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Insights

  • Jun042026

    Rituals of Recruitment: How Right-Wing Extremist Combat Sports Groups Mobilise Young Men Online and Offline

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    The growth of online fitness ecosystems with ties to right-wing extremism (RWE), alongside manosphere influencers who promote self-improvement through physical…

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  • Jun022026

    Into the Manosphere: Louis Theroux’s Documentary and How Platforms Enable the Business of Misogyny

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    “Everyone in the manosphere is online just trying to make a buck selling ideologies.” – Louis Theroux’s, Into the Manosphere…

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  • May262026

    Distinctive Hallmarks: Investigations into Online Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence

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    Content warning: This Insight contains language describing self-harm and suicide. In recent months, a growing concern over online subcultures of…

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  • May222026

    Unclaimed Violence: ISIS, Bondi Beach, and Digital Mobilisation

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    On 14 December 2025, a mass shooting on Bondi Beach in Sydney became one of the deadliest incidents of its…

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  • May202026

    The Digital Persistence of Violent Extremism: A Framework for Analysing Online Ideological Markers Post-Disengagement

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    Violent extremist ecosystems increasingly persist online despite sustained moderation efforts by technology companies. Individuals who formally disengage from extremist movements—whether…

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  • May182026

    Artificial Intelligence, Disengagement, and Terrorism Prevention: Opportunities and Challenges

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    This Insight explores the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool in the fight against terrorism, particularly jihadist terrorism.…

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  • May152026

    Online Spousal Rape Networks: Advancing Violent Misogyny in Real Time

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    A CNN report uncovered an online ‘Rape Academy,’ and the investigation revealed a global network of men drugging, raping, and…

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  • May132026

    Truth, Trust, and Extremism: The Sovereign Citizen Movement and Porepunkah

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    Truth, Trust, and Extremism: The Sovereign Citizen Movement and Porepunkah On 27 August 2025, ten police officers, including members of…

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  • May112026

    Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia: New Hybrid Group Threatens and Confounds European Security Landscape

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    On a busy London street in broad daylight, a heavyset man walking down a sidewalk brandished a knife and started…

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  • May072026

    A Growing Global Threat: A Streamed Nihilistic Attack in Italy

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    On 25 March, a 13-year-old student carried out a stabbing attack at his middle school in Trescore Balneario, near Bergamo,…

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