Terrorism & Security @CTSS_Research
UMass Lowell’s Center for Terrorism & Security Studies I @Perspectives_T co-edited by @jjfforest | RTs NOT end’s uml.edu/Research/CTSS/ Lowell, Massachusetts Joined May 2013-
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After I had the pleasure to win a federal grant yesterday with one of my former students as the PI (@JaredRDmello) I just found out that I won another grant, this time as a PI and for 1M! We will study the operational practices of 5 different far-right movements.
Given recent infection trends, restrictions in our state, and the advice of public health experts, UMass Lowell will scale back our on-campus presence for Fall 2020. We are in the process of updating the Fall Plan please continue to check the UML website. bddy.me/33N8NOy
Our own @APerliger new book Examines Far Right’s Violent Extremism - Q and A with the author here: uml.edu/News/stories/2…
"CTSS x SPARK Neuro: The Next Frontier." Big things coming in 2020 and beyond. #TheNextFrontier
#TheReportMovie, now playing in select cities. Get tickets here: bit.ly/TheReportTicket
A year ago today, @Oprah visited UMass Lowell and matched the $1.5 million raised for Oprah Winfrey Scholars and the moment still gives us chills. #OprahatUML
The FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime and Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) has just published a study of 52 lone offender terrorist attacks - fbi.gov/news/stories/f…
In the last few years, I compiled with my students a global dataset documenting interactions between terrorist and criminal entities. Findings are now available in SCT Online - "Mapping Connections and Cooperation between Terrorist and Criminal Entities" tandfonline.com/eprint/FEVDUZB…
Chancellor Jacquie Moloney has been recognized for the third year in a row as a Top 100 Women-Led Business by @BostonGlobeMag and @TCI_Boston - coming in 11th place - making UML the top in higher ed! #womenandpower #womenledbusiness #umasslowell #highered
For your morning coffee read! “Making life-or-death decisions is very hard – here's how we've taught people to do it better” ft. @LCritical - theconversation.com/making-life-or… via @ConversationUS
UMass Lowell unveiled its new Cyber Range, a center for cybersecurity education, research & workforce development that uses real-world scenarios to prepare people for careers in the growing field wcvb.com/article/univer… #amomentofscience #kennedycollegeofsciences
Gov. Abbott wants to identify mass shooters before they strike. Researchers are skeptical. houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/…
Kudos to @glafree @saimumparvez1 @NateRosenblatt @charliewinter @rajanbasra @Sandy_Research @Isabellevdv @paulgill_ucl @BartSchuurman3 and many other researchers for publishing their excellent work in #opensource. And many thanks to newest Associate Editor Rashmi Singh @AtumLite
Kudos to @glafree @saimumparvez1 @NateRosenblatt @charliewinter @rajanbasra @Sandy_Research @Isabellevdv @paulgill_ucl @BartSchuurman3 and many other researchers for publishing their excellent work in #opensource. And many thanks to newest Associate Editor Rashmi Singh @AtumLite
NEW from @MMSweeney1109 and CTSS alum @Megabucks84k - Blood and scripture: how the Islamic State frames religion in violent video propaganda tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
"Analyzing online posts could help spot future mass shooters and terrorists" theconversation.com/analyzing-onli… via @ConversationUS
Forbes Insights: Why Ethics Are Paramount To Autonomous Vehicles forbes.com/video/60170403… via @Forbes
Tonight CTSS Director @neilshortland will be giving a talk for @WGBH at An Evening Inspired by Sherlock! A fun evening of puzzles, costumes and other Sherlock-Inspired games!
A great event last night with @JJFForest educating all on the Myths and Realities of Terrorism!

Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
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Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin
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Mark Pitcavage @egavactip
51K Followers 4K Following Senior Research Fellow, ADL Center on Extremism. Historian, long-time expert on right-wing extremism. Long-lost scion of Sidney Greenstreet. My own views only.
C-REX (@crexuio.bsky.... @CrexUiO
8K Followers 399 Following Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX): The Extreme Right, Hate Crime, and Political Violence, @UniOslo.
International Centre ... @ICCT_TheHague
33K Followers 990 Following ICCT is an independent knowledge centre that focuses on the preventative and international legal aspects of CT. You can find us also on #BlueSky
(((Mia Bloom)))🎗�... @MiaMBloom
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GIRDS @GIRD_S
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United Nations CTED @UN_CTED
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Tim Wilson @TimWilsonCSTPV
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Tech Against Terroris... @techvsterrorism
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TRACTerrorism @TracTerrorism
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CEP @FightExtremism
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FJ @Natsecjeff
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Alexandra Phelan @Alex_Phelan
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Lucas Webber @LucasADWebber
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The Soufan Center @TheSoufanCenter
22K Followers 1K Following The Soufan Center is an independent organization for research & policy on global security issues. Founded by @Ali_H_Soufan.
Μ (Μέλι) 🪬 @malikacoexist54
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Brian J. Phillips, al... @brian_jphillips
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National Interest @TheNatlInterest
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Dr. Amira Jadoon ***�... @AmiraJadoon
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Joseph Brucker @jbrucj
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tk @tk9948231896892
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Eyes_On @Eyes___On
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Matt Heintz @MattHeintz4
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Well that's all folks @MeYou487364
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Abu Sajiid @AbuuSajid
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Irul @kingCo185020
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Marian Hudec @hude_mari86458
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Matt Kalasky @kalasky_matt
395 Followers 6K Following My main purpose on social media is to try to give humanity common goals to work together on.
Alexandre Terrat Schw... @TerratAlexandre
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LittlePig @LittlePigCow
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Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin
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Seamus Hughes @SeamusHughes
68K Followers 6K Following Current: @NCITE_COE — I read a lot of court records because I like a good story. Won a Pulitzer that one time. “A well-known PACER watcher” - Justice Department
Program On Extremism @gwupoe
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International Centre ... @ICCT_TheHague
33K Followers 990 Following ICCT is an independent knowledge centre that focuses on the preventative and international legal aspects of CT. You can find us also on #BlueSky
(((Mia Bloom)))🎗�... @MiaMBloom
19K Followers 3K Following Newest book: Veiled Threats: Women & Global Jihad https://t.co/7sWHikoL8F , @GIFCT_official @CFR_education @WwB_save @FBI liaison & 10 @DODMinerva awards
GIRDS @GIRD_S
7K Followers 295 Following German Institute on Radicalization and De-radicalization Studies. Tweeting about terrorism and CVE in Germany and beyond. @[email protected]
United Nations CTED @UN_CTED
35K Followers 6K Following The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate is a @UN Special Political Mission established following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001
Tech Against Terroris... @techvsterrorism
15K Followers 7K Following Saving lives by disrupting terrorist activity @TCAPAlerts
CEP @FightExtremism
33K Followers 1K Following CEP is a not-for-profit, non-partisan, international policy organization formed to combat the growing threat from extremist ideology. Follow @ARCHERatHouse88!
Brian J. Phillips, al... @brian_jphillips
6K Followers 2K Following Terrorism, conflict, crime. @uniessexgovt. Via Ohio, Camp Lejeune, PGH, CDMX. Book: "Insurgent Terrorism" https://t.co/FFhmLACAju
GCHQ @GCHQ
184K Followers 327 Following The UK's intelligence, security and cyber agency, helping to keep the UK safe online and in the real world. Follow the cyber security arm of our mission @NCSC.
CYTREC @CYTREC_
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Prof. Neil Shortland @neilshortland
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War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks
172K Followers 96 Following Experience. Conflict. Commentary. Join our community: https://t.co/OtnJ9e6Eck
DC Gomez @AllThingsNatSec
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VOX-Pol @VOX_Pol
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Dr Elizabeth Pearson @lizzypearson
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Peter R. Neumann @PeterRNeumann
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Monique M. Chouraeshk... @chouraeshkenazi
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Paul Becker 🇺🇸 @BeckerT3Group
944 Followers 1K Following Rear Admiral, USN (Ret). Board Member. Speaker. Former Intel Officer. Veteran.Stage IV Cancer survivor. Author. Leadership: "Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity"™ Wash,DC
Arie Perliger @APerliger
3K Followers 314 Following Political violence I far-right extremism l security policy l extremist ideological misogyny I social networks l Editor in Chief - Democracy and Security.
Lauren Pinson @zivjeli
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RogueBioethics @RogueBioethics
649 Followers 114 Following A take no prisoners approach to bioethics consulting. Because taking prisoners would be unethical. Tweets by Kelly Hills (KH) & Nicholas Evans (NE).
Audrey Alexander @Aud_Alexander
2K Followers 1K Following Checks Twitter once about every 5 months… Former member of the following squads: @CTCWP, @WestPointSOSH, @gwupoe, @ICSR_centre, & @SMPAGWU. RTs≠endorsemments
Talking Terror Podcas... @Terror_podcast
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JD_JournalDerad @JD_JournalDerad
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cait ambrozik @caitambrozik
239 Followers 200 Following All things #CVE, CT and Civil Wars--PhD @Cornell-- R/Ts are not endorsements--all views my own https://t.co/xYFgL6pd8I
Joel Busher @joel_busher
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Prevent Team @Prevent_RBKC
674 Followers 358 Following RBKC Prevent team help safeguard vulnerable people from extremism. RT≠endorsement
RadRes @Radicalisation
6K Followers 297 Following gathers high-quality academic research on radicalisation, extremism and fundamentalism and makes it easily accessible to a broader public.
NextGenForensic @NextGenForensic
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M2D2 @UMassM2D2
2K Followers 3K Following State-of-the-art affordable biotech lab space + co-working + UMass Med school and UMass Lowell resources = best place to incubate your early stage innovation
Project Pace @_ProjectPace_
111 Followers 554 Following Educating to save lives, Project PACE provides personalized educational content to counter misinformation. #weareprojectpace
Charlie Winter @charliewinter
24K Followers 1K Following Co-Founder, @Ex_Trac | PhD, @warstudies | Associate/Fellow: @ICCT_TheHague, @resolvenet & @I_W_M | Books: The ISIS Reader, The Terrorist Image
James Byrne @profbyrne
987 Followers 844 Following James Byrne, Professor Emeritus ,School of Criminology and Justice Studies,UML; Editor,Victims and Offenders; Director, GCCI, https://t.co/JK34fZKYvA;
CREST @crest_research
5K Followers 345 Following The UK’s hub for behavioural and social science research into security threats. 📧 Newsletter: https://t.co/JZbvN7H82Z
Dic Donohue @DicDonohue
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American Psychologica... @APA
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critical incidents Pr... @LCritical
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Operation250 @Operation_250
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Military Psychology @military_psych
150 Followers 86 Following Military psychology and decision-making. Book investigating the psychology of military decision-making coming 2017 with Oxford University Press.
Rukmini Callimachi @rcallimachi
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Michael Kenney, aka �... @DrMichaelKenney
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C.J. Chivers @cjchivers
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1K Followers 250 Following The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth. Find us on Bluesky.
Annette Idler @AnnetteIdler
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Counting Lives Lost @CountingLivesPT
532 Followers 280 Following Statistics of Camera-Recorded Extrajudicial Executions by IS/ISIS/ISIL/Daesh. Data collected and prepared by Judith Tinnes (Terrorism Research Initiative)
Long War Journal @LongWarJournal
69K Followers 37 Following FDD's Long War Journal is a Project of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (@FDD). Edited by @billroggio, @caleb_weiss7 & @joetruzman
CTC at West Point @CTCWP
30K Followers 67 Following The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point is a national resource for the objective study of terrorism & policy-relevant research. RT≠Endorsement
Obama NSC- Archived @NSC44
128K Followers 167 Following National Security Council (NSC). This is an archive of an Obama Administration account maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Andrew Silke @AndrewPSilke
4K Followers 409 Following Professor at @RoyalHolloway. Terrorism & counter-terrorism, war & conflict, psychology & crime. Not always in that order.