For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

Home / Media mentions / Two years since Jan 6 Capitol riot, extremist groups continue to find common ground to move forward

Media Mentions

January 6, 2023

Two years since Jan 6 Capitol riot, extremist groups continue to find common ground to move forward

ISD Senior Research Manager Jared Holt spoke to USA Today about the state of extremism in the US on the two-year anniversary of the Capitol riot.

“Things are constantly evolving in the extremist landscape — it’s a fluid threat, not a static one,” he said. “When power vacuums open up, whether that is a major figure going down, or somebody going to jail or a group breaking up, there’s always somebody standing out there ready to step into that vacuum.”

The full article is available on USA Today.

ISD Contributors

Jared Holt
Senior Research Manager