Sam Westrop is a TPPF Senior Fellow and one of the nation’s foremost experts on Islamist extremism and radicalization to focus on the growing challenges facing the state.

Westrop has led the Middle East Forum’s Islamist Watch project since 2017 and previously founded Stand for Peace, a London-based counter-extremism organization that monitored Islamist movements throughout the United Kingdom, advising journalists, government ministers, and documentary-makers on extremism, radicalization, and terror.

His work has appeared in publications including National Review, The Hill, and National Post, and he has been a featured voice on the BBC, Al Jazeera, and numerous other broadcast outlets.