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START’s new brief tracks global CBRN threats from 1990–2024: 🔹 593 events (by country, ideology, year) 🔹 Actor profiles (demographics, education, experience) 🔹 Criminal cases using CBRN agents Explore the data: go.umd.edu/1y8y #CBRN #ThreatAnalysis #SecurityStudies

START’s Summer Session 2025 Online Courses at the @univofmaryland are now open for enrollment. Explore topics like #terrorism, violent non-state actors, and #security strategy through interactive methods and real-world case studies. Learn more: go.umd.edu/STARTsummer #UMDSummer

Meet Jessica Erickson, part of START’s first MPS class of 2024! With a background in national security + military ties, she shares how START shaped her next chapter. Read her story: go.umd.edu/1ygv #MilitaryMondays #STARTAlumni #UMDAlumni #NationalSecurity #UMTerps

Earn your Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis fully online with START at UMD Grad School. Study terrorist behavior, community impacts & #counterterrorism policy. Finish in as little as 1 year. → go.umd.edu/GCTA #TerrorismAnalysis #SecurityStudies #OnlineLearning

New project aims to evaluate the impact of influence messaging and bolster U.S. and allied defenses against information threats. Read the full story: go.umd.edu/1yqr #InfluenceOperations #IrregularWarfare

Meet Phillip Livingston, a START MPS grad with experience at the DoD and Secret Service. He shares how his career and the MPS program shaped his journey. Read more: go.umd.edu/1yxw #MilitaryMondays

Earn your Master of Professional Studies in Security and Terrorism Studies at UMD Grad School—fully online, designed for working professionals. Learn from leading experts in terrorism, insider threat, and global security. Learn more and apply: go.umd.edu/STARTMPS

Advance your career with START’s fully online Graduate Certificate in Insider Risk Management and Mitigation at the UMD Grad School! Gain advanced education on understanding, investigating, and managing insider risks and threats. Learn more and apply: go.umd.edu/InsiderRisk

START’s Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, Dr. Thomas Guarrieri, joins the Into the Oasis podcast to unpack #terrorism, #insurgency, online #radicalization, and the power of media literacy. Listen here: go.umd.edu/1zgk

Earn your Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis fully online with START at UMD Grad School. Study terrorist behavior, community impacts & #counterterrorism policy. Finish in as little as 1 year. → go.umd.edu/GCTA #TerrorismAnalysis #SecurityStudies #OnlineLearning

START's Lunch & Learn sessions keep staff and interns connected by showcasing the wide range of research happening across teams. In our latest session, Michaela Gawrys shared updates on the ICONS Project's work: #Wargaming Social Complexity & Asymmetric Warfare – The Ethnography.

Congratulations, @univofmaryland #ClassOf2025! To our START graduates: Your curiosity, dedication, and commitment to understanding the world’s most complex challenges have been truly exemplary. Wherever your journey takes you next, you’ll always be part of the START community.

Honoring Memorial Day Today, we honor the courageous individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. We remember their sacrifice and reflect on the freedoms they helped secure.

Advance your career with START’s Graduate Certificate in Insider Risk Management and Mitigation at UMD Grad School 4 courses. Real-world skills. 100% online. Learn more: go.umd.edu/InsiderRisk #InsiderRisk #CyberSecurity #RiskManagement #KeepLearningUMD

START founding Director Dr. Gary LaFree joins host Andre Ray on The National Champions Institute to discuss the patterns, causes, and consequences of political violence. go.umd.edu/1zrs

How we began studying terrorism after 9/11 w National Champion Dr. Gary Lafree. START Consortium Gary LaFree #TerrorismData #GlobalSecurity #DataAnalysis #STARTGTD #TerrorismResearch #CounterTerrorism #Database #InternationalAffairs #SocialCauses #OpenData

Earn your Master of Professional Studies in Security and Terrorism Studies at UMD Grad School—fully online, designed for working professionals. Learn from leading experts in #terrorism, #insiderthreat, and #globalsecurity. Learn more and apply: go.umd.edu/STARTMPS

Advance your knowledge of tomorrow’s #security challenges on #NationalHigherEducationDay 🔹 MPS in Security & #Terrorism Studies 🔹 Graduate Certificate in #TerrorismAnalysis 🔹 #GraduateCertificate in Insider Risk Management & Mitigation Apply by Aug 8: go.umd.edu/GradSTART

START affiliate Dr. Arie Kruglanski joins Into the Oasis to unpack the psychology of #extremism. From #terrorism to #cults to identity struggles—why radical beliefs aren't just fringe, they're deeply human. Spotify: go.umd.edu/1zxa Youtube: go.umd.edu/1zxb