Laurence BindnerTelegram Stars: Exploring Micropayment Exploitation, Digital Goods and the Evolving Tactics of Terrorist Financing
Over the past decade, terrorist organisations have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to adapt to disruption…
Sam DavidShock and Awe: Geopolitical Disruption and Terrorist Narrative Opportunism Online
The US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, generated a…
Pierre SivignonEscape The Void: Responding to Youth-Led Nihilistic Violence
This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and Mobilization…
Daria Alexe“Agentic Smurfing”: How AI-Autonomous Micro-Laundering is Outpacing Traditional Terrorist Financing Detection
The convergence of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency has created a new threat to counter-terrorism financing…
Harrison PatesThe Moscow Oblast School Stabbing: Digital Rehearsal, Gaming Communities, and Youth Pathways to Violence
In the morning on 16 December 2025, local police were called to a school in…
Imtiaz BalochFrom Defence to Offence: How Anti-Drone Technologies Are Empowering Militants in a New Era of Coordinated Drone Warfare
In 2025, Pakistani security forces witnessed at least 405 quadcopter attacks by Islamists Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP)…
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My latest out today for @GNET_research —“Geopolitical Disruption and Terrorist Narrative Opportunism Online”
Following the U.S. capture of Nicolás #Maduro, Sam David explores a trend in which geopolitical events are repurposed as symbolic anchors within violent extremist narratives online.
Today, Pierre Sivignon examines the characteristics and drivers of Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE) and explores how existing prevention and intervention strategies could be adapted to enhance effectiveness among young people.
In this analysis, Daria Alexe breaks down the technical mechanics of agentic laundering, highlights its growing adoption by ISKP and pro-Hamas networks, and shares actionable countermeasures for technology platforms and regulatory authorities.