Carolyn Forbes is assistant director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University, which advances research and education on the dynamics of religion and conflict in global affairs.
How does a new tool for social media analysis offer insights into the drivers of and solutions to violent extremism? Michele Piercey, director of Chemonics' Conflict and Crisis Practice, and Arizona State University's Carolyn Forbes and Hasan Davulcu explore the impact in this guest column.