Amazing hour spent learning about 1)Experimental games designed to study sacred & non-sacred values in context of radicalisation 2) Concept of Devoted Actors 3)Why I shouldn't stop talking to my conspiracy-loving aunties and uncles. Always a treat learning from Nafees Hamid, PhD!

What made Kenneth Waltz a "Realist" and why was his form of realism "Neo"? Time to #KeepRealismReal [THREAD]

1) This thread will contain short segments from the Taliban's latest video “Jihadist Training.” Source: Voice of Jihad. Produced by Mamba al Jihad, the media arm for the Haqqani Network. First clip: Montage of Taliban fighters in various stages of training.

"....then I also started to radicalize myself, to see everything as being a bit worse, to see everything in black and white, only good and evil …". GRIPPING work by Özlem Gezer, Timofey Neshitov, and @SKlosterkamp. spiegel.de/international/…

Today Program On Extremism is excited to launch two new papers as part of our ISIS Files digital repository. A short 🧵

Lost count of the number of times this issue came up in class and personal discussions - Offline Versus Online Radicalisation: Which is the Bigger Threat? Thank you Nafees Hamid, PhD & CA at GNET for this excellent report! gnet-research.org/2022/02/21/off…

I remember when this piece was just an idea between Prof.Richard Shultz and my dearest friend Ben Brimelow at the The Fletcher School . Now it's a published piece with Modern War Institute, and it is absolutely fantastic! Russia’s Potemkin Army mwi.usma.edu/russias-potemk… via Modern War Institute

Incredible day Arctic Circle in 🇮🇸! Presented a pitch on how to make the #Arctic more accessible, especially for scientific cooperation. Big shout out to Rockford Weitz, JD, PhD for being an amazing mentor and The Fletcher School for having my back! #ArcticCircle2022 Belfer Center

Glad to have The Fletcher School International Security Studies Program students here at the “Stability and Resilience in the Arctic: Interdisciplinary Security Approach” panel at #ArcticCircle2022 — hosted by Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies ⚓️🇺🇸⚓️

#India takes lead in the #Arctic! The Indian delegation led by the Ministry of Earth Sciences presented fantastic presentations on India's engagement with the Arctic and the significance of the Third Pole. Had some great conversations with Secretary M. Ravichandran and his team!

A fantastic experience Arctic Circle in 🇮🇸. Saumya Sampath & I were honoured to meet the MoES GoI delegates Dr.M Ravichandran and Dr. Vijay Kumar who presented #IndiaArcticPolicy. Scientific cooperation is the only way forward to build greater engagement with 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🇺🇸.

#FletcherProf Rockford Weitz, JD, PhD moderating last night’s panel with former Secretary of U.S. Navy John Lehman, Senator Roger Wicker & @RepElaineLuria at Ronald Reagan Institute (RRI) — and our Fletcher Maritime students with Professors Shultz and Weitz in front of USS Ronald Reagan on the big screen ⚓️🇺🇸⚓️

5 NOV, ADM Sakai invited US, AUS, and IND’s CNOs to discuss ways to cooperate for #FOIP on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Malabar. Sushi, hamburger, biriyani, and meat pie... We all are friends! 🇯🇵🇺🇸🇦🇺🇮🇳⚓️ #30thMalabaranniversary Is India famous for curry, isn’t it?

The Political Geography of the South China Sea Disputes rand.org/pubs/perspecti…

The 'lone wolf' has often been a frustrating topic of conversation. This excellent piece by Liam uses Mohammad Merah and his impact as a great example of why we need new framing and a closer examination of 'extremist socialisation processes'. Read:

The Fletcher School Kelly Sims Gallagher U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue Nicholas Burns Department of State Fletcher Maritime Tufts University The Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World Monica Toft David C. Logan (davidclogan.bsky.social) #FletcherISSP and #FletcherMaritime graduates on campus today for ISSP Red Team exercise and this morning’s Fletcher Day event to kick off #Fletcher90 celebrations ⚓️🌏🌍🌎⚓️