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Violent Extremism
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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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Violent Extremism
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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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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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Violent Extremism
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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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Domestic Violence
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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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Vaccination
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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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Violent Extremism
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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
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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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National Security Legislation
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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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Low-Intensity Conflict
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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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Threat Assessment
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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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Counterterrorism
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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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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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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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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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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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