Daniel L. Byman

FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Spreading hate: How the white supremacist movement continues to mutate in the digital age

Daniel L. Byman, Heidi Beirich, Rashawn Ray, and Suzanne Maloney

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Members of the FBI and Buffalo Police Department collect evidence at the scene of a shooting at a TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The global roots of the Buffalo shooting

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, May 16, 2022

Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism

Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism

By Daniel L. Byman

2022

Two Ukrainian militiamen control a road, March 2, 2022, in Kiev, Ukraine. Authorities in Kiev have declared a curfew in the city in view of the situation caused by the Russian offensive in the country. More than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the beginning of the invasion launched by Russia last February 24. The latest attack has been in the center of Kharkov, the second largest city in Ukraine, where Russian forces have attacked with missiles against several buildings and the university. Kyiv, Ukaine, March 2, 2022. Photo by Diego Herrera/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use Spain.

Foreign fighters in Ukraine? Evaluating the benefits and risks

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, March 3, 2022

The social media war in the Middle East

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

An Iranian woman wearing a protective face mask uses her smartphone while sitting at a bus-stand near a crossroad in downtown Tehran on May 30, 2021. Iranians will vote to elect the new President on June 18 amid the new corona virus outbreak in Iran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

How Middle Eastern conflicts are playing out on social media

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, January 20, 2022

On January 6, 2021, Pro-Trump supporters and far-right forces flooded Washington DC to protest Trump's election loss. Hundreds breached the U.S. Capitol Building, aproximately 13 were arrested and one protester was killed. (Photo by Michael Nigro/Sipa USA)

Assessing the right-wing terror threat in the United States a year after the January 6 insurrection

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Bereaved families mourn the victims of the terrorist attack at the site of the World Trade Center Building in New York, United States of America on September 11, 2021, 20th anniversary of 9/11 multiple acts of terror. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

2021 saw plenty of violence — but no mass terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Drone operators fly an MQ-9 Reaper training mission from a ground control station at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, in this U.S. Air Force handout photo taken October 3, 2012. Here in the New Mexico desert, the U.S. Air Force has ramped up training of drone operators - even as the nation increasingly debates their use and U.S. forces prepare to leave Afghanistan. ATTENTION EDITORS - SCREENS BLURRED AT SOURCE. To match feature USA-SECURITY/DRONES REUTERS/Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/USAF/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Why there hasn’t been another 9/11

Daniel L. Byman

Wall Street Journal Saturday, September 11, 2021

9/11, 20 years later: Legacies and lessons

9:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT