MAPPING INSECURITY: TRACKING DOMESTIC VIOLENT EXTREMISM
The Mapping Insecurity project provided an interactive tracker that allowed users to follow the law enforcement response to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and included resources on the broader threat from domestic violent extremism. The initiative built on longstanding work by The Soufan Center (TSC) to highlight the threat posed by domestic violent extremists, including white supremacists and violent anti-government groups. It included a resource library of TSC publications and briefings, as well as an updated interactive map to track arrests across the United States, drawing on primary data provided by U.S. government sources. The data tracking concluded in June 2022.
INTERACTIVE MAP OF ARRESTS FOLLOWING
THE CAPITOL INSURRECTION
Data as of Friday, June 10, 2022
RESOURCE LIBRARY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENT EXTREMISM
REPORTS
ISSUE BRIEFS
CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Hearing: "Coronavirus and Homeland Security, Part Nine: Extremism During the Pandemic," May 20, 2020
U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Hearing: "Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland, Part One," September 10, 2019
INTELBRIEFS
Capitol Insurrection:
Pentagon Issues New Guidelines to Address Extremism in the Ranks, December 21, 2021
The Unresolved Case of the January 6th Pipe Bomber, January 14, 2022
An Overview of Current National Security Threats to the United States, September 23, 2021
Six Months after January 6, Where Are We Now? Where are We Headed? July 16, 2021
Speaking with One Voice: Investigating the January 6 Insurrection May 21, 2021
How was the Capitol Insurrection Viewed by Far-Right Extremists Globally, February 8, 2021
Beacon on the Hill? The Capitol Insurrection and its Effects on U.S. Democracy Promotion Abroad, January 26, 2021
Black Swan or White Noise? Global Reactions to the Capitol Insurrection, January 12, 2021
A Perfect Storm: Complete Breakdown of Law and Order at the U.S. Capitol, January 11, 2021
Provocateur in Power: Leadership Vacuum Creates Long-term Risks, January 8, 2021.
U.S. Capitol Stormed by Violent Pro-Trump Mob in Unprecedented Challenge to Democratic Process, January 7, 2021
Washington D.C. on Edge as Extremists Descend on the Nation’s Capital, January 6, 2021
White Supremacy Extremist and Conspiracy Groups:
QAnon:
QAnon Continues to Innovate and Evade Deplatforming Measures June 25, 2021
IntelBrief: QAnon – A U.S. National Security Threat Amplified by Foreign-Based Actors, April 20, 2021
The Future of QAnon: Fringe Conspiracy or Acute Security Threat?, February 16, 2021
The QAnon Conspiracy in a Post-Trump Era: What Happens Now?, November 17, 2020
Red, White, and Q: QAnon Candidates Move Forward in U.S. Elections, August 26, 2020
QAnon – Gaining International Attention and Political Clout?, August 4, 2020
A Conspiracy of Dunces: QAnon and the Threat to the U.S. Homeland, July 20, 2020
Proud Boys:
The Proud Boys Viral Moment – Will it Devolve Into a Virulent Threat?, October 6, 2020
Boogaloo Movement:
Could the ‘Boogaloo Bois’ be Here to Stay?, July 15, 2020
The Boogaloo Movement – From Eccentric Distraction to Domestic Terror, June 15, 2020
Atomwaffen Division:
Atomwaffen Goes Global, August 12, 2020
Examining Atomwaffen Division’s Transnational Linkages, May 20, 2020
The Atomwaffen Division (AWD): A Brief Profile, April 4, 2019
Oath Keepers:
Leadership and Organizational Dynamics of the Oath Keepers, October 19, 2020
International and Transnational:
Germany Cracks Down on Far-Right Following Neo-Nazi Arrests,
April 13, 2022
Taking Stock of the Terrorism Landscape in the United Kingdom, September 16, 2021
UK to Proscribe Neo-Nazi Group The Base in Continued Crackdown on Far-Right Extremism July 15, 2021
UN Updates the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: 2021 Review, June 30, 2021
Far-Right Violent Extremists in Europe Pose a Growing Threat to NATO, June 22, 2021
The European Union Moves to Fight Terrorist Content Online, June 15, 2021
IntelBrief: Arrests of Far-Right Violent Extremists in UK Highlight Scale of the Threat, May 10, 2021
IntelBrief: United to Fight Terrorism? Reviewing the UN’s Global Counterterrorism Strategy, May 6, 2021
IntelBrief: Cat and Mouse Game in Canada as Proud Boys Chapter Claims to Disband, May 5, 2021
The Transnational Links of Canada’s Far-Right Terrorist Designations, February 5, 2021
The Rising Threat of Right Wing Extremism in the United Kingdom, July 1, 2020
U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism 2019 Assesses Global Nature of the Threat, June 25, 2020
Designating White Supremacist Groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, March 13, 2020
Far-Right Terrorist Attack Puts Germany on Edge, February 21, 2020
Are White Supremacists Trying to Expand Their Networks into Asia?, December 6, 2019
Anti-Semitic Violence Strikes Germany on Yom Kippur, October 11, 2019
White Supremacy Extremists Extend Reach From Ukraine to U.S. Military, September 30, 2019
The Transnational Nature of Violent White Supremacy Extremism, September 26, 2019
Murder of German Politician Stokes Fears of Radical Right-Wing Extremism, July 25, 2019
Canada Lists Radical Far-Right Wing Groups as Terrorist Organizations, July 2, 2019
The Comeback of Hate in Europe, May 20, 2019
The Transnational Network That Nobody is Talking About, March 22, 2019
Christchurch and the Globalization of Right-Wing Terrorism, March 18, 2019
Terrorism in the West: Comparing the Threat in Europe and the U.S., January 9, 2019
Neo-Nazis, Right-Wing Revanchism and an Anxious Germany, September 5, 2018
The Rise of the German Right, September 27, 2017
COVID-19 and Extremism:
Concern Growing Over Violent Extremism Related to COVID-19 Lockdowns and Vaccines, December 20, 2021
COVID-19 and Its Impact on Racism and Hate Crimes, April 24, 2020
The Coronavirus Will Increase Extremism Across the Ideological Spectrum, April 13, 2020
Russian Imperial Movement Labeled a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity, April 7, 2020
White Supremacists and the Weaponization of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), March 25, 2020
Social Media, Disinformation, and Online Extremism:
De-Platforming Terrorists, Violent Extremists, and other Online Threats, July 7, 2020
Women in White Supremacist Online Ecosystems, June 17, 2020
The National Security Implications of Conspiracy Theories, May 19, 2020
What are the Policy Options Available for Countering Disinformation?, May 5, 2020
Game Not Over: An Assessment of White Supremacist Online Gaming, April 28, 2020
Regulating Content in an Age of Digital Terrorism , September 19, 2019
Inoculation Efforts Against the Onslaught of Disinformation, August 7, 2019
YouTube Making Moves to Combat Extremism Online, June 10, 2019
Social Media on the Political Agenda, May 3, 2019
U.S. Politics in the Disinformation Era, August 7, 2017
General:
Fallout from the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict, November 22, 2021
Salad Bar Redux: Is Heimbach’s Extremism Emblematic of The Current Threat Landscape? July 29, 2021
The Role of Local Police in the New U.S Strategy on Countering Domestic Terrorism, June 29, 2021
Biden Administration Unveils Strategy to Counter Domestic Terrorism, June 16, 2021
ODNI Releases Report Detailing Domestic Violent Extremism Threat, March 19, 2021
Emerging Terrorist Financing Threats and Trends, March 12, 2021
The Threat From Within: Domestic Extremists in the United States Military, March 10, 2021
Inside the House? White Supremacy in American Law Enforcement, March 5, 2021
FBI Director Wray Testifies Before Congress on Terrorism Threat in the U.S., March 3, 2021
Will 5G Conspiracy Theories Motivate Future Acts of Violence?, January 15, 2021
The Toxicity of Hate Crimes, November 24, 2020
2 Years after the Tree of Life Attack, Continuing to Push Back Against Hate, October 27, 2020
Recent Homeland Threat Assessment Illuminates Dangerous Trends, October 12, 2020
Lack of Education Contributing to Worldwide Rise in Anti-Semitism, September 24, 2020
Financing the Radical Right in Plain Sight, September 9, 2020
The Troubling Trend of Vehicle Ramming Attacks, July 14, 2020
U.S. Military Remains Vulnerable to Infiltration by Violent Extremists, June 24, 2020
Anti-Government Groups Elevate Profile and Propaganda During Pandemic, April 30, 2020
Far-Right Extremists and White Supremacists Grow More Emboldened, February 24, 2020
Members of ‘The Base’ Arrested in Maryland, Georgia, and Wisconsin, January 21, 2020
5 Geopolitical Trends to Watch in 2020, January 7, 2020
NYC Police Department Forms Special Unit to Combat Racially and Ethnically Motivated Extremism, December 16, 2019
DHS Recognizes White Supremacy Extremism, But More Needs to Be Done, September 24, 2019
El Paso, Texas and the Scourge of Radical Right-Wing Extremism, August 5, 2019
Assessing the Global Terrorism Threat and Looking Ahead, April 30, 2019
Allowing the Threat of Violent White Supremacy to Remain Unchecked, April 29, 2019
The Far Right Seeks to Normalize Its Ideology, April 17, 2019
America’s Enduring Blind Spot with Extreme Right Radicalization, November 2, 2018
The Anti-Semitic Murders in Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018
Pipe Bombs and Explosive Rhetoric, October 26, 2018
Downplaying U.S. Domestic Terrorism, January 11, 2018
White House Tweets Promote a U.K. Hate Group, November 30, 2017
International Day of Tolerance Amid Rising Intolerance, November 16, 2017
Order of the Day: Tolerance, October 26, 2017
The Steady Radicalization of American Politics, April 16, 2017
