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Insights

  • 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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  • May052026

    Not Just Copycat: Digital Ecology of School-Targeted Violence in Lázaro Cárdenas

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    On 24 March 2026, a 15-year-old student allegedly carried out an armed attack at a school in Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico,…

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  • May012026

    The ‘True Crime Community Stoplight Model’: Understanding Digital Pathways and Tumbler Ridge

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    Content warning: This Insight contains mention of suicide, violence against children, and transphobic slurs. On 10 February 2026, eight people…

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  • Apr292026

    Han Ethnonationalism in China: From Historical Nostalgia to Transnational Extremism Influences

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    In the last year, the visibility of Han ethnonationalism in China has been on the rise. Described by scholars as…

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  • Apr282026

    Platforms for PCVE: A Look at the Influencers Countering Islamist Extremism on TikTok

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    Popular social media platforms have become central to Islamists’ ability to reach mainstream audiences, particularly youth. As these actors continue…

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  • Apr242026

    Ecofascist and Nihilistic Extremism: Taking Stock of Evolving Grievances in Targeted Violence Manifestos

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    When extreme right lone actor terrorists expressed environmental concerns in the manifestos related to attacks in Christchurch (2019), El Paso…

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  • Apr222026

    The Darkest Shade of Green: Strategic Weaponisation of Environmental Governance by Violent Extremist Organisations

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    Over the last few years, a clear and troubling pattern has crystallised: where the state fails to manage water and…

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  • Apr202026

    Speed Over Safeguards? The e-Evidence Regulation and Counter-Terrorism Investigations

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    In March 2026, Europol coordinated its largest-ever referral action targeting terrorist audio propaganda, referring over 1,100 hours of online extremist…

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