The Hunt: How do extremist groups attract everyday people to commit acts of terrorism?

WASHINGTON — How do terrorist sympathizers get radicalized in the first place?

In this week’s edition of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Nikita Malik, a senior research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society in London, says the internet and real-life scenarios provide multiple opportunities.

April 25, 2024 | Extremist messages — not just online (Nikita Malik speaks with WTOP's J.J. Green )
J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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