Anne Speckhard
@annespeckhard.bsky.social
CEO/Founder International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE), Retired Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. I have interviewed over 800 terrorists, violent extremists, their family members.
For those not in the know, the white hand is a symbol of a Nazi salute that will dominate or win over black power. Horrible that it's being, hopefully unknowingly, promoted by Walmart.
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
For those not in the know, the white hand is a symbol of a Nazi salute that will dominate or win over black power. Horrible that it's being, hopefully unknowingly, promoted by Walmart.
World premiere of Kevin lee’s documentary Afterlives in Lisbon which features ICSVE’s Breaking the ISIS Brand work! It was well received at the festival! Now on to London!
October 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
World premiere of Kevin lee’s documentary Afterlives in Lisbon which features ICSVE’s Breaking the ISIS Brand work! It was well received at the festival! Now on to London!
Just finished my talk on the lethal cocktail of terrorism at Trends in Abu Dhabi!
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Just finished my talk on the lethal cocktail of terrorism at Trends in Abu Dhabi!
Trends in Abu Dhabi today!
September 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Trends in Abu Dhabi today!
But long and short of it is, we've decided to rise above it all and continue on bringing good trainings to our following around the world. It was fun today and we had a good group. Stand by for our next one...
July 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
But long and short of it is, we've decided to rise above it all and continue on bringing good trainings to our following around the world. It was fun today and we had a good group. Stand by for our next one...
And we lost our funding under the Trump administration despite addressing hate crimes occurring in university campus protests...
July 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And we lost our funding under the Trump administration despite addressing hate crimes occurring in university campus protests...
They (YouTube) confuse our extremely successful and well-lauded videos in 22 languages using terrorists to speak against their groups say ing we are violating community guidelines, as if we are promoting not fighting terrorist and violent extremist content..ugh.
July 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
They (YouTube) confuse our extremely successful and well-lauded videos in 22 languages using terrorists to speak against their groups say ing we are violating community guidelines, as if we are promoting not fighting terrorist and violent extremist content..ugh.
We started our ICSVE virtual trainings up today again after a rather long break which followed enduring a hack on all our websites, although I'm happy to say ICSVE.org is back up! But still waiting for Google to put our Youtube channel back up --
July 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We started our ICSVE virtual trainings up today again after a rather long break which followed enduring a hack on all our websites, although I'm happy to say ICSVE.org is back up! But still waiting for Google to put our Youtube channel back up --
Although this is why our Youtube channel is currently down - the machine mistakes us for actual terrorists vs. speaking against them!
July 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Although this is why our Youtube channel is currently down - the machine mistakes us for actual terrorists vs. speaking against them!
Dr. Bruce White speaking for ICSVE today. We can’t just talk back to identity based disinformation… which is one of the reasons at ICSVE we used actual terrorists from ISIS, al Shabaab and violent extremists to talk back about their groups and why their propaganda was false.
July 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Dr. Bruce White speaking for ICSVE today. We can’t just talk back to identity based disinformation… which is one of the reasons at ICSVE we used actual terrorists from ISIS, al Shabaab and violent extremists to talk back about their groups and why their propaganda was false.
Dr. Bruce White speaking for ICSVE today. This is exactly what we at ICSVE found in our hundreds of research interviews with terrorists and violent extremists - that they often joined because it gave them a sense of belonging, significance and purpose…
July 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Dr. Bruce White speaking for ICSVE today. This is exactly what we at ICSVE found in our hundreds of research interviews with terrorists and violent extremists - that they often joined because it gave them a sense of belonging, significance and purpose…
Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim friends and colleagues, wishing you all peace, joy and all the blessings Allah can bestow upon you.
June 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim friends and colleagues, wishing you all peace, joy and all the blessings Allah can bestow upon you.
Enjoying the Qatari interfaith iftar tonight!
March 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Enjoying the Qatari interfaith iftar tonight!
Taking part in the Women in Faith in Peacebuilding Women from Mali, Nigeria, Indonesia, all discussing how religion is twisted by those with political and power aims and how to counter it with teaching the people what Islam, Christianity etc actually say. Mirrors our deradicalization work at ICSVE
March 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Taking part in the Women in Faith in Peacebuilding Women from Mali, Nigeria, Indonesia, all discussing how religion is twisted by those with political and power aims and how to counter it with teaching the people what Islam, Christianity etc actually say. Mirrors our deradicalization work at ICSVE
Just finished our presentation (with Steve Hassan) on Deradicalization as it Relates to the Forensic Setting for Harvard Program in Psychiatry and the Law. Carefully crafted approaches that take the psychosocial surround and the needs of the individual into account can provide deradicalization.
March 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just finished our presentation (with Steve Hassan) on Deradicalization as it Relates to the Forensic Setting for Harvard Program in Psychiatry and the Law. Carefully crafted approaches that take the psychosocial surround and the needs of the individual into account can provide deradicalization.
Lecturing on ISIS and information warfare for Amy Austin Holmes disinformation class at the Bush School tonight. I met Amy in Kobani in Syria! (She’s a badass!)
March 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Lecturing on ISIS and information warfare for Amy Austin Holmes disinformation class at the Bush School tonight. I met Amy in Kobani in Syria! (She’s a badass!)
Lecturing at national defense university today on ISIS and information warfare. It was fun especially finding my reserved parking spot, ha ha!
March 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Lecturing at national defense university today on ISIS and information warfare. It was fun especially finding my reserved parking spot, ha ha!
Ramadan Kareem to all our Muslim friends, colleagues and neighbors. Praying for peace in the Middle East and beyond...
February 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ramadan Kareem to all our Muslim friends, colleagues and neighbors. Praying for peace in the Middle East and beyond...
I'm joining the economic blackout today to let our leaders know we the people do not support oligarchy or disrespect of our federal workers or dismantling of our rights.
February 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I'm joining the economic blackout today to let our leaders know we the people do not support oligarchy or disrespect of our federal workers or dismantling of our rights.
My interview in English and Arabic about militant jihadists, ISIS, Moroccan returnees, etc. clt1716252.bmeurl.co/122D5C7C
February 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My interview in English and Arabic about militant jihadists, ISIS, Moroccan returnees, etc. clt1716252.bmeurl.co/122D5C7C
This is not fake and it shows how dangerous he is that he calls himself a king!
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is not fake and it shows how dangerous he is that he calls himself a king!
Dc protest today
February 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dc protest today
No kings 50 states protest today in dc! Stand up for democracy Americans!
February 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
No kings 50 states protest today in dc! Stand up for democracy Americans!
Happy Valentine's Day! Hope your day is filled with love, laughter and maybe even some chocolate (Belgian of course!)
February 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! Hope your day is filled with love, laughter and maybe even some chocolate (Belgian of course!)
Just saw this excellent movie about fascism in Brazil in the 70's. While I'm not suggesting it could happen here, yet, it's an instructive tale...
February 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Just saw this excellent movie about fascism in Brazil in the 70's. While I'm not suggesting it could happen here, yet, it's an instructive tale...