David E. Kaplan, Lucian Kim, and Douglas Pasternak

About the author: David E. Kaplan, Lucian Kim, and Douglas Pasternak are frequent contributors to U.S. News & World Report.

American white supremacy groups and neo-Nazis abroad are developing international connections through the use of the Internet and e-mail. International ties allow racists to utilize resources that are available in other countries. For example, German hate groups now transfer their websites to the United States since they are considered illegal in Germany. Racists also find it easier to travel abroad and to find hosts in foreign countries. Some hosts provide refuge to white supremacists such as Hendrik Mobus, a convicted murderer from Germany who sought and received refuge in the United States for nine months before he was arrested in August 2000 by U.S...