More people are being exposed to violent propaganda online, and the time between seeing such content, recruitment by a terrorist organization, and action is getting shorter. Counter-terrorism today thus must mean limiting the spread of terrorist content.
Issue Brief
June 5, 2026 • 12:35 pm ET
Danielle Cosgrove, Doug Livermore, Erin K. McFee, Morgan Tadych, Timothy “Tito” Torres
Bottom lines up front
The time between radicalization, recruitment and action for would-be terrorists has gotten shorter over the past twenty-five years. AI could further shrink that time—while exposing many more people to terrorist propaganda. Counter-terrorist efforts must be aimed at limiting access to such content in the first place.
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