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…
Calia NocteDistinctive Hallmarks: Investigations into Online Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence
Read moreContent warning: This Insight contains language describing self-harm and suicide. In recent months, a growing concern over online subcultures of…
Sergey ElkindUnclaimed Violence: ISIS, Bondi Beach, and Digital Mobilisation
Read moreOn 14 December 2025, a mass shooting on Bondi Beach in Sydney became one of the deadliest incidents of its…
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