兰德-打击美国军队中的暴力极端主义（英）-2021.10.pdf

Research Report C O R P O R A T I O N TODD C. HELMUS, HANNAH JANE BYRNE, KING MALLORY Countering Violent Extremism in the U.S. Military ollowing the riot on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, reports began to emerge of the seemingly disproportionate role played by current and former members of the U.S. military. Most recent data suggest that 12 percent of those arrested and charged with participation in the riot were current or former members of the U.S. military (Milton and Mines, 2021). In F addition, two members of the U.S. Army National Guard contingent charged with protecting the Capitol and the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden were removed from duty specifically for KEY FINDINGS ■ A plan to counter violent extremism using a terrorism prevention framework might offer the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) a way to address current forms of extremism in the ranks. ■ The terrorism prevention framework is derived from a model that highlights how different audiences are drawn into extremist beliefs and groups in three phases. ■ Early phase interventions are directed at a vulnerable population, or one that is in the early phases of radicalization; middle phase interventions seek to influence those who are already radicalized and possibly becoming violent; and finally, late phase interventions seek to redi- rect individuals who are in the midst of planning violent activities or have already done so. ■ Specific terrorism prevention initiatives could be considered and adapted by DoD. ■ A review of related programs and initiatives suggests that there are early and middle phase initiatives that might be helpful in countering white nationalism and other forms of right-wing extremism (RWE) going forward. ■ Early phase initiati