Thomas Joscelyn

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Thomas Joscelyn
BornThomas Joscelyn
1976 (age 48–49) [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

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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.
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