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  • Apr132026

    The Resurgence of The Base in Europe: The Spanish Cell and a Transnational Accelerationist Network

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    Introduction In December 2025, Spanish authorities dismantled a cell linked to The Base, an accelerationist white supremacist group designated as…

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  • Apr092026

    Francoism Online: Neo-Fascism, Memes, and Historical Revisionism in Spain

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    In Spain, a recent study indicates that young men are showing an inclination toward far-right ideologies, often accompanied by an…

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  • Apr072026

    Propaganda as Financial Infrastructure: How Islamic State and al-Qaeda Media Ecosystems Enable Terrorist Finance

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    Propaganda ecosystems function as parallel trust infrastructures, enabling extremist organisations to coordinate financial activity outside formal financial systems. While extremist…

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  • Apr012026

    Operation Herof-2: BLA Propaganda, Female Fighters, and Virality on TikTok

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    On 31 January 2026, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched a wave of large-scale coordinated attacks, targeting at least fourteen…

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  • Mar302026

    Operation Ghost Protocol: Infrastructure-Level Evasion in Islamic State Supporter Ecosystems

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    In a pro–Islamic State Rocket.Chat (TechHaven) channel, a lengthy post appeared on 11 February 2026 under the title: “Operation Ghost…

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  • Mar272026

    “No shadowbans. No algorithmic games”: The Exploitation of UpScrolled by the pro-Islamic State Online Ecosystem

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    Major social media platforms have intensified content moderation efforts in recent years in response to growing regulatory pressure and concerns…

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  • Mar252026

    Rapid Growth, Emerging Risks: Far Right Violent Extremist Content on UpScrolled

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    By the end of January 2026, the new social media platform UpScrolled became the most downloaded free app on Apple’s…

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  • Mar232026

    Al-Qaeda’s Cyber Jihad Movement: Plugging into Iran’s Wartime Hacktivist Ecosystem

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    On 4 March 2026, the Cyber Jihad Movement (CJM) issued a communiqué on its official Signal channel announcing its “entrance…

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  • Mar202026

    Understanding Terrorist Innovation: A Case Study in Drone Adoption

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    Modern conflict has been shaped by the use of new and emerging technologies. The use of drones is a prime…

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  • Mar162026

    The Designation of 764 Network: Why Does it Matter?

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    The 764 network is an international online sadistic network which operates at the intersection of violent extremism, child sexual exploitation,…

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