Steven Emerson

Steven Emerson
Steven Emerson is considered one of the leading authorities on Islamic extremist networks, financing and operations. He serves as the Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, a non-profit organization that serves one of the world's largest storehouses of archival data and intelligence on Islamic and Middle Eastern terrorist groups. Emerson and his staff frequently provide briefings to U.S. government and law enforcement agencies, members of Congress and congressional committees, and print and electronic media on terrorist financing and operational networks of Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the rest of the worldwide Islamic militant spectrum. Since 9-11, Emerson has been interviewed frequently on all the major television networks and in the national and international print media. The website of the Investigative Project on Terrorism, which was started in September 2007, is now considered one of the top counter-terrorism websites in the world and can be accessed at www.investigativeproject.org. Emerson launched The Investigative Project on Terrorism in 1995, following the November 1994 broadcast of his documentary film, "Jihad in America," on public television. The film exposed clandestine operations of militant Islamic terrorist groups on American soil. For the film, Emerson received numerous awards including the George Polk Award for best television documentary, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism. He also received the top prize from the Investigative Reporters and Editors Organization (IRE) for best investigative report in both print and television for the documentary. The award from IRE was the fourth he had received from that group. The documentary, which was featured on 60 Minutes, has become standard viewing for federal law enforcement and intelligence organizations. Emerson is recognized as one of the first terrorism experts to have testified and warned about the threat of Islamic militant networks operating in the United States and their connections worldwide. In a pioneering congressional testimony delivered in 1998, he specifically warned about the threat of Osama Bin Laden's network. Nearly every one of the terrorist suspects and groups first identified in his 1994 film have been indicted, convicted, or deported since 9-11. Emerson is the author or co-author of six books on terrorism and national security, including: "Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the U.S." (Prometheus, 2006) "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us" (The Free Press, 2002) "Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West" (Villard Books /Random House, 1991) "The Fall of Pan Am 103: Inside the Lockerbie Investigation" (Putnam's Sons, 1990) "Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era" (Putnam's Sons, 1988) "The American House of Saud: The Secret Petrodollar Connection" (Franklin Watts, 1985) Prior to starting the Investigative Project on Terrorism, Emerson worked as a correspondent for CNN and previously as a senior editor at US News and World Report. His first job in Washington DC in 1977 was as a staff researcher for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has a BA and MA from Brown University and once ran a marathon in 2 hours, 59 minutes, a feat he was never able to repeat again.

ARTICLES BY: Steven Emerson

April 21, 2016 6:37 am

Report: German Refugee Program Money Given to Hezbollah Operatives

Hezbollah activists continue to operate freely in Germany and serve as senior employees of a German government-funded theater project intended to aid refugees in the country,...

April 19, 2016 6:55 am

Discovery of Terror Tunnel Shows Hamas Still Targeting Innocent Israelis

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) discovered a cross-border tunnel leading into Israel from the Gaza Strip, proving that Hamas maintains an underground terrorist infrastructure dedicated...

April 19, 2016 6:49 am

Palestinians Openly Praise Jerusalem Bus Bombing

Palestinian factions from across the political spectrum are celebrating the latest terrorist bombing of a Jerusalem bus on Monday afternoon. An explosive device planted on the bus wounded 21...

April 14, 2016 6:41 am

Report Suggests That Radical Islamists Are Infiltrating German Military to Receive Training

A growing number of Islamist radicals are infiltrating Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, with an estimated 30 former soldiers later joining international terrorist organizations, reports the German press...

April 13, 2016 6:26 am

Appellate Court Hears Arguments in Palestinian Authority Terror Civil Suit

The fate of a $655 million judgment against the Palestinian Authority (PA) is now in the hands of a Federal appellate court. Judges at New York's...

April 12, 2016 6:55 am

Hamas Slams Palestinian Authority for Stopping Terror Attack Against Israel

Hamas criticized the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Monday for coordinating with Israel, after the PA arrested three suspected terrorists prior to an imminent attack targeting Israelis. "The cooperation between...

April 8, 2016 2:30 am

Bangladeshi Writer Who Criticized Islamic Extremists Is Executed

Another secular writer has been murdered in a hacking attack in Bangladesh. Nazimuddin Samad, a law student, was walking home in Dhaka on Wednesday when four masked men...

April 7, 2016 6:50 am

Abbas Calls for Peace Talks Yet Denies Israel’s Right to Exist

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas continues to deny Israel's right to exist by referring to the entire Jewish State as an "occupation," reports Palestinian Media Watch. "We...

April 5, 2016 7:10 am

UK School Promotes Radical Islam, Antisemitism and Jihad

A private Islamic school in the United Kingdom is propagating radical Islam, promoting antisemitic propaganda, and teaching that British customs are prohibited, Sky News reports. In a...

April 5, 2016 6:15 am

US Seizes More Iranian Weapons at Sea

A US naval vessel intercepted a large Iranian weapons shipment, seizing massive quantities of arms and sophisticated weaponry destined for Yemen, the Pentagon announced on Monday. The...

April 3, 2016 6:29 pm

The International Media Bias Against Israel Is Beyond the Pale

The willful blindness of the Western media and intellectual elites to Palestinian incitement and their hyper-focus on any incident they can use to portray Israel...

April 1, 2016 7:48 am

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Missiles More Important Than Negotiations

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proclaimed that the Islamic Republic would prioritize its missile program over negotiations, Fox News reports. "Those who say the future is in negotiations,...

March 29, 2016 6:45 am

UK Foreign Aid Funds Palestinian Terror

United Kingdom foreign aid directly finances Palestinian terrorists responsible for killing Israelis, including the planners of suicide bombings, according to a Daily Mail investigation. The investigation reaffirms that...

March 24, 2016 6:00 am

Questions Remain Over US ‘Ransom Payment’ to Iran

The Obama administration paid $1.7 billion to Iran following three years of secret negotiations involving "decades-old legal disputes," according to a State Department letter obtained by the Washington...