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Recruitment & Radicalization

Like any organization, terrorist groups must recruit to sustain their membership. How terrorist organizations radicalize and recruit new members continues to change and evolve, especially with use of social media and encrypted messaging apps. Explore our reports, articles, and other commentary about terrorist radicalization and recruitment below.

March 24, 2020

Addressing the Enemy: Al-Shabaab’s PSYOPS Media Warfare

Christopher Anzalone

Dollars for Daesh: The Small Financial Footprint of the Islamic State’s American Supporters

Lorenzo Vidino, Jon Lewis, Andrew Mines

The Pensacola Terrorist Attack: The Enduring Influence of al-Qa`ida and its Affiliates

Colin Clarke

The Hanau Terrorist Attack: How Race Hate and Conspiracy Theories Are Fueling Global Far-Right Violence

Blyth Crawford, Florence Keen

December 18, 2019

The 2016 Copenhagen ‘Matchstick’ Terror Plot and the Evolving Transnational Character of Terrorism in the West

Tore Hamming

The Halle, Germany, Synagogue Attack and the Evolution of the Far-Right Terror Threat

Daniel Koehler

The El Paso Terrorist Attack: The Chain Reaction of Global Right-Wing Terror

Graham Macklin

November 26, 2019

An Examination of Jihadi Recidivism Rates in the United States

Christopher Wright

October 10, 2019

Hezbollah’s “Virtual Entrepreneurs:” How Hezbollah is Using the Internet to Incite Violence in Israel

Michael Shkolnik, Alexander Corbeil

Newly Released ISIS Files: Learning from the Islamic State’s Long-Version Personnel Form

Daniel Milton, Julia Lodoen, Ryan O’Farrell, Seth Loertscher