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Insights

  • Feb202025

    The New Orleans Attack: Vulnerabilities of Peer-to-Peer Rental Services

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    Introduction On 1 January 2025, two acts of violent extremism shook the United States. In New Orleans, a 42-year-old Army…

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  • Feb192025

    Combating Islamic State Finance: Central Asia and Around the World

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    According to the United Nations, the Islamic State’s most successful regional financial offices include al-Karrar, al-Furqan, and al-Siddiq. This series…

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  • Feb182025

    Combating Islamic State Finance: West Africa and the Sahel 

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    According to the United Nations, the Islamic State’s most successful regional financial offices include al-Karrar, al-Furqan, and al-Siddiq. This series…

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  • Feb172025

    Combating Islamic State Finance: Somalia and the Pan-African Nexus

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    According to the United Nations, the Islamic State’s most successful regional financial offices include al-Karrar, al-Furqan, and al-Siddiq. This series…

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  • Feb102025

    Sonic Hate: Examining Brazil’s NSBM Scene and Its Global Networks

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    Introduction This Insight will discuss the Brazilian National Socialist Black Metal (NSBM) scene and its role in propagating extremist ideologies,…

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  • Feb062025

    3D2A: The Second Amendment, 3D Printed Guns and Memed Accelerationism

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    Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of global security, guns and small munitions are the lifeblood of political resistance. In the…

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  • Jan302025

    The New Orleans Attack: The Technology Behind IS-Inspired Plots

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    Introduction  The use of technology by terrorists and violent extremists is a perennially trendy issue in counterterrorism (CT) research—and for…

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  • Jan292025

    Scouting Uneven Terrain: Challenges for Prevention and Counter-Extremism Practitioners in Digital Gaming Spaces

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    Linda Schlegel and Judith Jaskowski are members of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN). The EGRN works together to…

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  • Jan282025

    AI Tools and the Alt-Right: A Double-Edged Sword for P/CVE

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    Introduction The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools represents a great resource to support prevent/counter-violent extremism (P/CVE) practitioners in their…

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  • Jan272025

    Droning On: The Response to Use of Drones by Domestic Violent Extremists

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    Introduction On 4 November 2024, federal agents arrested 24-year-old white supremacist Skyler Philippi for plotting to destroy an electric power…

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