- Gazbiah Sans
Misogyny and Violent Extremism: Can Big Tech Fix the Glitch?
Read moreContent Warning: This Insight contains mentions of rape and violence against women. Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is preventable, yet…
- Brenda Mwale
AI and Counter-Terrorism in Africa: Assessing the Role of the African Union’s Continental AI Strategy
Read moreArtificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally transforming societies by driving innovation in various sectors, including the security sector. However, its dual-use…
- Matilde Gamba
Above the Battlefield: The Threat of UAVs in the Hands of VNAs
Read moreIn 21st-century warfare, the loudest weapon may not be a missile, but rather the soft hum of a drone overhead.…
- Manfredi Pozzoli
Murder of the Universe? Efilist Terrorism in Palm Springs
Read moreOn the morning of 17 May 2025, a 25-year-old suspect carried out a suicide attack using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive…
- Rueben Dass
Nascent Adoption: Emerging Tech Trends by Terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Read moreIn the Afghanistan-Pakistan region’s evolving threat landscape, terrorist groups have been slow in adopting technologies such as drones and generative…
- GNET Team
The Fifth Annual GNET Conference: A Summary of Key Takeaways
Read moreOn Wednesday, 28 May, the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) hosted its Fifth Annual Conference at King’s College…
- Anda Solea
Prompted to Harm: Analysing the Pirkkala School Stabbing and Its Digital Manifesto
Read moreOn 20 May 2025, a stabbing incident occurred at a school in the town of Pirkkala, southern Finland, in which…
- Jose Akmal
Mapping the Money Trail: The Evolution of Terrorist Financing Networks in Indonesia
Read moreIntroduction Terrorist exploitation of digital financing is a technological, regulatory, and enforcement problem everywhere extremists operate – all over the…
- Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
Guns by Drone: The Rise of Drone-Assisted Firearm Smuggling on Israel’s Southern Border
Read moreIntroduction Israel has witnessed a sharp uptick in a previously rare tactic: the use of commercial drones to smuggle firearms…
- Dr. William Allchorn
Critical World Events: Extremist Misinformation Networks and Narratives in Times of Crisis
Read moreIntroduction Global crises, such as COVID-19, produce societal instability and can create a fertile ground for radicalisation. Extremist actors (both…
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