Extremism scholar: Capitol attack ‘wasn’t just a one-off’
14 January 2022 |
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Extremism scholar Cynthia Miller-Idriss talks to DW’s Brent Goff on “The Day” about the probability of future challenges to US democracy. Miller-Idriss notes that online communication has exposed more people to radical views and that counterterrorism strategies lag behind.
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