Abdul BasitEvolution, Expansion and Diversification: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Umar Media
Since 2021, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reformed its organisational structure every year – imitating the…
Stephen ReimerState of the Art: Unpacking the FATF’s Terrorist Financing Threat Assessment
On 8 July 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the global standard setter…
Linda SchlegelCan Gaming Support Disengagement? Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Innovative Disengagement Approaches
The last few years have seen an increase in research efforts detailing how extremist actors…
Ashreet AcharyaBeyond Hawala: Emerging Online Financing Trends Among South Asian Violent Extremist Groups in 2025
Throughout 2025, we have witnessed the rapid evolution of fundraising tactics used by violent extremist…
Abraham Ename MinkoBuilding Digital Trust: Youth-Led Tech Solutions to Prevent Extremism in the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa – a region encompassing Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Djibouti – has…
Jose AkmalPixelated Profits: Terrorist Financing Through In-Game Economies in Indonesia
Indonesia’s massive gaming market, led by Mobile Legends, Free Fire, and PUBG Mobile, generates billions…
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Recent studies show that the Islamic State’s online presence remains dominant through gore content. Sonia Sarkar examines how the group leverages gore sites for propaganda, & how plenty of such content is consumed by minors & recirculated on social media.
Today, Stephen Reimer analyses the Financial Action Task Force (#FATF)'s recently published 'Comprehensive Update on Terrorist Financing Risks' report.
Today, @LiSchlegel and Vivienne Ohlenforst offer a preliminary exploration of opportunities for gaming-related tertiary prevention and disengagement approaches, as well as the challenges that may arise for P/CVE practitioners in the space.
Ashreet Acharya maps the evolution of fundraising tactics used by VEOs across #SouthAsia. He draws on recent open-source case studies to analyse how extremist actors misuse cryptocurrency, crowdfunding platforms, and digital payment apps.