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Insights

  • Jan092026

    Modern Warfare: The Islamic State’s Emerging Drone Instruction Ecosystem

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    Over the past decade, Islamic State (IS) has repeatedly adjusted the way it teaches technical skills, responding both to changes…

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  • Jan072026

    The Jakarta Bombing: Youth Digital Radicalisation and the Urgent Need for Adaptive PCVE Responses

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    This Insight analyses the digital influences, memetic behaviours, and visual-symbolic cues that underpinned the explosion that occurred on 7 November…

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  • Jan052026

    The Nordic Front of ‘764’: Trends, Drivers, and Countering Youth Exploitation and Radicalisation

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    This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and Mobilization. GIFCT Working Groups bring…

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  • Dec232025

    Cutting a Hydra’s Head: Infrastructure-Level Content Moderation and the Case of Kiwi Farms

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    On 18 November 2025, the popular Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection provider Cloudflare suffered…

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  • Dec222025

    Cosplaying Columbine: How Memetic Violence Transformed Southeast Asia’s Extremist Threat

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    The 7 November 2025 attack at Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 72 (SMAN 72) in North Jakarta represents a troubling manifestation…

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  • Dec182025

    Participatory Memetic Violence: Legend, Ostension, and Ideologically Diffuse Violence

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    Folk studies are not a source of analysis often used in the P/CVE space. However, the field is littered with…

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  • Dec172025

    Monetising Misogyny: Engagement Farming and the Tactics Behind Incendiary Online Content

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    This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series, aligning with the UN’s 16 Days of Activism…

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  • Dec162025

    Digital Weaponisation: Taliban Propaganda and Narrative Warfare on X

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    The Pakistani state and Afghan Taliban forces recently clashed along the Durand Line—one of the world’s most volatile borders. This…

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  • Dec122025

    The Feed That Shapes Us: Extremism and Adolescence in the Age of Algorithms

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    This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and Mobilization (AYRM). GIFCT Working Groups…

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  • Dec112025

    The Weaponisation of Femininity: Gendered Realities in ISIS’s Digital Caliphate

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    This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series, aligning with the UN’s 16 Days of Activism…

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