TY - BOOK ID - 78629086 TI - Trends in the draw of Americans to foreign terrorist organizations from 9/11 to today AU - Williams, Heather J. AU - Chandler, Nathan AU - Robinson, Eric PY - 2018 SN - 1977401406 9781977401403 9781977401335 1977401333 PB - Santa Monica, California : RAND Coporation, DB - UniCat KW - Terrorists KW - Criminals KW - Recruiting KW - IS (Organization) KW - Qaida (Organization) KW - ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) KW - ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) KW - Daech KW - Daeş KW - Daesh KW - Daʻiş KW - Dāʻish KW - Daisy KW - Dâʼisy al-ʻIrāq wa-asy-Syâm KW - Daulah Islamiyah Iraq dan Syam KW - Dawlah al-Islāmīyah KW - Dawlah al-Islāmiyah fi al-'Irāq wa-al-Shām KW - ES KW - Estado Islâmico KW - Estado Islâmico do Iraque KW - Estado Islâmico do Iraque e da Síria KW - Estado Islâmico do Iraque e Síria KW - IGIL KW - IŞİD KW - Islamic State KW - Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham KW - Islamic State of Iraq and Syria KW - Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant KW - Islamskoe gosudarstvo Iraka i Levanta KW - ИГИЛ KW - Исламское государство Ирака и Леванта KW - داعش KW - دولة الإسلامية KW - دولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام‎ KW - Qāʻidah (Organization) KW - Quaida (Organization) KW - Al-Qaida (Organization) KW - Qaeda (Organization) KW - International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders KW - Islamic Salvation Foundation KW - Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites KW - Islamic Army for the Preservation of Holy Sites KW - Islamic Army for the Preservation of the Holy Places KW - Al Qaeda (Organization) KW - Al Queda (Organization) KW - Alʹ-Kaida (Organization) KW - Kaida (Organization) KW - R̄ekxirawî Elqaʻîde KW - Elqaʻîde (Organization) KW - تنظيم القاعدة KW - قاعدة (منظمة) KW - Al-Qaedah (Organization) KW - דאעש KW - État islamique UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78629086 AB - This report seeks to better understand why the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been more successful than its predecessor organization, al Qaeda, in recruiting individuals within the United States. The authors consider whether the demographic profile of individuals drawn to foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) has changed over time or whether new groups are more successful appealing to the same segment of the population. They take an expansive approach, analyzing all known cases of U.S. citizens or persons within the United States connected to a FTO with Islamist orientation since September 11, 2001, and use consistent criteria for inclusion and exclusion to identify individuals meeting this definition, and coding multiple demographic variables. They then conduct a quantitative analysis of the entire population, as well as the population broken down by group and by role (i.e., foreign fighters, homegrown violent extremists, etc.). Their findings reveal that the number of U.S. recruits drawn to al Qaeda and its affiliate groups has declined precipitously, commensurate with the ascent of ISIL, and that the average terrorist recruited by ISIL is not only younger and less educated but more likely to be African American/black or Caucasian/white and a U.S.-born citizen. Historically, terrorist recruits were more likely immigrants of Middle Eastern descent. These findings are relevant to U.S. defense, intelligence, and law enforcement officials, as well as to civilian academic and policymaking audiences, who may be unaware of this altered demographic profile, a perception that could bias counterterrorism policy and efforts. ER -