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Out now in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: We examine strengths & limitations of commonly used data collection methods in online terrorism & extremism research as well as offer suggestions for progressing research in this space. Article is #openaccess: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We in the MSU School of Criminal Justice are hiring an Assistant Professor (tenure stream) with expertise in the area(s) of cybercrime &/or cyber-security - specifically cybercrime & digital forensics, terrorism & radicalization, & youth violence prevention. Consider applying: careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/5197…

Just proofing chapter 6 “listing companies” of Oxford Academic Indulging Kleptocracy Tom Mayne Tena Prelec. Always struck by the cold facts of the part the U.K. played in Russia’s Kleptocracy & the funding of its rearmament. Less important than oil and gas but still significant.

Like all social sciences, terrorism/extremism studies are weakened by a lack of dialogue between quant and qual - and need honest assessments of what each can/cannot achieve. Thanks Ryan Scrivens @Isabellevdv Sandy Schumann (PhD) 🇪🇺 for this bridge-building week working towards solutions!

It’s out! Was great working with Devorah Margolin on this edited volume. Some amazing contributions too from Dr Marta Furlan Christopher Anzalone Matthew Levitt Ayşe (Aisha) D Lokman Haroro J. Ingram Michael Knights Baraa Shiban براء شيبان Matthew Bamber-Zryd Wassim Nasr Megan A. Stewart washingtoninstitute.org/sites/default/…

50 open-access copies of our experimental paper on AI-generated extremist content (ISIS, incel, far-right) are now available! tandfonline.com/eprint/64SH4KF… (and BTW the short book "AI Extremism" written with @Lew_Brace is also freely available at voxpol.eu/file/ai-extrem…)

The Nobel committee has made outstanding choices for Physics, Medicine and Chemistry - finally rewarding not only 3 revolutionary scientific advances that have direct life-saving applications, but also researchers who take an active role against misuses of these powerful tools 👍

I am looking for an excellent Masters student with strong methods skills (ideally computational/social data and/or experimental) who want to start next academic year a funded PhD with me at Louvain on the topic of extremist/terrorist messaging. Email me this week if interested!

Check out ICCT's new #podcast series "The Role of AI in (Counter-)Terrorism"! Moderated by Joana Cook, it explores the role of #AI in the #security space and how it relates to #terrorism. Find out more here ➡️ buff.ly/3Vtzz8q

Joana Cook David Wells In episode 2, Naureen Chowdhury Fink The Soufan Center and Stephane Baele explore whether and how #terrorists use AI. What kind of threats and risks does this pose? Listen to Episode 2 here ➡️ buff.ly/3BakTEt

Check out ICCT's new #podcast series! In episode 2, Naureen Chowdhury Fink The Soufan Center and Stephane Baele explore whether and how #terrorists use #AI. What kind of threats and risks does this pose? Listen to Episode 2 here ➡️ buff.ly/4iz4KZW

How can scholars and practitioners deal with large amount of data? In this new article of Perspectives on Terrorism, Stephane Baele et al. suggest the use of computational visual methods—applying #AI-driven image analysis to #extremist content. ➡️ buff.ly/q3wIjMQ

How can scholars and practitioners deal with large amount of data? In this new article of Perspectives on Terrorism, Stephane Baele et al. suggest the use of computational visual methods—applying #AI-driven image analysis to #extremist content. ➡️ buff.ly/q3wIjMQ