Nationalist militia groups like the Oath Keepers have changed over the last several years – especially since the Capitol attack – in a few important ways, generally becoming more extreme.
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A lot of the fighting in Ukraine is being done by non-state militias, some with a chequered history.
A scholar of militia movements describes the ‘peculiar’ – and erroneous – principles that right-wing militias subscribe to, including believing themselves to be defenders of the Bill of Rights.
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Director of Research, Academic Development and Innovation at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, Middlebury College
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PhD Candidate and Tutor in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University