Thread: I have the pleasure of working in an amazing community of folks who helped make our "newly online" counterterrorism course a great experience, stretching me in many ways but also helping our students learn some complicated topics. Thanks to the following:

@YVeilleuxLepage talked to us on "How Terrorism Evolves" based on his new book and his research https://www.amazon.com/How-Terror-Evolves-Emergence-Techniques/dp/1786608782

@_bCliff gave a great talk to us on Homegrown: ISIS in America, based on his new book with @SeamusHughes @amhitchens https://www.amazon.com/Homegrown-Alexander-Meleagrou-Hitchens-Seamus-Hughes/dp/1788314859

@MiaMBloom who has been a mentor fo me since my first academic conference, gave a fascinating talk (with her trademark humor and snark) on a tough topic: "Children and Women in Islamic State" https://www.amazon.com/Bombshell-Women-Terrorism-Mia-Bloom/dp/0812243900 https://www.amazon.com/Small-Arms-Terrorism-Mia-Bloom/dp/0801453887/ref=pd_sbs_14_1/147-8402765-6546839?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0801453887&pd_rd_r=10c11884-ce57-43e7-8a79-367dd6bdd400&pd_rd_w=XOq4t&pd_rd_wg=vZuUl&pf_rd_p=52ff3488-8ecd-4341-9663-52e4fb00f500&pf_rd_r=T6TYZA4V39STVEDXQJ49&psc=1&refRID=T6TYZA4V39STVEDXQJ49

General (R) Terry Wolff was gracious enough to tell us about the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIL, where he served as the Deputy Presidential Envoy for two years. This is a great topic for further research on solving collective problems with some clear best practices.

@haroro_ingram talked counter-propaganda off two of his articles we read which I highly recommend: "Persuade or Perish" @gwupoe and "The Linkage Based Approach to Combating Militant Islamist Propaganda" @ICCT_TheHague https://icct.nl/app/uploads/2017/04/ICCT-Ingram-The-Strategic-Logic-of-the-Linkage-Based-Approach.pdf https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/Ingram%20Persuade%20or%20Perish.pdf

@DinaHussein with @Facebook shared her incredible knowledge of the struggle to monitor and remove extremist content from online platforms, and the tradeoffs between rights and privacy and public safety. She does amazing work and her engagement with community is a best practice

@vera_mironov shared her field research in Iraq on detention and rehabilitation issues for former fighters and supporters https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Fighters-Jihadists-Resources-Consequences/dp/0190939753#:~:text=From%20Freedom%20Fighters%20to%20Jihadists,9780190939755%3A%20Amazon.com%3A%20Books

and finally, my friend @reed_alastair from @SwanseaUni took on the very complex topic of Reducing Terror and Countering Violent Extremism, introducing students to the @resolvenet and his work with @GNET_research. Grateful to all who pitched in for the benefit of students. //End