Clint Watts

@selectedwisdom

Research Areas:

Terrorism, Social media, Russia

Clint Watts is the author of Messing with The Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians and Fake News. He served as a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Books

Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News

Articles

The Next Frontier in Great Power Rivalry: Competing with Russia and China in Cyberspace - Orbis - November, 2022
Climate Change and National Security - Orbis - April, 2022
Russia is Hammering the U.S. in Cyberspace, Why is Biden Meeting with Putin at All? - Analysis - June, 2021
Foreign Influence in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election: More Actors, But Less Effective - Orbis - April, 2021
With the Islamic State’s al-Baghdadi Dead, Where does Jihadist Terrorism Go? - Geopoliticus - October, 2019
Countering Domestic Terrorism: Examining the Evolving Threat - Transcripts - September, 2019
Ross Perot’s Crab Cakes: One Hour, One Flight, One Legend - E-Notes - July, 2019
The National Security Challenges of Artificial Intelligence, Manipulated Media, and “Deepfakes” - Transcripts - June, 2019
America Has A White Nationalist Terrorism Problem. What Should We Do? - E-Notes - May, 2019
Five Generations of Online Manipulation: The Evolution of Advanced Persistent Manipulators - E-Notes - March, 2019
Artificial intelligence is transforming social media. Can American democracy survive? - The Washington Post - September, 2018
For Russia, Trump Was a Vehicle, Not a Target - The New York Times - April, 2018
Banning Bots, Punishing Troll Farmers, and Hardening Voting Machines: Here’s How to Stop Russia From Wrecking Election 2018 - Daily Beast - February, 2018
Terrorism and Social Media: Is Big Tech Doing Enough? - Transcripts - January, 2018
So What Did We Learn? Looking Back on Four Years of Russia’s Cyber-Enabled “Active Measures” - GMF - January, 2018
Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online: Working with Tech to Find Solutions - Transcripts - October, 2017
Donald Trump Just Betrayed America’s Intelligence Community - The Daily Beast - May, 2017
Putin Lost France, but He’s Still Got a Chance in Germany - The Daily Beast - May, 2017
Inside Russia’s Fake News Playbook - The Daily Beast - May, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts: Senate Testimony (March 30) and Post-Testimony Media Appearances - Scholars in the News - April, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts on Russian Information Operations - Scholars in the News - March, 2017
Can the Michelin Model Fix Fake News? - The Daily Beast - February, 2017
How Russia Wins an Election - Politico - December, 2016
The Jihadi Threat: ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Beyond - United States Institute of Peace - December, 2016
Media Alerts for FPRI Scholars - Scholars in the News - December, 2016
Trolling for Trump: How Russia is Trying to Destroy Our Democracy - War on the Rocks - November, 2016
America’s Counterterrorism Allies: What Are They Good For? - Lawfare - October, 2016
Why Russia Wants the U.S. to Believe the Election Is Being Hacked - PBS NOVAnext - October, 2016
How Russia Dominates Your Twitter Feed to Promote Lies (And, Trump, Too) - The Daily Beast - August, 2016
It’s Not You, It’s Me: al-Qaeda Lost Jabhat al-Nusra. Now What? - War on the Rocks - July, 2016
Deciphering Competition Between al-Qa’ida and the Islamic State - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point Sentinel - July, 2016
Why Does Progress Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria Feel Like Defeat? - World Politics Review - July, 2016
Horrific ISIS Attacks During Ramadan Disguise a Retreating and Fracturing Terror Group - Huffington Post WorldPost - July, 2016
Terrorism’s Deadly New Breed - Foreign Policy - June, 2016
When The Caliphate Crumbles: The Future Of The Islamic State’s Affiliates - War on the Rocks - June, 2016
Beyond Syria and Iraq, The Islamic State’s HR Files Illuminate Dangerous Trends - War on the Rocks - June, 2016
Terror in Europe: Safeguarding U.S. Citizens At Home And Abroad - Transcripts - April, 2016
Why ISIS Beats al Qaeda in Europe - Foreign Affairs - April, 2016
The Islamic State in Europe: Terrorists without Borders, Counterterrorists with All Borders - War on the Rocks - March, 2016
A Wounded Islamic State is A Dangerous Islamic State - Foreign Policy - March, 2016
What is the Future of al-Qaida and the Islamic State? - The Brookings Institution's Markaz Blog - January, 2016
Why the U.S. Can’t Make a Magazine Like ISIS - The Daily Beast - January, 2016
5 Questions on the Islamic State for GOP Presidential Candidates - War on the Rocks - December, 2015
Did Anonymous Just Save the World from ISIL? - War on the Rocks - November, 2015
ISIS and al Qaeda Race to the Bottom - November, 2015
Confessions of a Jihadi Nerd: A Guide to Reading the New Bin Laden Documents - War on the Rocks - May, 2015
End Game: Al-Shabab as a Model for the Islamic State’s Decline - World Politics Review - April, 2015
Countering ISIL’s Ideology: Keep It Limited, Focused, and in Tune with Lessons Learned - Washington Institute for Near East Policy - February, 2015
Inspired, Networked, & Directed – The Muddled Jihad of ISIS & al Qaeda Post Hebdo - War on the Rocks - January, 2015
The Three Versions of Al Qaeda: A Primer - FootNotes - December, 2013
U.S. Strategy for Countering Violent Extremism: An Assessment - E-Notes - December, 2012
Radicalization in the U.S. Beyond al Qaeda - Reports - August, 2012
What If There Is No Al-Qaeda? Preparing for Future Terrorism - E-Notes - July, 2012
Major Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood Tragedy: Implications for the U.S. Armed Forces - E-Notes - June, 2011

Events

The Fight Against Digital Disinformation - May, 2021
Election Day 2020: An FIE 2020 Update - November, 2020
Foreign Influence Election 2020 - October, 2020
Foreign Influence Election 2020 - August, 2020
Foreign Influence in the 2020 Election - February, 2020
Is Russia Undermining Democracy in the West? - March, 2019
The Shape of the World to Come - April, 2019
The Shape of the World to Come - February, 2019
Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News - June, 2018
A Threat to Democracy - June, 2018
Fake News and Russian Information Operations - March, 2017
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism After San Bernardino, Orlando, and Nice: Where Do We Go from Here? - September, 2016
2016 Champagne Brunch for Partners - April, 2016
Is ISIS Stoppable? - November, 2015
ISIS, CVE, and Foreign Fighters: A Panel Discussion - March, 2015
ISIS on the March? - September, 2014
Battling al Qaeda: Is the United State Winning? - June, 2014
Al Qaeda: Understanding the Threat - February, 2014
Foreign Fighters in Syria and Beyond - October, 2013
Homegrown Terrorism: What We Know, What We Need to Find Out - October, 2013
The Boston Bombings: Lessons Learned - April, 2013

Conferences

The Invention of the Middle East, Post-World War One, and the Reinvention of the Middle East, Post-Arab Spring - November, 2013

Audio/Video

Central American Migration: Traveling with the Caravan - April, 2022
Europe’s Big Secret: Funding Offshore Migrant Prisons - March, 2022
How Technology is Helping (and Hurting) Migrants - March, 2022
Climate Change: What’s In It For America? - March, 2022
Do I Stay Or Do I Go? - February, 2022
Climate Change: Who Has It Worst? - February, 2022
Episode 13: The Next Frontier in Great Power Rivalry: Competing With Russia and China in Cyberspace - December, 2021
Tracking Foreign Influence in the 2020 Election - February, 2020
Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News - June, 2018
Fake News and Russian Information Operations - March, 2017
Terrorism at Home and Abroad: An Update on the Level of Threat and Possible Responses - September, 2016
What to Do about ISIS? FPRI’s 2016 Champagne Brunch for Partners - April, 2016
On the Brussels Attacks - March, 2016
Is ISIS Stoppable? - December, 2015
ISIS, CVE, and Foreign Fighters: A Panel Discussion - March, 2015
ISIS on the March? - September, 2014
al-Qaeda 2.0 - November, 2013
Foreign Fighters in Syria and Beyond - October, 2013
The Boston Bombings: Lessons Learned - April, 2013

Blog Posts

Is Trump Russia’s Manchurian Candidate? No. Here’s Why - Geopoliticus - March 6, 2017
National Security Advisor McMaster: The Good and Bad of Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice – General Officer Edition” - Geopoliticus - February 21, 2017
Will “Chaos” Save America And The Peace? The Coming Battle Between Trump’s Zealots and America’s Pragmatists - Geopoliticus - January 30, 2017
Yesterday was not a good day in American history - Geopoliticus - January 26, 2017
Why al Qaeda and Islamic State Threats To Attack The West Should Be Taken More Seriously Now - Geopoliticus - January 18, 2017
Two-and-a-Half Years After ISIS’s Rise: Global Jihad Spreads And Morphs - Geopoliticus - September 27, 2016
What Should We Make Of The Islamic State’s Ramadan Wave Of Violence? - Geopoliticus - July 5, 2016
How To Break Up With Al Qaeda & Date ISIS - FPRI Infographics, Geopoliticus - June 25, 2016
How To Break Up With Al Qaeda & Date ISIS - FPRI Infographics, Geopoliticus - June 25, 2016
After Orlando: What is different about the current Islamic State-inspired attacks? - Geopoliticus - June 23, 2016
Brussels’ Big Terrorism Problem: Is This the Islamic State? - Geopoliticus - March 22, 2016
Silicon Valley Meets The Snake Eaters: State Department’s Countermessaging Goes Back To The Future - Geopoliticus - February 10, 2016
Who Conducted the Paris Attacks & Stormed the Bataclan Theater? ISIS? Al Qaeda? - Geopoliticus - November 13, 2015
U.S. Troops in Syria: A Quick Assessment Of The U.S. Strategy To Combat The Islamic State – One Year On - Geopoliticus - November 4, 2015
Russia returns as al Qaeda and the Islamic State’s ‘Far Enemy’ - Geopoliticus - October 26, 2015
The Islamic State Online: Countering the Symptom Rather Than The Disease May Only Make Them Stronger - Geopoliticus - September 15, 2015
Can the Islamic State hijack September 11 from Zawahiri’s al Qaeda? - Geopoliticus - September 9, 2015
Four Key Drivers For Eroding ISIS - Geopoliticus - June 15, 2015
Are We Our Own Worst Enemy? The Problems in Countering Jihadi Narratives and How to Fix Them - Geopoliticus - May 25, 2015
Why the U.S. Raid On Abu Sayyaf and ISIS in Eastern Syria May Be A Game Changer - Geopoliticus - May 16, 2015
One year later, ISIS overtakes al Qaeda: What’s next? - Geopoliticus - April 8, 2015
ISIS Gets Kicked Off Twitter: Will they evolve or devolve on the Internet? - Geopoliticus - March 11, 2015
The White House CVE Summit: What should we expect? More of the same or a new direction to counter ISIS? - Geopoliticus - February 18, 2015
Who attacked Charlie Hebdo in Paris? Assessing a Jihadi Attack in The West, ISIS vs al Qaeda - Geopoliticus - January 7, 2015
As ISIS Takes A Pounding While Nusra Takes Ground In Syria’s Security Vacuum - Geopoliticus - December 15, 2014
You Don’t Win Hearts and Minds, You Rent Them – Reigniting Sunni Tribes Against ISIS - Geopoliticus - November 17, 2014
Al Qaeda versus ISIS: In the campaign for jihad’s top slot, Yemen is a swing state. - Geopoliticus - October 9, 2014
“Why Don’t We Go After Assad in Syria First?” – Thoughts on Countering ISIS Part 4 - Geopoliticus - September 29, 2014
Seven Flaws In the U.S. Strategy to Counter ISIS - Geopoliticus - September 18, 2014
The U.S. Can’t Destroy ISIS, Only ISIS Can Destroy ISIS – The Unfortunate Merits of the “Let Them Rot” Strategy - Geopoliticus - September 8, 2014
Potential Implications of U.S. killing al Shabaab’s Leader In Somalia – Ahmed Godane - Geopoliticus - September 2, 2014
Why would the U.S. want to be ISIS’s ‘Far Enemy’? - Geopoliticus - August 27, 2014
How does the U.S. counter al Qaeda while al Qaeda fights itself? - Geopoliticus - May 5, 2014
Would jihad’s new generation kill off al-Qaeda’s global leader Ayman al-Zawahiri? - Geopoliticus - April 21, 2014
ISIS’s Rise After al Qaeda’s House of Cards – Part 4 of “Smarter Counterterrorism” - Geopoliticus - March 22, 2014
Jihadi Competition After al Qaeda Hegemony – The ‘Old Guard’, Team ISIS & The Battle For Jihadi Hearts & Minds - Geopoliticus - February 20, 2014
Treating America’s al Qaeda Addiction – Part 2 of “Smarter Counterterrorism” - Geopoliticus - February 17, 2014
Smarter Counterterrorism in The Age of Competing Al Qaeda’s - Geopoliticus - February 10, 2014
Israel: Has ‘Old Guard’ al Qaeda Shifted Focus? - Geopoliticus - January 23, 2014
In Syria, an al Qaeda group falls victim to other Islamists and jihadists - Geopoliticus - January 6, 2014
Post-Snowden: The Hypocrisy of Tech Company Calls for Surveillance Reform - Geopoliticus - December 22, 2013
Do al Qaeda Affiliates Actually Have a Plan? - Geopoliticus - December 2, 2013
Zawahiri’s Latest Message: Please Listen To Me Jihadis, Stop Bickering - Geopoliticus - October 14, 2013
The Coup That Wasn’t Tweeted: Looking Back At Egypt’s Social Media Revolution - Geopoliticus - September 18, 2013
External Forces Driving al-Qaeda Action and Zawahiri’s Global Conference Call - Geopoliticus - August 7, 2013
Al-Qaeda Plots, NSA Intercepts & the Era Of Terrorism Competition - Geopoliticus - August 5, 2013
Foreign Fighters and Ants: How they form their colonies - Geopoliticus - July 16, 2013
Al Qaeda in Iraq publicly rebuts al Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri - Geopoliticus - June 17, 2013
Syria: Suffering the effects of the 2nd Foreign Fighter Glut - Geopoliticus - May 26, 2013
Detecting the radicalization and recruitment of the Boston Bombers - Geopoliticus - April 26, 2013
al Qaeda doesn’t follow its own lessons learned! - Geopoliticus - March 5, 2013
Why al Qaeda Needs Donations More Than Ransoms - Geopoliticus - February 12, 2013
Are today’s al Qaeda offshoots following Bin Laden’s vision? - Geopoliticus - January 30, 2013

In the news

FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on SLATE - Scholars in the News - October 25, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in The Hill - Scholars in the News - October 23, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in WIRED - Scholars in the News - October 19, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Daily Beast - Scholars in the News - September 27, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in USA Today - Scholars in the News - September 21, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Washington Post - Scholars in the News - September 13, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in The Hill - Scholars in the News - August 27, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts on NPR - Scholars in the News - August 25, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured in Wall Street Journal - Scholars in the News - August 23, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on MSNBC - Scholars in the News - August 15, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Bloomberg - Scholars in the News - August 13, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on SLATE - Scholars in the News - August 7, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on NBC News - Scholars in the News - August 5, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Liberty Nation - Scholars in the News - August 4, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on MSNBC - Scholars in the News - August 2, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured in UNODC - Scholars in the News - August 1, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on The Hill - Scholars in the News - August 1, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on News 4 Tucson - Scholars in the News - August 1, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Yahoo News - Scholars in the News - August 1, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured in The Washington Post - Scholars in the News - July 31, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on MSNBC - Scholars in the News - July 31, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on MSNBC - Scholars in the News - July 27, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on WBUR - Scholars in the News - July 25, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on MSNBC - Scholars in the News - July 24, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured in The Washington Post - Scholars in the News - July 24, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured in The New Yorker - Scholars in the News - July 23, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on NPR - Scholars in the News - July 21, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on WIRED - Scholars in the News - July 18, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on MSNBC - Scholars in the News - July 18, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured in Vanity Fair - Scholars in the News - July 18, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on NBC 2 WGRZ - Scholars in the News - July 18, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured in GQ - Scholars in the News - July 17, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Politics USA - Scholars in the News - July 13, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Defense One - Scholars in the News - July 13, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in The Unian - Scholars in the News - July 6, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on PRI - Scholars in the News - June 28, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on WGBH - Scholars in the News - June 26, 2018
FPRI’S Clint Watts Featured on WHYY - Scholars in the News - June 22, 2018
FPRI’S Clint Watts Featured on War On The Rocks - Scholars in the News - June 19, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Bloomberg - Outside Publications - June 18, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Interviewed on The Slate - Scholars in the News - June 12, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on PBS News Hour - Scholars in the News - June 6, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Interviewed on The Lawfare Podcast - Scholars in the News - June 5, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured in The Washington Times - Scholars in the News - June 5, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Wired - Scholars in the News - June 2, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Bloomberg - Scholars in the News - June 1, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Newsweek - Scholars in the News - May 30, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on Innovation & Tech Today - Scholars in the News - May 29, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on MSNBC - Scholars in the News - May 29, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts on MSNBC - Scholars in the News - May 29, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Mother Jones - Scholars in the News - May 23, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in The Daily Beast - Scholars in the News - May 15, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Think Progress - Scholars in the News - May 10, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted on WSB-TV Atlanta - Scholars in the News - May 2, 2018
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in The Atlantic - Scholars in the News - May 1, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in The Atlantic - Scholars in the News - May 1, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in The Atlantic - Scholars in the News - May 1, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Vanity Fair - Scholars in the News - May 1, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Variety - Scholars in the News - April 30, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in NBC News - Scholars in the News - April 19, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in The Atlantic - Scholars in the News - April 10, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in The Huffington Post - Scholars in the News - March 21, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Appeared on a Princeton-Hosted Panel to Discuss the Future of Democracy - Scholars in the News - March 8, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in the Nation on the Overestimation of Russian Influence in the West - Scholars in the News - March 8, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Politico on the Possibility of Russian Meddling in 2018 - Scholars in the News - March 8, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in The Nation - Scholars in the News - March 8, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Politico - Scholars in the News - March 8, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in the Los Angeles Times on Russia’s History of Disinformation - Scholars in the News - February 22, 2018
Fox fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Wired on Russian Disinformation - Scholars in the News - February 21, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed by NPR on Florida Shooting and FBI - Scholars in the News - February 20, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in the Wall Street Journal on Pre-Election Disinformation Campaigns - Scholars in the News - February 20, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Politico on Mueller Indictments - Scholars in the News - February 16, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in the Washington Post on America’s Ability to Combat Disinformation - Scholars in the News - February 16, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in the Washington Post on Russian Disinformation Tactics - Scholars in the News - February 15, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed by MSNBC on Trump’s Use of Classified Information - Scholars in the News - February 14, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Appeared on WHYY to Discuss Nunes Memo - Scholars in the News - February 5, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in The Washington Post on Russian Influence Campaigns - Scholars in the News - January 23, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in The Hill on Russian Twitter Bot Activity - Scholars in the News - January 19, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in the Washington Post on Russian Influence Campaigns - Scholars in the News - January 17, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in The Guardian on New Form of Online Extremism - Scholars in the News - January 17, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted by the BBC on Social Media Anti-Extremism Efforts - Scholars in the News - January 17, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted by CNN on Social Media Efforts to Curtail Foreign Influence - Scholars in the News - January 17, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Wired on Trolls and Twitter Bot Accounts - Scholars in the News - January 5, 2018
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted by NBC News on Russian Interest in Jill Stein - Scholars in the News - December 20, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted on Trump’s Address to FBI National Academy - Uncategorized - December 15, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Slate on Robert Mueller’s Investigation - Scholars in the News - December 12, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in VOA News on Russian Cyberattacks - Scholars in the News - December 11, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in the Atlantic on Flynn’s Testimony - Scholars in the News - December 1, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in Newsweek on Russian Trolls - Scholars in the News - November 18, 2017
Senior Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Rolling Stone on Russian Fake News - Scholars in the News - November 16, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited by NBC News About Russian Trolls - Scholars in the News - November 16, 2017
Clint Watts on Morning Joe – Trump’s Administration - Scholars in the News - November 15, 2017
Clint Watts in The Daily Beast About Russia and Twitter - Scholars in the News - November 7, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Speaks on MSNBC’s Morning Joe about Trump/Russia Relations - Scholars in the News - November 7, 2017
FPRI’s Fox Fellow Watts Cited by Bloomberg on Twitter’s Response to Russian Accounts - Scholars in the News - November 3, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by TIME on Car Attacks - Scholars in the News - November 2, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by NBC’s Think on Russian Propaganda - Scholars in the News - November 2, 2017
Clint Watts in The Verge on Russia’s Social Media Meddling - Scholars in the News - November 1, 2017
Fox Fellow Watts in Vox on NYC Terror Attack - Scholars in the News - November 1, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts on Senate Testimony in CBS News - Scholars in the News - November 1, 2017
FPRI’s Fellow Watts Talks NYC Terror Attack with Megyn Kelly on Today - Scholars in the News - November 1, 2017
FPRI Fellow Clint Watts’ Senate Testimony Transcript Available - Scholars in the News - October 31, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts in The Hill on Google, Russian Probe - Scholars in the News - October 31, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Talks to NPR on Russian Propaganda in Social Media - Scholars in the News - October 29, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts in Daily Beast on Russian Propaganda - Scholars in the News - October 23, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Daily Beast on Trump’s Twitter Activity - Scholars in the News - October 18, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited by Politico on Twitter Ads - Scholars in the News - October 13, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts on Missing Facebook Data by Santa Fe New Mexican - Scholars in the News - October 12, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts in Liberty News Now on Russian Facebook Ads - Scholars in the News - October 9, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts on Russian Social Media Influence – Cited by Daily Beast - Scholars in the News - October 8, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited by The Hill on Russian-Connected Facebook Ads - Scholars in the News - October 8, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts on MSNBC about Russian NSA Hacking - Scholars in the News - October 5, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts in Washington Post on Russia and Facebook Influence - Scholars in the News - October 2, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts in New York Times on Russian Twitter Bots - Scholars in the News - September 28, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Washington Post on Russia, Twitter - Scholars in the News - September 28, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts in the Daily Beast on Russian Twitter Bots - Scholars in the News - September 28, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Politico on Twitter, Russian Probe - Scholars in the News - September 28, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited on Russia by Business Insider - Scholars in the News - September 28, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Fox News on Russian Trolls in NFL Debate - Scholars in the News - September 28, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts in U.S. News on Russian Trolls and NFL - Scholars in the News - September 27, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Washington Post on Russian Facebook Ads - Scholars in the News - September 25, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Appears on MSNBC’s Morning Joe - Scholars in the News - September 22, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts in Foreign Policy on RT Twitter Activity - Scholars in the News - September 21, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by the Daily Beast on Russian Facebook Presence - Scholars in the News - September 20, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts on Responses to Russian Influence Campaigns - Scholars in the News - September 19, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by WTOP on Russian Election Meddling - Scholars in the News - September 18, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts in Newsweek on Congress Testimony - Scholars in the News - September 13, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Harvard Crimson on Cyber Threats to Democracy - Scholars in the News - September 12, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by New York Times on Russia’s Use of Facebook Ads - Scholars in the News - September 12, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Daily Beast on Russian Involvement in Facebook Ads - Scholars in the News - September 11, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by the New York Times on Russian Election Meddling - Scholars in the News - September 7, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Washington Post on Russian Facebook Propaganda - Scholars in the News - September 6, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Consulted by CNN on Artificial Intelligence - Scholars in the News - September 5, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Washington Post - Scholars in the News - August 30, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited by Snopes on Russia’s Use of Data Analytics - Scholars in the News - August 30, 2017
Clint Watts cited in Washington Post - Scholars in the News - August 29, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts’s Bot-Tracking Website Criticized by Russian-Controlled Sputnik News - Scholars in the News - August 22, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Was Interviewed by NPR on Russian Twitter Bots - Scholars in the News - August 20, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts and Colleagues Launch Hamilton 68 - Scholars in the News - August 15, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Was Quoted by Wired on Russia’s Subversion of Democracy Through Tech - Scholars in the News - August 13, 2017
Clint Watts cited in Wired - Scholars in the News - August 13, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed by the Washington Post on the Trump Administration’s Response to Russian Hackers - Scholars in the News - August 7, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts’ Senate Testimony Quoted in Huffington Post - Scholars in the News - July 31, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in NPR on Russian News and Trump Campaign - Scholars in the News - July 17, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts on Morning Joe Today - Scholars in the News - July 12, 2017
Senior Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed by Politico on Fake News - Scholars in the News - July 12, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in The Daily Beast on U.S.-Russian Relations - Scholars in the News - July 10, 2017
FPRI Fox Fellow Clint Watts appeared on WHYY’s Radio Times to discuss the G20 Summit - Scholars in the News - July 8, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts’ Testimony Quoted in Snopes - Scholars in the News - June 27, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts, Nada Bakos, and Naveed Jamali were all cited by The Daily Beast on Jared Kushner’s Russia Connections - Scholars in the News - May 30, 2017
Clint Watts Interviewed by Snopes on the Seth Rich Conspiracy Theories - Scholars in the News - May 26, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Featured on Slate’s The Gist - Scholars in the News - May 15, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts Featured on NPR’s Morning Edition - Scholars in the News - May 15, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts Interviewed by Atlantic Council on Russian interference - Scholars in the News - May 12, 2017
FPRI’ Clint Watts Featured on Morning Joe - Scholars in the News - May 10, 2017
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited RAND Report “Rolling Back the Islamic State” - Uncategorized - May 2, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts and Bob Murray Quoted in Snopes on Russian Fake News - Scholars in the News - May 2, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts and Mitchell Orenstein Quoted in Snopes on Russian Interference in the U.S. Election - Scholars in the News - May 2, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts: Senate Testimony (April 27) and Post-Testimony Media Appearances - Scholars in the News - April 27, 2017
FPRI Senior Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in The Washington Post on Russia - Scholars in the News - April 21, 2017
FPRI Senior Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Philly.com on Trump and Russian disinformation schemes - Scholars in the News - April 21, 2017
Clint Watts Quoted in Vanity Fair on Trump and Putin - Scholars in the News - April 11, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Huffington Post on Electronics Ban - Scholars in the News - April 11, 2017
FPRI Senior Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Wired - Scholars in the News - April 11, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts and Nada Bakos Appeared on Intercepted Podcast - Scholars in the News - March 1, 2017
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Appeared on BBC Radio 4 - Scholars in the News - March 1, 2017
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in Wall Street Journal on Sebastian Gorka - Scholars in the News - March 1, 2017
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted on CNN - Scholars in the News - February 2, 2017
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted by Fox News - Scholars in the News - January 30, 2017
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Time - Scholars in the News - January 30, 2017
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in International Business Times on Russia’s Information War - Scholars in the News - December 29, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in Reuters on Russian Disinformation - Scholars in the News - December 21, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed by WHYY’s Radio Times - Scholars in the News - December 14, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed on CSPAN - Scholars in the News - December 7, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted on CNN - Scholars in the News - December 2, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Washington Post - Scholars in the News - November 30, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in The Washington Post - Scholars in the News - November 28, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in NewsMax - Scholars in the News - October 31, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in Business Insider - Scholars in the News - October 31, 2016
What to Read by FPRI on Iraq, Syria, and ISIS - FPRI News - October 27, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in National Security Critical Issues Task Force - Scholars in the News - October 19, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Served as a Guest on Buzzfeed’s “No One Knows Anything” Podcast - Scholars in the News - October 19, 2016
FPRI’s Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Business Insider - Scholars in the News - September 27, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed at ITC World Summit - Scholars in the News - September 15, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in Business Insider - Scholars in the News - August 30, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Business Insider - Scholars in the News - August 25, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in FactCheck - Scholars in the News - August 11, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Appears on BBC America - Scholars in the News - August 2, 2016
FPRI’s Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in Western Journal - Scholars in the News - July 29, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in Business Insider - Scholars in the News - July 28, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in Huffington Post - Scholars in the News - July 28, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in The Globe and Mail - Scholars in the News - July 15, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in Malay Mail Online - Scholars in the News - July 8, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited by The National - Scholars in the News - July 6, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in Vox - Scholars in the News - July 5, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in Business Insider - Scholars in the News - July 5, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watt’s Quoted in The Washington Times on Islamic State - Scholars in the News - July 5, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Explores Where the ISIS Fight is Heading on MSNBC Live - Scholars in the News - June 30, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Discusses the Effects of “Cascading Terrorism” on Morning Joe - Scholars in the News - June 29, 2016
FPRI Names its New Cohort of Robert A. Fox Fellows - FPRI News - June 15, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Huffington Post on the Reactions to Orlando - Scholars in the News - June 14, 2016
Three FPRI Senior Fellows Cited in International Security - Scholars in the News - May 1, 2016
Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Discusses al-Shabaab in an Interview on PBS Newshour - Scholars in the News - April 22, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Cited in World Magazine - Scholars in the News - April 13, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in UPI - Scholars in the News - April 6, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Senate Committee Testimony Quoted in U.S. News - Scholars in the News - April 5, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quote in Military Times about Potential Terrorist Targets - Scholars in the News - April 5, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts interviewed on WBUR about Attacks in Brussels - Scholars in the News - April 1, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed by NJOHSP - Scholars in the News - April 1, 2016
FPRI Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in War on the Rocks - Scholars in the News - March 31, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Opposing Views on ISIS’ Brutal Tactics - Scholars in the News - March 2, 2016
FPRI Fox Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed on NPR About the Differences between Paris and San Bernardino - Scholars in the News - February 12, 2016
FPRI Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted by Philly.com about ISIS-Inspired Attack on Philadelphia Police Officer - Scholars in the News - February 5, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Fox News Article on ISIS’ Internal Struggles - Scholars in the News - January 12, 2016
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Time Magazine on ISIS vs. al Qaeda Rivalry - Scholars in the News - November 24, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in The Atlantic on ISIS - Scholars in the News - November 23, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Omaha World Herald on France’s Foreign Fighter Problem - Scholars in the News - November 22, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited by FoxNews on ISIS’ Baby Boom - Scholars in the News - October 5, 2015
FPRI Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted on Recruiting Tactics used by ISIS - Scholars in the News - August 11, 2015
FPRI Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted on 2015 Jihad Terror Cases - Scholars in the News - August 4, 2015
FPRI Fox Fellow, Clint Watts, Quoted on Children and ISIS - Scholars in the News - July 21, 2015
New FPRI Fox Fellow, Clint Watts, on the U.S. Countering ISIS Propaganda - Scholars in the News - July 13, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Vox Article on Released Bin Laden Documents - Scholars in the News - May 21, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in the Daily Beast on Released Bin Laden Documents - Scholars in the News - May 20, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Appears on the Loopcast Podcast Discussing CVE - Scholars in the News - March 1, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Interviewed on CNN about Terrorists’ Use of Social Media - Scholars in the News - February 27, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited at Length in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Combatting ISIS - Scholars in the News - February 22, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered about Terrorists’ Use of Social Media - Scholars in the News - January 29, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Provides Advice for France in its War on Terror at War on the Rocks - Scholars in the News - January 27, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in Financial Times on the “Rise of the Armchair Terrorist Tracker” - Scholars in the News - January 15, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in Catholic Online on Threat of Lone-Wolf Terrorism - Scholars in the News - January 14, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Voice of America on Arab Foreign Fighters - Scholars in the News - January 13, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Newsmax’s on Jihadists’ Use of Cyber-Recruiting - Scholars in the News - January 13, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in International Business Times on “Broad-Based Jihad” - Scholars in the News - January 12, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in Slate on ISIS-al-Qaida Connection - Scholars in the News - January 12, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Buzzfeed on Hostage Taker’s Allegiance To ISIS - Scholars in the News - January 11, 2015
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in Washington Post on Unconventional Warfare, IS, and the West - Scholars in the News - December 2, 2014
FPRI’s Clint Watts Interviewed on ABC World News about the Terrorist Attack in Canada - Scholars in the News - October 22, 2014
FPRI’s Clint Watts Profiled in the Boston Globe as New Breed of Jihadi Hunter - Scholars in the News - October 2, 2014
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Vox.com on Westerners Joining ISIS - Scholars in the News - September 8, 2014
FPRI’s Clint Watts Interviewed on NPR about ISIS’s Use of Social Media - Scholars in the News - September 6, 2014
FPRI’s Clint Watts Has his Blog on al Shabaab Cited in the Global Post - Scholars in the News - September 4, 2014
FPRI’s Barak Mendelsohn and Clint Watts Quoted in The Hill on ISIS’ Propaganda Machine - Scholars in the News - September 4, 2014
FPRI’s Clint Watts Cited in the Huffington Post on al Shabab - Scholars in the News - September 3, 2014
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in Daily Beast Article on ISIS’ Use of Social Media - Scholars in the News - August 31, 2014