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I am a professor and director of the graduate program in Security Studies at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at UMass Lowell.

 

In the past 20+ years, I was engaged in study of issues related to terrorism and political violence, security policy, nexus of security and climate change, Far Right extremism in Israel, Europe, and the US, Middle Eastern Politics, and the applicability of Social Network Analysis to the study of political violence. I published nine books and monographs and numerous articles and book chapters and was cited in more than 2000 academic texts. My recent book, “American Zealots – Inside Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism,” which was published by Columbia University Press, provides an in-depth analysis of the history and contemporary trends of the violent American far-right.  I was also engaged in training practitioners from various agencies such as the FBI, CIA, and ICE. I also provided professional briefings to high-rank officials from the government and military, such as The Secretary of the Army, Army Chief of Staff, and SOCOM, AFRICOM, NORTHCOM, and JSOC commanders. I'm also active in informing the public via contributions to various media platforms such as the NY Times, BBC, CBS News, and Newsweek.