Thai woman accused of murdering friends with cyanide, cases rise from 5 to 12. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Calling all undergrads at Univ. of Maryland, BSOS @ UMD, and beyond: Come study online with START this summer! go.umd.edu/3oD0BN0

Well done, E. Radziszewski !!!

START Founding Director Gary LaFree's research study on the links between environmental changes and #piracy is featured in this The Guardian article about the impact of warmer seas on fish stocks and the resulting surge in pirate attacks. #ClimateChange #Pirates theguardian.com/environment/20…

New technology affects capabilities in strategic competition, but does it also shape willingness to fight? How can new technology make operations ‘less visible’ to gain an advantage? Hear more on this from Irregular Warfare Initiative podcast. shorturl.at/dAWX6

.United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism #BIHub in Doha concluded the 1st edition of #BIAcademy 🙏to🇶🇦 Hamad Bin Khalifa University @policy_college Dean, Leslie Pal for hosting this inspiring training on using #behaviouralinsight to prevent & counter violent extremism #PCVE 👉bit.ly/OCT-EVENT 🙏#Qatar

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins calling for more work done on #biotoxins #revcon5

Congratulations, Univ. of Maryland BSOS @ UMD Class of 2023! We are so proud of all our START graduates! #GoTerps

START senior researcher @MikeAJensen provides expert analysis in this latest The Guardian article, which sheds light on the rise of lone-wolf far-right terror attacks. theguardian.com/world/2023/may…

Prototype of new French respirator from NBC Sys on display at #Fontevraud23

START's interactive Capitol Insurrection Network Map illustrates the connections between Jan. 6 defendants and contemporary extremist groups and movements, helping users identify the ideologies and networks that played a central role in the attack: go.umd.edu/3OH4r2O

We are happy to announce that our division director, @Steve_S_Sin, will be participating in the upcoming Global Counterterrorism Forum tabletop exercise (TTX) on GCTF REMVE Toolkit. #counterterrorism #REMVE #UWT #START #UMD #simulation #ttx Unconventional Weapons & Technology Group START Consortium UMD Research Univ. of Maryland

In partnership with FBI, the Irregular Warfare Center attended the Asia Pacific FBI National Academy Retrainer Conference in Malaysia. IWC’s Varsha Koduvayur discussed the importance of a Whole-of-Society & Whole-of-Government approach to deterring hybrid threats to national security.

Mark your calendar: Join START on July 19 at 6 p.m. ET for a virtual information session about our master's in Security and Terrorism Studies and our graduate certificate in Terrorism Analysis! Fall applications are due Aug. 4. Register for the Zoom here: go.umd.edu/3O1cTcg

A Unconventional Weapons & Technology Group researcher visited bio labs in the Dominican Republic as a part of the CICTE mission to raise awareness for #biosecurity and #biosafety as a part of our research into biosecurity threats in Central and South Americas. @STRT_UMD #UMD #bioterrorism #terrorism

Our researcher Alexandra Williams, MS Biodense presented findings of our research - #biosecurity threats in the Dominican Republic during her mission to the Dominican Republic with #OEA_CICTE. #START_UMD #UWT_UMD #biosafety #bioterrorism #terrorism #biodefense

Our researchers Alexandra Williams, MS Biodense, Markus Binder, and @Steve_S_Sin have been working on #biosecurity in Central and South Americas in collaboration with #OEA_CICTE. The report is now available online at tinyurl.com/muj949bf (in Spanish only at this time) START Consortium #UMD

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Unconventional Weapons & Technology Group released a new report on cyber-physical and cyber-operational incidents against critical infrastructure today. Come check it out. #UMD #SMICI #becybersmart START Consortium start.umd.edu/publication/si… linkedin.com/posts/unconven…