Thomas Joscelyn

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Thomas Joscelyn
BornThomas Joscelyn
1976 (age 4849) [1]
New York, U.S.
OccupationSenior fellow at JustSecurity.org
Subject Counterterrorism, political science
Notable works 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 is a senior fellow at JustSecurity.org, an initiative of the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] [5]

Contents

Joscelyn's work has been published in publications including The New York Times, [6] Politico, [7] The Daily Beast, [8] and The Weekly Standard. He has also been cited by The Washington Post, [9] The Associated Press, Reuters, [10] USA Today, and Time. [11] In 2023, he was featured in an interview on 60 Minutes. [12]

Career

Joscelyn previously worked as an economist before shifting to foreign policy, co-authoring a seminal study on the economics of thoroughbred horse racing. [13] 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. [14]

Works

TitleYearPublisherISBN
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

  1. 1 2 Joscelyn, Thomas (2010). What President Obama Doesn't Know About Guantanamo. Encounter Books. p. 48. ISBN   978-1-594-03502-9.
  2. "Tom Joscelyn". JustSecurity.org. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  3. Thomas Joscelyn. "Thomas Joscelyn". Long War Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  4. U.S. Congress (September 19, 2019). "Thomas Joscelyn Biography" (PDF). Congress.gov. U.S. Government. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  5. "Tom Joscelyn". PBS Frontline. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. Thomas Joscelyn; Bill Roggio (October 21, 2015). "Are We Losing Afghanistan Again?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  7. "I Helped Write the Jan. 6 Committee Report. Here's What Tucker Carlson Left Out". Politico. March 10, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  8. Thomas Joscelyn. "Author Page". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  9. 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.
  10. Sanjeev Miglani (June 30, 2016). "Home-grown militants and ex-major behind Bangladesh attacks, police say". Reuters.
  11. Kimberly Dozier (June 1, 2020). "Defying Trump's Landmark Peace Deal, Taliban Continues to Back Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, UN Report Says". Time.
  12. "Jan. 6 Committee staffer debunks the Ray Epps conspiracy theory" (video). 60 Minutes. April 23, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  13. "TIF Special Report: Racing Not Only For (the) Elite". Racing Think Tank. July 21, 2020.
  14. Destiny (October 22, 2024). Chatting with the primary author of the January 6th Report.