Thomas Joscelyn
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Thomas Joscelyn
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Thomas Joscelyn
New York, U.S.
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| Occupation | Senior fellow at JustSecurity.org |
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| Subjects | Counterterrorism, political science |
| Notable work | Final Report of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack |
Thomas Joscelyn (born 1976)[1] is an American counterterrorism expert. He leads the Civil Defense Institute, a nonpartisan investigative research group launched in September 2026.[2] He also is an executive editor at JustSecurity.org, an initiative of the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law.[3] As a former senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Joscelyn founded and was a senior editor for FDD's Long War Journal, a publication dealing with counterterrorism and related issues.[4] He has served as a trainer for the FBI Counterterrorism Division, as well as being a principal author of the final report for the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.[5][6]
Joscelyn's work has been published in publications including The New York Times,[7] Politico,[8] The Daily Beast,[9] and The Weekly Standard. He has also been cited by The Washington Post,[10] The Associated Press, Reuters,[11] USA Today, and Time.[12] In 2023, he was featured in an interview on 60 Minutes.[13]
Career
Joscelyn previously worked as an economist before shifting to foreign policy, co-authoring a seminal study on the economics of thoroughbred horse racing.[14] He became acquainted with Liz Cheney during the 2000s, causing him to later be introduced to other members of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack and eventually get hired to help write the final report published on December 22, 2022.[15]
Works
| Title | Year | Publisher | ISBN |
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| What President Obama Doesn't Know About Guantanamo | 2010 | Encounter Books | 978-1-594-03502-9 |
| Enemies Near and Far: How Jihadist Groups Strategize, Plan, and Learn | 2022 | Columbia University Press | 978-0-231-19524-9 |
References
- ^ a b Joscelyn, Thomas (2010). What President Obama Doesn't Know About Guantanamo. Encounter Books. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-594-03502-9.
- ^ "Palantir's CHC Institute gala blowup". Politico. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- ^ "Masthead". JustSecurity.org. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
- ^ Thomas Joscelyn. "Thomas Joscelyn". Long War Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ U.S. Congress (September 19, 2019). "Thomas Joscelyn Biography" (PDF). Congress.gov. U.S. Government. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Tom Joscelyn". PBS Frontline. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Thomas Joscelyn; Bill Roggio (October 21, 2015). "Are We Losing Afghanistan Again?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "I Helped Write the Jan. 6 Committee Report. Here's What Tucker Carlson Left Out". Politico. March 10, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Thomas Joscelyn. "Author Page". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Dan Lamothe (February 10, 2018). "Bombing of Chinese separatists in Afghanistan is a sign of how Trump's war there has changed". The Washington Post.
- ^ Sanjeev Miglani (June 30, 2016). "Home-grown militants and ex-major behind Bangladesh attacks, police say". Reuters.
- ^ Kimberly Dozier (June 1, 2020). "Defying Trump's Landmark Peace Deal, Taliban Continues to Back Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, UN Report Says". Time.
- ^ "Jan. 6 Committee staffer debunks the Ray Epps conspiracy theory" (video). 60 Minutes. April 23, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "TIF Special Report: Racing Not Only For (the) Elite". Racing Think Tank. July 21, 2020.
- ^ Destiny (October 22, 2024). Chatting with the primary author of the January 6th Report.