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Inside the Terrorist Mind Webcast

Understanding what motivates today's terrorists

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After the attack of September 11th, the United States has spent billions of dollars to analyze and dissolve terrorist groups on a global scale. However, to be able to track down organizations such as Al Qaeda, one must understand the complexity of an individual's motivation to join. With the multitude of terrorist cells in the world, how do the United States and counterterrorist organizations classify these combatants in the context of their radical ideologies?

Watch American Military University's recorded webcast for an in-depth analysis of the terrorist mind and how the culture of terrorism fits into the rest of the civilized world. Our panelists covered topics including:

  • Root causes of terrorism
  • Variations and history of terrorism
  • Views on why individuals join
  • The complexity of motivation
  • Where do we go from here?

This webcast also included a Q&A session with the speakers.

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Speaker Profiles 

Elana Masters

Elena Mastors, Ph.D.
Program Director of Graduate Intelligence and National Security Studies at AMU

Dr. Elena Mastors is an expert on political psychology as it pertains to conflict, terrorism and political leadership. She writes frequently on understanding leaders and group dynamics from a political-psychological perspective. Dr. Mastors has published on the subjects of conflict and armed groups. Her most recent books include Introduction to Political Psychology, The Lesser Jihad: Recruits and the al-Qaida Network, and Breaking al-Qaeda. Read more...

   Joseph Campos

Joseph Campos II, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor at AMU

Dr. Joseph Campos II completed his Ph.D. in spring 2005.  He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor for AMU and is an Associate Graduate faculty member of the Departments of Political Science, Honors Program, and Peace Institute at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. In August 2007 he published The State and Terrorism: National Security Discourse and the Mobilization of Power with Ashgate Publishing.  This manuscript focused on the role of national security discourse exposing the ways in which the state addresses acts of terrorism. Read more...