The cover of The Journal of Global Security Studies appears on the left. Along the bottom, the journal’s homepage (https://academic.oup.com/jogss) and Bluesky handle (@journalofgss.bsky.social) are shown in white text on a navy-blue background. The main image depicts a hand casting a vote, overlaid with the article title and author: “Voting for Violence: Security Vacuums and Armed Party Support” by Mary Beth Altier.

🗳️ How do armed groups win votes in democracies?

📖 @marybethaltier.bsky.social’s research shows they thrive in security vacuums – when people see the state as unable (or unwilling) to protect them, and turn instead to alternative sources of governance.

🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

👩‍⚖️ Excited to kick off our 5th consulting practicum project with the Manhattan DA! This year NYU CGA Master's students will be investigating the links between #transnational #crime networks and #terrorism with an emphasis on activities that involve or pass through New York City.

🖇️ My article is out in the Journal of Global Security Studies. The study examines how armed groups win over voters in developed democracies where the state maintains territorial control & continues providing services.
🙏Many thanks to all who supported this research over the years. 🔗 bit.ly/4mXZZe2

✈️ Just back from 11 amazing days with NYU CGA Masters' students on a Global Field Intensive to #Ireland 🇮🇪 & the #UK🇬🇧

📝Students studied the conditions under which extremism & violence thrive in democracies & efforts to build more representative and effective security & governance institutions.

Fun times, good people, fascinating discussions. From my recent @isanet.bsky.social panel on deradicalization with @marybethaltier.bsky.social, @lilianadevia.bsky.social, Clark MacCauley, and Emy Matesan 😊

Kicking off our 10th annual #ISCNE with @us_awc! Students from NYU's Center for Global Affairs & International Relations Masters' programs are negotiating a crisis in Central Asia representing delegations from #India🇮🇳 #Kazakhstan🇰🇿 #Russia🇷🇺 #China🇨🇳 #Uzbekistan🇺🇿 #Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬 & #Tajikistan🇹🇯

Proud of these NYU Center for Global Affairs Masters' students who last semester researched how violent extremists & other malicious actors may harness AI as part of DA'sDistrict Attorney's Office. Also spent a good bit of time looking at AI detection tools. Plan to share the report more widely soon

Excited to see today's @nytimes.com article on the State Dept's GEC pre-empting a Russian disinfo campaign in Latin America (nyti.ms/3Qxylac). Last spring our NYU Center for Global Affairs grad students mapped the disinfo & malign influence landscape as part of a consulting practicum for the GEC