NCITE Insights No. 27 – Terrorist Recruitment, Desired Skills, and AI
On the latest episode of the podcast, Erin sits down with NCITE researcher Evan Perkoski, Ph.D., to discuss his team's research on terrorist recruitment trends.
- published: 2025/03/21
- contact: NCITE Communications
- phone: 4025546423
- email: ncite@unomaha.edu
- search keywords:
- terrorism
- recruitment
- AI
- skills

On this episode of NCITE Insights, Erin sits down with researcher Evan Perkoski, Ph.D., to discuss his team's research on terrorist recruitment trends. They also discuss his upcoming project, funded by Schmidt Futures, which will study how AI is impacting all aspects of terrorist organizations, including their marketing, financial, and training operations. NCITE will aid in the distribution of this research.
Perkoski is an associate professor and director of undergraduate studies of political science at the University of Connecticut.
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