Guides: Terrorism and Extremism Studies: Websites by Topic

Terrorism

Brookings Institution: Terrorism & Extremism
The Brookings Institution maintains a page with research articles on terrorism and related subjects.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Experts assess the global war on terror, focusing in particular on promising counter-radicalization programs that aim to rehabilitate former radicals and, ultimately, prevent radicalization through a combination of outreach, engagement, and after-care.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
The CSIS is a bipartisan research organization based in Washington, D.C. This site's terrorism page features research publications and multimedia programming.
Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
The CGCC is a nonprofit policy institute that focuses on research and education. Their site provides access to their research publications.
Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism
Vision for the future – The COE-DAT will continue to be a central point of defence against terrorism expertise in support of NATO, nations, partners and recognized institutions within the international defence against terrorism community.
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
The Center publishes research papers and a newsletter.
Council on Foreign Relations
Current articles on Terrorism issues. Also the publisher of Foreign Affairs journal.
Federation of American Scientists Strategic Security Program
The FAS Strategic Security Program is comprised of four projects (arms sales, biosecurity, government secrecy, nuclear information) and a military information database.
Global Terrorism Database
GTD is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2019, made available by START.
Human Rights Watch: Terrorism
Reports from the international human rights reporting organization.
International Institute for Counter-Terrorism
Israeli-based think tank research on terrorism, counter-terrorism, homeland security, threat vulnerability and risk assessment, intelligence analysis and national security and defense policy.
Jamestown Foundation
An independent, non-partisan research institution providing timely information on critical developments in China, Russia, Eurasia and the Middle East.
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
START is a university-based research and education center comprised of an international network of scholars committed to the scientific study of the causes and human consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the world.
Prevention of Violent Extremism
The UNDP's PVE portal provides access to current research, publications, and a podcast.
RAND Corporation
Unclassified research and documents on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
Society for Terrorism Research
The Society for Terrorism Research (STR) is an international, multi-disciplinary organization of theoretical and empirical researchers whose mission is to enhance knowledge and understanding of terrorism and political violence.
Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center
Based at George Mason University, TraCCC is a research center that focuses on the links between terrorism, transnational crime and corruption. Articles and papers from their various centers are open access.
United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force
Links to information about the activities of entities involved in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Terrorism Prevention
The Terrorism Prevention branch of the UNODC provides assistance counter terrorism assistance to member states, especially in the area of money laundering. Their website provides access to legal instruments and publications of the UN as well as access to the Counter-terrorism Legislation Database.
United Nations Treaty Collection for UN Conventions on Terrorism
Full text of UN Conventions in several languages as well as current status of the treaties.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Bioterrorism
This CDC site features a chronology of incidents and fact sheets for specific agents.

Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
A section of the United States Department of Justice, the CCIPS is responsible for combating computer and intellectual property crimes worldwide. The Documents and Reports page links to manuals, policies, white papers, reports, speeches, and testimonies.
Computer Crime Research Center
Founded in 2001, the CCRC is a non-profit, non-governmental and scientific research organization.
FBI Cyber Crime Division
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber Crime Division offers links to news, relevant sources, a Most Wanted list, and a general overview of cybercrime.

U.S. Department of State: INCSR
Volume II of the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) prepared by the Department of State focuses on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Includes country specific data.

Africa

African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism
Inspired by the 1999 OAU Convention and the Algiers Plan of Action, they are in line with the spirit and letter of Resolution 1373 of the UN Security Council in order to play the role of a monitoring and alerting tool by incorporating the concept of prevention into its approach.
Institute for Security Studies
Based in South Africa, the ISS is a research and education organization that focuses on security issues in Africa. Their website features their publications on counterterrorism and related issues.
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies
The Center serves as a conduit for contacts among scholars of the Middle East and the Islamic world through its resident scholar program.

Asia

International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research
ICPVTR conducts research, training, and outreach programs aimed at reducing the threat of politically motivated violence and at mitigating its effects on the international system. The Centre seeks to integrate academic theory with practical knowledge, which is essential for a complete and comprehensive understanding of threats from politically-motivated groups.
South Asia Terrorism Portal
Articles on terrorism by country or group.

Europe

Council of Europe: Action Against Terrorism
COE Counter-terrorism page
European Union Institute for Security Studies
The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is a Paris-based agency of the European Union, operating under the EU's second pillar, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Its goals are to find a common security culture for the EU, to help develop and project the CFSP, and to enrich Europe’s strategic debate.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: Action Against Terrorism Unit
News and documents of the agency.

Latin America

Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism
The CICTE is an agency of the Organization of American States charged with promoting cooperation between member states in preventing and eliminating terrorism. Their website provides access to documents and news of the agency.

Middle East

Center for Strategic and International Studies: Middle East Program
Based in Washington, DC, the CSIS is a bipartisan policy think tank. The Middle East Program site features publications relating to political, security and economic issues in the region.
Middle East Institute
This non-partisan research organization focuses on security issues, energy and environment, culture and society, economy, human rights and politics. Publications are available in PDF.

North America

American Security Project
The American Security Project is a non-profit, bipartisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges.