Foundation for Defense of Democracies

From Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to Anders Behring Breivik, homegrown terrorism in democracies is on the rise. What should the United States and its allies do to respond?

In 2010, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies launched the Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization. Through CSTR, Director Daveed Gartenstein-Ross focuses on terrorism research through the lens of the radicalization process.

From Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to Anders Behring Breivik, homegrown terrorism in democracies is on the rise. What should the United States and its allies do to respond?

In 2010, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies launched the Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization. Through CSTR, Director Daveed Gartenstein-Ross focuses on terrorism research through the lens of the radicalization process.

The project has become known for its innovative and comprehensive research, and for its written work products. Since its inception, CSTR has delivered vital training to a range of agencies responsible for safeguarding America’s security -- including federal, state, and local law enforcement, and the U.S. military -- and it has received awards testifying to the high quality of its work.

Gartenstein-Ross has become widely renowned for his expertise on evolving terrorist tactics. He has served as a trainer for a “mirror image” pre-deployment course for U.S. military units deploying abroad, enabling solders to get inside an adversary’s head, and to understand his thinking and perceptions.

Sebastian Gorka, FDD’s military affairs fellow and director of its National Security Fellows Program, also specializes in the logic of homegrown terrorism, on which he appears regularly on national television and radio programs, and instructs U.S. military forces.