Join Middlebury Institute of International Studies for a free talk by MIIS Professor Jason Blazakis entitled "Branding the Enemy: Terror Lists, Venezuela and the Fight Over 'Antifa'" on Tuesday, April 7, at 5:30pm at Irvine Auditorium in the McCone Building. RSVP here.

About the Talk

Terror lists can be powerful national security tools - or political weapons. This talk explores how designations are made, how evidence is (and isn’t) tested, and what happens when governments push the boundaries of “terrorism” to target opponents or messy political movements.

Using Venezuela and the “Antifa” controversy as anchors, we’ll examine the real-world consequences for law, economic warfare, diplomacy, and civil liberties.

About Jason Blazakis

Jason Blazakis is a professor at MIIS, where he focuses on threat financing, sanctions, violent extremism, and special operations related research. He is also the Director of MIIS’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, where he directs research on domestic terrorism, terrorism finance, recruitment, propaganda and the use of special operations to counter transnational threats.

This event is co-sponsored by the Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation and the Gerry Taylor Seminars Endowment Fund.