Ruben CeladaOnline Jihadist Responses to the Iran War: Divergence, Propaganda, and Positioning
Read moreSince the launch of Israeli and United States’ military operations against Iran on 28 February 2026, online jihadist ecosystems linked…
Munira MustaffaEmerging Extremism Frameworks: Reexamining the 2023 Siam Paragon Attack in Context
Read moreOn 3 October 2023, a fourteen-year-old teenager walked into the Siam Paragon shopping mall in the busy Pathum Wan commercial…
Zunaira KhanThe Invisible Pipeline: Human Trafficking, Extremism, and the Case for AI-Driven Detection in Pakistan’s Af-Pak Corridor
Read moreIn Pakistan’s Af-Pak Corridor, human trafficking has become increasingly embedded within the operational and financial ecosystems of certain violent extremist…
Urszula MrozowskaFrom Columbine to Teotihuacán: The Rise of Nihilistic Violence in Latin America
Read moreOn 20 April 2026, a shooting attack took place at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids. The alleged perpetrator, 27-year-old Julio César Jasso…
Mauro LubranoA Silent Escalation: Anti-Technology Violence Coming to the Fore
Read moreThis Insight investigates recent trends in anti-technology extremism, such as attacks on data centres and the firebombing of Sam Altman’s…
Muskan SangwanFrom Reaction to Retaliation: How Islamic State Dark Web Ecosystems Processed the San Diego Mosque Shooting
Read moreIn the aftermath of the San Diego mosque shooting on 18 May, public discussion quickly focused on familiar themes surrounding…
Fabrizio MinnitiHAYI and State-Cover Networks: The Changing Landscape of Terrorist Financing in Europe
Read moreThis Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Countering the Financing of Terrorism Online (CFTO). GIFCT Working…
Yuri NevesInnovation in AI-Enabled Harms: The Transference of AI Knowledge from Cybercriminals to Extremists
Read moreViolent extremist actors, including Salafi-Jihadists, neo-Nazis, nihilistic violent extremists (NVE), and others, are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) for novel…
Katri-Maaria KyllönenRituals of Recruitment: How Right-Wing Extremist Combat Sports Groups Mobilise Young Men Online and Offline
Read moreThe growth of online fitness ecosystems with ties to right-wing extremism (RWE), alongside manosphere influencers who promote self-improvement through physical…
Georgia LalaInto the Manosphere: Louis Theroux’s Documentary and How Platforms Enable the Business of Misogyny
Read more“Everyone in the manosphere is online just trying to make a buck selling ideologies.” – Louis Theroux’s, Into the Manosphere…
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