Teaching Abroad in Tumultuous Times
There’s been an uptick interrorist attacks throughout the West. So why is the U.S. considered safe, and Europe…
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Could Terrorists Sway the U.S. Election?
How terrorist acts evoke outsized fears. By David G. Myers Anti-Muslim graffiti defaces a mosque in Dearborn, Michigan.…
The Dark Side of Privacy: How ISIS Communications Go Undetected
A trove of communications from ISIS plots and activity in Europe reveals a mix of direct control and…
When American Radicals Take Over the Berlin Bienniale
At this year’s Berlin Bienniale, the organizers address war, terror, and migration via virtual reality and drones—while elevating…
The Numbness of Nice
When the Paris attacks occurred, I was in Santa Barbara, California, preparing for a long reporting trip weaving…
How Can We Stem Extremist Violence?
We can start by trading the usual government crackdowns for a more careful look at extended social networks,…
Killing Osama bin Laden Was Bittersweet
Is revenge sweet, or is it just awful? For many of us, it’s both, according to a new…
Is American Xenophobia Finally Being Tempered?
There’s still a hint of isolationism running through the general populace, but these anxieties aren’t salient enough to…
Predicting #Terrorism With Social Media
A new study of how pro-ISIS groups form and die on a Russian Facebook clone shows that the…
Public Information Is Key to Countering the New Chemical Weapons Threat
It isn't fear mongering to properly prepare the public.