Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @TheSoufanCenter
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
156
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-25
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics related to global security, including the self-destructive nature of the US, conferences such as the Global Security Forum 2023, discussions on terrorism and extremism, and the importance of partnerships between governments and private entities. There are also mentions of various individuals and organizations, including The Soufan Center, Ali H. Soufan, Naureen C. Fink, and Colin P. Clarke.
Topic Modeling
- US society and government's ability to handle crises
- Global Security Forum 2023 and related events
- Terrorism and extremism
- Hostage situations and the importance of partnerships
- The work and impact of TheSoufanCenter
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of positive emotions, including pride, gratitude, and excitement, towards the work of @TheSoufanCenter and their events such as the Global Security Forum. The authors appreciate the opportunity to participate and collaborate with experts on important security issues. The tweets also touch on the seriousness of the topics discussed, and express concern about the ability of society and government to handle real crises. Overall, the emotions conveyed in the tweets are positive and optimistic about the work being done towards promoting global security.
Trend Analysis
- Praise for the Global Security Forum 2023, hosted by @TheSoufanCenter
- Discussion of terrorism and extremism trends and policies
- Importance of partnerships and collaboration in addressing security threats
- Critique of US government's handling of crises
- Debate over whether Mexican drug cartels should be designated as terrorist organizations
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
73
Percentage of total tweets
46%
Number of Original tweets
20
Percentage of total tweets
12%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
156
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
56
Percentage of total tweets
35%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
14
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
81
Percentage of total tweets
51%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 81 |
| Twitter Web App | 39 |
| Twitter for Android | 24 |
| Twitter for iPad | 9 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimNasr | Wassim Nasr | @FRANCE24 Veilleur-Analyste & Journaliste النّـــــــــاسُ صِنْفانِ: مَوتَـــى في حَياتِـهِمُ / وآخَرونَ بِـــبَـطْـن الأرضِ أحْــيـــأُ | 127,249 |
| badiucao | 巴丢草 Bad ї ucao | CCP‘s least favorite artist/ Cartoonist for @theage @smh /Activist/Human rights/Anti-racism/ IG @badiucao/ DM for collect original art / https://t.co/EgToBek2u1 | 117,063 |
| maya206 | Maya Mirchandani 🇮🇳 | Journalist, Researcher, Teacher. Forever student. @AshokaUniv. @orfonline. @TheWire_in. proud @NDTV alum. @RedInk_Awards/ @RNGawards/@e4mtweets winner. My views | 77,480 |
| SkinnerPm | Patrick Skinner | this is the most intentional thing I’ll ever do. I’ve made my way from doing stuff overseas to local cop in my home town. I’m a truly terrible twitter follow | 76,603 |
| Ali_H_Soufan | Ali H. Soufan | Former FBI Special Agent | CEO @TheSoufanGroup | Founder @TheSoufanCenter | Author of 'Anatomy of Terror' & 'The Black Banners (Declassified)' @TheBlackBanners | 67,108 |
| SCClemons | Steve Clemons | Founding Editor at Large, @Semafor, Host of 'The Bottom Line' on @AJEnglish. Alum of @TheHill @TheAtlantic & @Quartz Email tips to SCClemons@protonmail.com. | 40,946 |
| p_vanostaeyen | Pieter Van Ostaeyen | Historian & Arabist - PhD candidate @KU_Leuven - Independent Analyst - Visiting fellow @EFDBrussels - editorial board @ICCT_TheHague | 39,393 |
| abaabood | abdullah baabood عبدالله باعبود | Academic specialist in Gulf/Middle East affairs أكاديمي وباحث في شؤون الخليج والشرق الأوسط @waseda_univ @CarnegieMEC @Cambridge_Uni | 37,344 |
| DrJPPham | Dr. J. Peter Pham 🇺🇲 | Distinguished Fellow @AtlanticCouncil, Senior Advisor @TechDiplomacy, former U.S. Ambassador/Special Envoy for the Sahel & Great Lakes Regions of Africa | 31,820 |
| ColinPClarke | Colin P. Clarke | Director of Research @TheSoufanGroup Senior Research Fellow @TheSoufanCenter Editorial board: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism @terpolv Long Beach NY 🇺🇸🇮🇪 | 29,726 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| badiucao | 巴丢草 Bad ї ucao | CCP‘s least favorite artist/ Cartoonist for @theage @smh /Activist/Human rights/Anti-racism/ IG @badiucao/ DM for collect original art / https://t.co/EgToBek2u1 | 16,301 |
| lizditz | (((Liz Ditz))). Mask up, y'all. | Trans rights are human rights. None of us are safe until all of us are safe. Autism: https://t.co/U4E8ZsIxkn My blog: https://t.co/xRMWJcOlSD | 10,819 |
| LucasADWebber | Lucas Webber | Great Power Politics and Transnational Militant Movements. Co-owner/Editor @MilitantWire | 6,698 |
| PegPhillipsCPA | Peg “Cassandra” Phillips 🏳️🌈🌊📚❄️🦋 | She/her - they/them ((Can't #FBR twitter ratio'd)) UU Brain Christian Heart The crazy aunt your mother warns you about (( I block RWNJs )) | 5,718 |
| Bronsays | Bron | Profile headers from my photos and paintings. 🇺🇸 I respect Vets. 🇺🇸 Biden my time. 🇺🇸 No Lists, He/Him, - We the People are in ALL nations! - #VoteBlue | 5,524 |
| JamesFoleyFund | JamesFoleyFoundation | Inspiring Moral Courage One Person at a time: *advocating for the freedom of all American hostages abroad and *promoting the safety of journalists worldwide | 5,238 |
| SCClemons | Steve Clemons | Founding Editor at Large, @Semafor, Host of 'The Bottom Line' on @AJEnglish. Alum of @TheHill @TheAtlantic & @Quartz Email tips to SCClemons@protonmail.com. | 5,019 |
| SimoneR88717010 | @SimonRM_ | Christian, Lawyer, Business person, Parent, Husband & a World Citizen.. | 5,000 |
| Rose_Marie_Holt | 🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏴Fight Covid🌙 | Radiologist, Neuroradiologist, fan of Chemistry, Math, & Science. LWNJ, Pwned daily by Benin #basenjis. Prevent defense is for losers. Oppose #рашизм | 4,999 |
| AnneMuntean | Anne Muntean | #WeAreTheMajority #TheMajority Historian. Life. Fortune. Sacred Honor. Dogs and cats. Coffee. @AnneMuntean | 4,995 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| NaureenCFink | Executive Director @TheSoufanCenter. Cosmopolitan nomad. Former UN, UK & think tanks. Many years on counterterrorism & security, still an optimist. All caveats. | 22 |
| ColinPClarke | Director of Research @TheSoufanGroup Senior Research Fellow @TheSoufanCenter Editorial board: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism @terpolv Long Beach NY 🇺🇸🇮🇪 | 19 |
| Ali_H_Soufan | Former FBI Special Agent | CEO @TheSoufanGroup | Founder @TheSoufanCenter | Author of 'Anatomy of Terror' & 'The Black Banners (Declassified)' @TheBlackBanners | 5 |
| SimNasr | @FRANCE24 Veilleur-Analyste & Journaliste النّـــــــــاسُ صِنْفانِ: مَوتَـــى في حَياتِـهِمُ / وآخَرونَ بِـــبَـطْـن الأرضِ أحْــيـــأُ | 5 |
| ToreRHamming | Author of "Jihadi Politics" @Hurst/OUP | Senior Fellow @ICSR_Centre | PhD @EuropeanUni | Pol Violence & Tech | Digital anthropology & OSINT | Refslund Analytics | 4 |
| SCClemons | Founding Editor at Large, @Semafor, Host of 'The Bottom Line' on @AJEnglish. Alum of @TheHill @TheAtlantic & @Quartz Email tips to SCClemons@protonmail.com. | 4 |
| maya206 | Journalist, Researcher, Teacher. Forever student. @AshokaUniv. @orfonline. @TheWire_in. proud @NDTV alum. @RedInk_Awards/ @RNGawards/@e4mtweets winner. My views | 4 |
| globalcmrpt | The Global Crisis Management Report shares news and resources on global crises. | 3 |
| zschwitzky | Information Defense @limbikinc: enabling brands and governments to proactively defend against disinformation. | 2 |
| GSECForum | The Global Security Forum is an annual conference to address the international community’s leading security challenges. Organized by @thesoufancenter | 2 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1636413053163151362 | Proud to have worked with my friends at @TheSoufanCenter on this #IntelBrief about how self-destructive the US has become. We as a society and government can’t even handle a fake crisis; wait until it’s something truly serious and see what happens. https://t.co/MF62IXVGf2 | 47 |
| 1638933612157636609 | Why Far Right Extremism Needs to Be Designated as Terrorism- I write @thewire_in after an engaging conversation on new trends in the spread of terrorism and violent extremism at the @GSECForum, hosted by @TheSoufanCenter. #remve https://t.co/kYyfMrmiW7 | 9 |
| 1638837810823315458 | My takeaways from a discussion on the threat of & policy responses to #farrightextremism at #GSF23 with @nolairfan @jessmarindavis @bethanjohnson6 moderated by @isikoff. Thank you @TheSoufanCenter for creating space for this important conversation https://t.co/kYyfMrmiW7 | 9 |
| 1639283221371256832 | And I want to give huge thanks for the role @Ali_H_Soufan and his team at @TheSoufanCenter @GSECForum played in giving me the opportunity to interview Rwanda President @PaulKagame not just once, but twice. This enabled me to follow up on the status of Paul Rusesabagina https://t.co/nBp9qxgiht | 9 |
| 1636862166287409153 | What an incredible week it has been at @GSECForum in Doha! A huge thank you to the @TheSoufanCenter team and all our strategic partners for #GSF23 https://t.co/TmhV9Ime0X | 8 |
| 1636672404884709381 | Don’t blur the lines by calling Mexican drug cartels ‘terrorist organizations’ My latest for @latimesopinion @latimes with my friend & @TheSoufanCenter colleague @Jason_Blazakis https://t.co/5Ba5h30WQ1 | 7 |
| 1638560334397964288 | Interview with former Foreign Minister of #BurkinaFaso, Djibril Bassole - highlights discussions at #GSF23 organized by @TheSoufanCenter https://t.co/gDpmzmUlfP | 6 |
| 1636700940836167680 | Like the Olympics, every four years I write about why designating Mexican Drug Cartels as a "terrorist group" is a bad idea. This time, I got to work on a @latimes piece with friend and @TheSoufanCenter colleague @ColinPClarke on: https://t.co/ofEK8fAnEQ | 6 |
| 1637334007489744896 | I have been to many conferences over the years - like a lot - but none as impressive as the Global Security Forum 2023. Thanks to @TheSoufanCenter and @Ali_H_Soufan, @NaureenCFink and @ColinPClarke https://t.co/IriURMsXfV | 5 |
| 1638886104937160707 | Today’s @TheSoufanCenter #IntelBrief on the release of #hostages in West Africa highlights the important role of partnerships within and between governments, and private entities - an important theme reaffirmed at #GSF23 #Woodke #Dubois #Sahel https://t.co/BwtJ91omeI | 5 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1636413053163151362 | Proud to have worked with my friends at @TheSoufanCenter on this #IntelBrief about how self-destructive the US has become. We as a society and government can’t even handle a fake crisis; wait until it’s something truly serious and see what happens. https://t.co/MF62IXVGf2 | 268 |
| 1637334007489744896 | I have been to many conferences over the years - like a lot - but none as impressive as the Global Security Forum 2023. Thanks to @TheSoufanCenter and @Ali_H_Soufan, @NaureenCFink and @ColinPClarke https://t.co/IriURMsXfV | 38 |
| 1636862166287409153 | What an incredible week it has been at @GSECForum in Doha! A huge thank you to the @TheSoufanCenter team and all our strategic partners for #GSF23 https://t.co/TmhV9Ime0X | 37 |
| 1639283221371256832 | And I want to give huge thanks for the role @Ali_H_Soufan and his team at @TheSoufanCenter @GSECForum played in giving me the opportunity to interview Rwanda President @PaulKagame not just once, but twice. This enabled me to follow up on the status of Paul Rusesabagina https://t.co/nBp9qxgiht | 25 |
| 1637751034385661952 | Great to be back at the Global Security Forum in Doha alongside experts from around the 🌍. Thanks @TheSoufanCenter for hosting an excellent event & @UN_CTED for convening our panel on 'Terrorism and Technology.' #GSF23 @NaureenCFink @ColinPClarke @Ali_H_Soufan @david_scharia https://t.co/fTyGhZJJIA | 21 |
| 1636672404884709381 | Don’t blur the lines by calling Mexican drug cartels ‘terrorist organizations’ My latest for @latimesopinion @latimes with my friend & @TheSoufanCenter colleague @Jason_Blazakis https://t.co/5Ba5h30WQ1 | 18 |
| 1636645314340827136 | Incredibly grateful to @NaureenCFink, @Ali_H_Soufan, @ColinPClarke, @msaltskog, @the_seanologue, and the amazing teams at @TheSoufanCenter and @TheSoufanGroup for the opportunity to participate in #GSF2023. https://t.co/TDCpqr95Wt | 17 |
| 1637241408120582144 | What a fantastic week in Doha for #GSF23 filled with diverse perspectives on security issues. Especially thankful to all speakers for sharing their expertise and for my @TheSoufanCenter colleagues who worked tirelessly to bring so many brilliant minds together. @GSECForum https://t.co/oKIWz9MLWM | 17 |
| 1638933612157636609 | Why Far Right Extremism Needs to Be Designated as Terrorism- I write @thewire_in after an engaging conversation on new trends in the spread of terrorism and violent extremism at the @GSECForum, hosted by @TheSoufanCenter. #remve https://t.co/kYyfMrmiW7 | 15 |
| 1636700940836167680 | Like the Olympics, every four years I write about why designating Mexican Drug Cartels as a "terrorist group" is a bad idea. This time, I got to work on a @latimes piece with friend and @TheSoufanCenter colleague @ColinPClarke on: https://t.co/ofEK8fAnEQ | 15 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #intelbrief | 39 |
| #gsf23 | 15 |
| #isis | 11 |
| #saudiarabia | 9 |
| #alqaeda | 9 |
| #mbs | 8 |
| #sanctions | 8 |
| #iraq | 8 |
| #middleeast | 7 |
| #gsf2023 | 7 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @thesoufancenter | 156 |
| @naureencfink | 33 |
| @gsecforum | 32 |
| @ali_h_soufan | 30 |
| @colinpclarke | 28 |
| @torerhamming | 14 |
| @simnasr | 12 |
| @jason_blazakis | 9 |
| @jessmarindavis | 9 |
| @maya206 | 8 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
21
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 📱 | 6 | mobile_phone |
| 👏 | 5 | clapping_hands |
| 😎 | 2 | smiling_face_with_sunglasses |
| 🇿🇦 | 2 | South_Africa |
| 👇 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 🌍 | 2 | globe_showing_Europe-Africa |
| 🇺🇦 | 2 | Ukraine |
| 🇬🇪 | 2 | Georgia |
| 🤣 | 2 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🏄♂️ | 1 | man_surfing |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| People & Body | 10 |
| Flags | 8 |
| Objects | 7 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 5 |
| Symbols | 2 |
| Travel & Places | 2 |