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How did ISIS gain so much territory in #Iraq? It depends on who you ask—& what they feel they can say without risking punishment. I explore the public secrecy around states and terrorism in #TerrorismStudies in @IntSecHarvard with Daniel Tower. Thread. direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
Knowing What Not to Know About Islamic State: Terrorism Studies and Public Secrecy
Abstract. This article identifies key differences between mainstream and Iraq-based understandings of Islamic State (ISIS) and how it rose to power in Iraq. The conventional wisdom in English-language...
direct.mit.edu
August 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
How did ISIS gain so much territory in #Iraq? It depends on who you ask—& what they feel they can say without risking punishment. I explore the public secrecy around states and terrorism in #TerrorismStudies in @IntSecHarvard with Daniel Tower. Thread. direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
New from me on whose security matters—and whose doesn’t—in ‘Signalgate.’ TLDR: The Atlantic didn’t consider the impact on Yemeni civilians when publishing the full transcript. theconversation.com/signalgate-w...
‘Signalgate’ was damaging to the Trump administration. It could be deadly for Yemeni civilians
The ‘Signalgate’ breach could embolden the Houthis to forcibly disappear even more people on fake allegations of espionage.
theconversation.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
New from me on whose security matters—and whose doesn’t—in ‘Signalgate.’ TLDR: The Atlantic didn’t consider the impact on Yemeni civilians when publishing the full transcript. theconversation.com/signalgate-w...