Simon Cottee

Simon Cottee is a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Kent and a contributing writer for The Atlantic.

Terrorists Are Still Among Us. Can Brain Scans Expose Them?

A deadly attack in France reminds us the threat remains real. Sadly, brain-scan research tells us little about the real world of terrorism and political violence.

Simon Cottee

INCUBATING TERROR

The Sinister ISIS Plan for Women and Children

Women have never been equal players in the so-called Islamic State, but its very future now depends on them.

Mia Bloom