine hesitancy, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the U.S. military, rejoining the Iran nuclear deal, and more.

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  • Members of a militia group who were charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in the state capitol building, in Lansing, Michigan, April 30, 2020, photo by Seth Herald/Reuters
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    Implications of Domestic Terrorist Group Designations for Combating Homegrown Extremism

    David Stebbins, Douglas C. Ligor @DougLigor

    Mar 2, 2021

    The Hill

    It is not clear that an official designation of domestic extremists as terrorists would confer additional benefits that would outweigh potential risks to U.S. civil liberties. A combined government effort that facilitates mitigation strategies to preempt violence by hate groups, while also actively stemming the flow of online disinformation, may be a good first step in reducing homegrown extremism.

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    Sexual Assault in the Military Is Unacceptable. Here's How to Fix It

    Matthew Chinman, Joie D. Acosta

    Feb 26, 2021

    Newsweek

    Despite some steps taken by the Department of Defense, sexual assault and harassment prevention within the services and at individual installations could be substantially improved. The services could address the problem more systematically and comprehensively.

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  • Trump supporters on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021, photo by Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA/Reuters
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    Five Reasons to Be Wary of a New Domestic Terrorism Law

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Feb 24, 2021

    The Hill

    Momentum is building in Congress for legislation to deal with domestic terrorism. Here are five purely pragmatic reasons to be wary of addressing domestic terrorism with a new law.

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    Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, COVID-19 Variants, Myanmar: RAND Weekly Recap

    Feb 12, 2021

    This weekly recap focuses on alternatives in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, how couples can sleep better during the pandemic, and more.

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  • Security fencing surrounds the U.S. Capitol days after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building, in Washington, January 11, 2021, photo by Erin Scott/Reuters
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    What the Capitol Siege Means for the Future of Security Clearances

    David Stebbins, Sina Beaghley

    Feb 2, 2021

    The Hill

    Some people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 had or have a national security clearance and thus trusted access to classified information. And some might apply for a security clearance in the future. If they are not identified and prosecuted, then they won't have a criminal record that could be detected in a background check.

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  • National Guardmen on U.S. Capitol security detail in Washington, DC, January 11, 2021, photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/U.S. Air National Guard
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    How to Root Out Extremism in the U.S. Military

    Heather J. Williams

    Feb 1, 2021

    Defense One

    The military has a growing extremism problem because America does. Service members who embrace violent extremism are thankfully few; Americans citizens who do so are sadly far too many. As a nation we need to deal with both.

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  • Supporters of Donald Trump scale a wall as they storm the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021, photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
    Domestic Terrorism

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    Domestic Violent Extremists Will Be Harder to Combat Than Homegrown Jihadists

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Feb 1, 2021

    The Hill

    The beliefs driving today's domestic extremists are deeply rooted in American history and society. For this and several other reasons, shutting them down will prove far more difficult than combating homegrown jihadists.

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  • The U.S. Capitol behind security fencing in Washington, D.C., January 25, 2021, photo by Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Reuters
    Domestic Terrorism

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    How Threats Against Lawmakers Could Distort the Political Landscape for Years

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Jan 25, 2021

    NBC News THINK

    The political environment is changing in a way that goes beyond immediate security concerns. The prevalence of threats and violence as a feature of American politics will ripple throughout the political system. Our politics could be distorted by the vicious atmosphere for years.

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  • Supporters of President Donald Trump confront police in the U.S. Capitol near the entrance to the Senate, in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021, photo by Mike Theiler/Reuters
    Domestic Terrorism

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    Why We Need a January 6 Commission to Investigate the Attack on the Capitol

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Jan 20, 2021

    Los Angeles Times

    The history of politically charged violence in and against the United States can be read in the reports of its national commissions. The takeover of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 demands such an inquiry.

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  • Supporters of the outgoing president, Donald Trump, climb a wall during a deadly mob assault on the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021, January 6, 2021, photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters
    Domestic Terrorism

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    The Battle of Capitol Hill

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Jan 11, 2021

    The Hill

    The deadly mob assault on the U.S. Capitol Building was a predictable possibility. Democracy held, but security failed, spectacularly. We need to be better prepared for future acts of political violence.

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    james ryseff, r0731

    James Ryseff

    Technical Analyst

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  • As global condemnation has mounted, China has turned to suing those who report on its actions, while also seeking to surveil, intimidate, and silence Uyghurs abroad by making threats against their families who remain in Xinjiang. Japan is the only member of the G-7 not to impose sanctions, putting it on the other side of a number of key partners with whom it has been growing closer in recent years.

    Scott Harold

    Scott W. Harold

    Senior Political Scientist

    Source: The Hill

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