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Assistant Professor of Political Science

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Max Abrahms In the Media

Max Abrahms for Northeastern

So the US has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. What does that mean to me?

President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the landmark international nuclear deal with Iran, announcing that stringent economic sanctions against Tehran will be reinstated.
- by Greg St. Martin May 11, 2018
The global implications of Trump’s Syria strike

Was the Trump administration’s military strike in Syria a symbolic show of force or something more? According to assistant professor Max Abrahms, a terrorism theorist…
- by Jason Kornwitz April 10, 2017
The terror in Nice and security across the EU

France is reeling from its third major attack in 19 months after a lone terrorist sped a truck into a crowd of people gathered to…
- by John O'Neill July 18, 2016
Faculty experts examine a range of issues in Brussels attacks

The horrific bombings in Brussels on Tuesday have left another European city reeling after a terrorist attack. In the aftermath, we asked an interdisciplinary group…
- by Joe O'Connell March 24, 2016
3Qs: The Islamic State threat and its political impact

Terrorism theorist Max Abrahms explains how the Islamic State group’s reach beyond its centralized area should not come as a surprise, and neither should its…
- by Joe O'Connell December 10, 2015
Northeastern experts analyze recent terror attacks abroad

An interdisciplinary group of five Northeastern faculty experts reacted to and examined last week’s terror attacks in Beirut and Paris at a panel discussion Tuesday…
- by Greg St. Martin November 18, 2015
3Qs: The Charleston massacre and domestic terrorism in America

Max Abrahms says the Charleston massacre is an act of terrorism. Here, the terrorism theorist and Northeastern assistant professor of political science, explains why, and…
- by Matthew McDonald June 22, 2015
Campus forum analyzes Paris attacks

Five Northeastern faculty members participated in an interdisciplinary forum examining January’s attacks in Paris and their place in the larger context of conflicts, terrorism, free…
- by Joe O'Connell March 6, 2015
3Qs: The US response to ISIS

On Monday, the United States launched strategic airstrikes on ISIS targets in parts of Syria and Iraq. It was a move President Obama had no…
- by Joe O'Connell September 25, 2014
3Qs: How long can ISIS survive?

Max Abrahms, a terrorism theorist and assistant professor of political science at Northeastern, explains why the jihadist terrorist group may not have the ability to…
- by Emily Bhatti July 7, 2014