| Thomas Joscelyn | |
| Birth Name: | Thomas Joscelyn |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | New York, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies |
| Subject: | Counterterrorism, political science |
| Notable Works: | Final Report of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack |
Thomas Joscelyn (born 1976)[1] is an American counterterrorism expert and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Joscelyn founded and has previously worked as a senior editor for FDD's Long War Journal, a publication dealing with counterterrorism and related issues.[2] He has served as a trainer for the FBI Counterterrorism Division, as well as being a principal author of the final report for the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.[3] [4]
Joscelyn's work has been published in publications including The New York Times,[5] Politico,[6] The Daily Beast,[7] and The Weekly Standard. He has also been cited by The Washington Post,[8] The Associated Press, Reuters,[9] USA Today, and Time.[10] In 2023, he was featured in an interview on 60 Minutes.[11]
Joscelyn previously worked as an economist before shifting to foreign policy, co-authoring a seminal study on the economics of thoroughbred horse racing.[12] He became acquainted with Liz Cheney during the 2000s, causing him to later be introduced to other members of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack and eventually get hired to help write the final report published on December 22, 2022.[13]
| Title | Year | Publisher | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What President Obama Doesn't Know About Guantanamo | ||||
| Enemies Near and Far: How Jihadist Groups Strategize, Plan, and Learn |