Domestic South African white supremacist movements both inform white supremacist movements elsewhere, and at the same time are influenced by global trends on the extreme right. Keep Reading
When asked by the store employee why he attacked the man, Strauss stated he did so because the man “was Black, and I don’t like Black people.” Keep Reading
Terror groups are attracted to the tactic of wildland arson for casualty and damage potential, simplicity, and messaging. Keep Reading
There are some familiar faces as well as new threats keeping counter-extremism on its toes. Keep Reading
Troops surveyed in the latest Military Times Poll identified white nationalism as a national security threat on par with al-Qaida and the Islamic State Group, and more worrisome than the danger posed by North Korea, Afghanistan or Iraq. Keep Reading
“Foreign terrorist organizations will continue to call for Homeland attacks but probably will remain constrained in their ability to direct such plots over the next year,” all three documents say. Keep Reading
A neo-Nazi group that claimed their recent actions were spurred by "violent left-wing" protests posted flyers across the Arizona State University campus declaring "Hitler was right," among other anti-Semitic messages. Keep Reading
A new report by The Soufan Center argues that the U.S. Government should devote serious consideration to sanctioning the Atomwaffen Division (AWD), as it meets the criteria to be labeled a terrorist group, since AWD maintains a foreign presence. Keep Reading
In Hidden in Plain Sight, German, a Brennan Center Fellow and former FBI agent, shows that federal, state, and local governments are doing far too little even when the problem of racist officers within law enforcement -- police and sheriffs' departments and federal agencies -- is well-known. Keep Reading
Germany's federal and state interior ministers reported that at least 40 new cases of alleged extremism, mostly right-wing, were found among federal and state police forces in the first half of 2020, according to a survey carried out by dpa news agency. Keep Reading
Terrorists are not immune to the coronavirus, but they tend to adapt quickly and exploit conditions of instability. Keep Reading
To harden their members and expand their international ties, White supremacist groups have urged their followers to join foreign paramilitary groups, with Ukraine becoming a hotspot for these extremists. Keep Reading
A Minneapolis police arson investigator said the act of vandalism at the AutoZone on E. Lake Street helped spark a chain reaction that led to days of looting and rioting. The store was among dozens of buildings across the city that burned to the ground in the days that followed. Keep Reading
Joe Puscas, who lives in the Creek Ridge neighborhood, said he thought the flyer was directed at him due to his support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Keep Reading
In Las Vegas, one Boogaloo plot was to take down power grid "so that they could then fire on protesters." Keep Reading
If Wayfair was brick-and-mortar, the conspiracy theory could put the retailer at the same risk as Comet Ping Pong. Keep Reading
The total number of terrorist attacks worldwide decreased 50 percent between 2014 and 2019, and the total number of deaths decreased 54 percent, according to National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. Keep Reading
Floyd County prosecutors revealed evidence Thursday that three jail inmates who are reported members of The Base — a white supremacist group with international ties — have been communicating with a “racially motivated violent extremist” out of Boston. Keep Reading
In 2019, high-profile attacks in New Zealand, the US, Germany and Norway were committed by individuals with little or no connection to extremist organizations or proscribed terrorist groups. Keep Reading
Over the rest of 2020, the terrorist threat in the United States will likely rise based on several factors, including the November 2020 presidential election. Keep Reading