Breaking News: Terrorism/Homeland Security

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Suicide bomber attack in brussels kills dozens. ISS claims responsibility. Cities around the world ramp up security. Experts needed for media.

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Recent acts of terrorism have fueled concern both about Muslim immigrants becoming radicalized in the West and about the possibility of terrorists entering new home nations via refugee routes. As a result of the political backlash, many Muslims in Europe or the United States feel harassed and isolated.

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The number of ISIS-related charges issued in the U.S. since March 2014 increased from 81 to 84, according to updated research from the George Washington University’s Program on Extremism.

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A study by Georgia State University researchers shows that the Islamic State, also referred to as ISIS, is mobilizing children as soldiers, suicide bombers, marauders and propagandists at an increasing rate.

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The U.S. government should withdraw its restrictions to portions of the U.N. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and “join the community of nations who accept common standards of decency and respect for the inherent dignity of all persons,” according to the American Psychological Association.

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The use of drones has had significant consequences for how governments conduct counter-terrorism operations. But technological limitations mean they are less likely to effect wars between countries, according to a new paper co-authored by Michael C. Horowitz, a political scientist at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Iowa State researchers found a link between negative media stories about Muslims and support for military action and restrictions against Muslims. The research, published was designed to gauge the influence of media coverage portraying Muslims as terrorists.

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The American Sociological Association (ASA) has a sociologist available to discuss the situation in Oregon involving armed antigovernment protesters.

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Jimmy Gurulé, professor of law in the University of Notre Dame Law School, with six other law professors, has filed an amici curiae, or friends of the court brief, on behalf of the families of the 241 U.S. servicemen killed in the 1983 truck-bombing attack on a Marine barracks in Beirut.

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Survey conducted after Paris and San Bernardino attacks finds a majority of respondents from both parties think it is acceptable for the government to analyze the Internet activities and communications of American citizens without a warrant.

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