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CTEC Executive Director @Jason_Blazakis is now part of the @GTSCoalition Counterterrorism Editorial Board.

From CTEC: "How Hamas Monetized the Gaza War" examines how Hamas weaponized wartime narrative as core fundraising infrastructure. turning imagery of destruction into a standing engine for sham charities and aid diversion. Read it here: middlebury.edu/institute/acad…

Trump decision to roll back oil sanctions on Iran, per FDD analysis is a dangerous move, although oddly FDD CEO says otherwise in recent post. Things that make you go hmmm?

I once led the State Dept office that sanctioned Sinwar, Deif, and Haniyeh. A new paper I’ve written w/ CTEC traces the U.S. record on Hamas-linked charities and asks: what institutional structures do we need so enforcement outlasts political cycles?  middlebury.edu/institute/acad…

New from CTEC: Exec Director @Jason_Blazakis examines two decades of U.S. designations against Hamas-linked charities and proposes two policy frameworks for the road ahead: a reinvigorated GCASI and a multilateral charity commission. Read the full paper: middlebury.edu/institute/acad…

I know it is early days but time to change the op name? Operation Epic Disaster is what I am seeing at this point. Is there a plan? No. Is this helping the economy? No. Is this making the US more safe? No. Are our soldiers in harms way for a vanity project? Yes.

Iranian leadership has nothing to lose at this point. Attempts to strike US military based in other countries is logical, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels is logical, use of proxies to carry out attacks is logical. I worry most about asymmetric responses - sleepers

CTEC Executive Director @Jason_Blazakis joined @NPR to discuss the Texas “antifa” case tied to the July 4 protest outside the Prairieland ICE facility near Alvarado. Blazakis: serious incident—but “antifa” framing is a stretch; precedent matters. Listen: npr.org/transcripts/g-…

Proud to welcome Noor Almusahwi as the next CTEC Michael Donnelly Fellow (Spring 2026). His work spans refugee protection, human rights, and digital security—with research focused on terrorism, political violence, and the rule of law. Congrats, Noor! middlebury.edu/institute/acad…

New @RUSI_org @projectcraaft brief by CTEC’s @Jason_Blazakis: how LLMs could scale terrorist fundraising + deception—and what to do about it. projectcraaft.eu/research-brief…

Recently, CTEC Exec Director @Jason_Blazakis published his latest book, w/ @CambridgeUP, that examines how terrorist financing is countered. Terror Disrupted has been endorsed by Bruce Hoffman, Dan Byman, Ali Soufan & Jessica Davis. cambridge.org/core/books/ter…

While Turning Point attempted to couch the alternative act as non-political, it is a clear us vs them approach they painted, like POTUS did. Who painted the dancing and language (Spanish) as un-American. That's a clear us vs them narrative being pushed.

Alt performances at #SuperBowl Halftime shows are not so different from the alt-platforms we've seen pop up, Gab, D-live, Hatreon, etc. Looks like #badbunnysuperbowl show may have hit 142 million viewers (record), while Turning Point alt programming may have hit btw 4-5 million.

Full link: nysun.com/article/an-ame…

In the @NewYorkSun story on Mahmood Habibi, CTEC Exec Director @Jason_Blazakis highlights why public pressure can be effective with the Taliban (vs. ISIS) and maps U.S. leverage: frozen Afghan assets, recognition, and UN sanctions—plus Qatar’s role as intermediary.

From CTEC: Seeds of Extremism by Isabela Bernardo examines ecofascism + militant accelerationism in a warming world—and what it means for prevention & policy. Grateful to the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation for support. middlebury.edu/institute/acad…

Appreciate @CambridgeUP for its amazing editing, patience, and artwork related to my newest book, Terror Disrupted. Appreciate the kind words of Dr. Jessica Davis, Dr. Daniel Byman and the incomparable @Ali_H_Soufan. #fndtn-information" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cambridge.org/core/books/ter…

Stoked that my latest book, Terror Disrupted, with @CambridgeUP is out today. If you are interested issues like terrorist finance, countering the financing of terrorism, and how the US and UN determine how terrorists are sanctioned, this is the book for you! #Terrorism #Terrorist

CTEC Senior Research @TammyPalacios10 Fellow joined Sham TV regarding recent attacks in Australia and at Brown U. She explained that recent attacks aren't coordinated—they're symptoms of de-prioritized counterterrorism. We need renewed focus on P/CVE. youtube.com/watch?v=He_NsD…

Late last week, CTEC Executive Director @Jason_Blazakis chatted with @MSNOW_Reports about the recent attack in Washington DC. He explained that it was way too early to call it an act of terrorism and that reflexive policy responses by the Trump Administration would be unhelpful.