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Insights

  • May222026

    Unclaimed Violence: ISIS, Bondi Beach, and Digital Mobilisation

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

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

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