James J.F. Forest

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James J. F. Forest is an author and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell).

Biography[]

Forest founded the (CTSS) at UMass Lowell in 2013 and served as its Director from 2015 to 2016.[1][2][3]

He is also a visiting professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.[4] He is the former director of Terrorism Studies at the United States Military Academy and a former senior fellow at the U.S. Joint Special Operations University.[5]

He has been cited as a terrorism expert by dozens of news outlets including CNN,[6] CBS,[7] The Globe Post,[8] CNBC,[9] and the Christian Science Monitor,[10] and is co-editor of the academic research journal Perspectives on Terrorism.[1]

Selected publications[]

Books[]

  • Digital Influence Warfare in the Age of Social Media ABC-CLIO/Praeger[11] (2021) ISBN 9781440870095
  • The Terrorism Lectures Nortia Press[12] (2012, 2015, 2019) ISBN 9780984225293
  • Essentials of Counterterrorism Praeger[13] (2015) ISBN 9781440834707
  • Intersections of Crime and Terrorism Routledge[14] (2013) ISBN 9781138945753
  • Countering the Terrorism Threat of Boko Haram in Nigeria JSOU Press[15] (2012) ISBN 9781933749709
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism (2nd Edition) McGraw-Hill[16] (2011) ISBN 9780078026225
  • Influence Warfare: How Terrorists and Governments Fight to Shape Perceptions in a War of Ideas Praeger[17] (2009) ISBN 978-0313347313
  • Handbook of Defence Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives Routledge[18] (2008) ISBN 9781857434439
  • Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives Praeger[19] (2007) ISBN 978-0275990343
  • Homeland Security: Public spaces and social institutions Praeger[20] (2006) ISBN 978-0275987701
  • Teaching Terror: Strategic and tactical learning in the terrorist world Rowman & Littlefield[21] (2005) ISBN 978-0742540774

Articles and other publications[]

  • “Political Warfare and Propaganda,” Journal of Advanced Military Studies vol. 12, no. 1 (Spring 2021).[22]
  • “Prevention of Public Panic in the Wake of Terrorist Incidents” (w/Juan Merizalde and John Colautti) in The Handbook of Terrorism Prevention and Preparedness, edited by Alex P. Schmid (The Hague: ICCT Press, 2021).[23]
  • “Tracking Terrorism: The Role of Technology in Risk Assessment and Monitoring of Terrorist Offenders” (w/Neil Shortland), in Science Informed Policing, edited by Bryanna Fox, Joan A. Reid and Anthony J. Masys (London: Springer, 2020).[24]
  • “Crime-Terror Interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (Oct. 2019).[25]
  • “150 Un- and Under-Researched Topics and Themes in the Field of (Counter-) Terrorism Studies,” Perspectives on Terrorism Vol. 12, No. 4 (August 2018)
  • “Why do Ethnopolitical Organizations Turn to Crime?” (with Victor Asal and Brian Nussbaum) Global Crime 16, no. 4.[26]
  • “Behavioral Patterns among (Violent) Non-State Actors: A Study of Complementary Governance” (with Annette I. Idler). Stability: International Journal of Security and Development 4(1): 2 (January 2015).[27]
  • U.S. Military Deployments to Africa: Lessons from the Hunt for Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army. Tampa, FL: JSOU Press.[28]
  • Countering the al-Shabaab Insurgency in Somalia: Lessons for U.S. Special Operations Forces (with Joshua Meservey and Graham Turbiville). Tampa, FL: JSOU Press.[29]
  • "A Framework for Analyzing the Future Threat of WMD Terrorism," Journal of Strategic Security (Winter 2012)[30]
  • "Perception Challenges Faced by Al-Qaeda on the Battlefield of Influence Warfare," Perspectives on Terrorism (April 2012)[31]
  • “Ungoverned Territories: Engaging Local Nongovernmental Entities in U.S. Security Strategy,” Atlantic Perspective (July 2011)[32]
  • Harmony and Disharmony: Exploiting al-Qa'ida’s Organizational Vulnerabilities (with Joe Felter, Jarret Brachman et al.). West Point, NY: Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy (February 14, 2006).[33]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About". Leiden University. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "James J.F. Forest, Ph.D." (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "About the Center for Terrorism & Security Studies". UMass Lowell. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ Tufts
  5. ^ "About". James J.F. Forest.
  6. ^ "Al Libi capture, CNN (October 8, 2013)". CNN. 7 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Why didn't Feds follow up more on Tsarnaev? CBS (April 29, 2013)". CBS.
  8. ^ "Ignoring Domestic, Homegrown Terrorism is Choice that Benefits Few, The Globe Post (Nov. 11, 2018)". GlobePost. 10 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Did the Boston Bombers Have Help? CNBC (April 22, 2013)". CNBC. 22 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Boston Marathon attack: Circle of possible bombers narrows, experts say. Christian Science Monitor (April 16, 2013)". Christian Science Monitor. CSM. 16 April 2013.
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ [2]
  13. ^ [3]
  14. ^ "Intersections of Crime and Terror".
  15. ^ "USSOCOM Library: Joint Special Operations University Press Publications: 2012".
  16. ^ "Discipline".
  17. ^ [4]
  18. ^ "Handbook of Defence Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives".
  19. ^ [5]
  20. ^ [6]
  21. ^ "Rowman & Littlefield | Rowman & Littlefield".
  22. ^ "JAMS Vol 12. No1".
  23. ^ "Handbook of Terrorism Prevention and Preparedness".
  24. ^ [7]
  25. ^ Forest, James J. F. (2019). "Crime-Terror Interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: 1–21. doi:10.1080/1057610X.2019.1678881. S2CID 208833070.
  26. ^ Asal, Victor; Forest, James J.F.; Nussbaum, Brian (2015). "Why do ethnopolitical organisations turn to crime?". Global Crime. 16 (4): 306–327. doi:10.1080/17440572.2015.1081818. S2CID 143268100.
  27. ^ Idler, Annette; Forest, James J. F. (2015). "Behavioral Patterns among (Violent) Non-State Actors: A Study of Complementary Governance". Stability: International Journal of Security & Development. 4. doi:10.5334/sta.er.
  28. ^ [8]
  29. ^ [9]
  30. ^ Forest, James (January 2012). "Framework for Analyzing the Future Threat of WMD Terrorism". Journal of Strategic Security. 5 (4): 51–68. doi:10.5038/1944-0472.5.4.4.
  31. ^ [10]
  32. ^ [11]
  33. ^ "Harmony and Disharmony: Exploiting Al-Qa'ida's Organizational Vulnerabilities". 14 February 2006.

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