Category Archives: Network/Link Analysis

Propaganda Analysis: YouTube Jihadists

Aaron Y. Zelin with Jihadology.net, one of the sites MonTRAC uses to access terrorist propaganda, has published a report title The YouTube Jihadists: A Social Network Analysis of Al-Muhajiroun’s Propaganda Campaign.

Below is the abstract:
Producers of Al-Qaeda inspired propaganda have shifted their operations in recent years from closed membership online forums to mainstream social networking platforms. Using social network analysis, we show that behind the apparent proliferation of such sources, YouTube account holders associated with incarnations of the British al-Muhajiroun collude to post propaganda and violent content. European groups commonly use American platforms and domain names registered with American companies. Seeking shelter under speech rights granted by the First Amendment, they evade European laws against incitement and hate speech.

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CT Methodologies Section Soon to Come

In an effort to better equip students pursuing careers as intelligence analysts in the field of counterterrorism MonTRAC is developing a methodologies section that will provide an introduction to various analytical techniques used in counterterrorism. This section will take some time to develop, but we are currently in the process of developing lessons based off of courses taken at MIIS and professional experience working in counterterrorism.

Thank you for your patience,

-MonTRAC