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Insights

  • Mar102023

    Can ‘Cyberterrorism’ Really Exist in Africa?

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    Introduction Since the 1990s and the end of the Cold War, Africa has experienced a strong upward trend in ICT…

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  • Mar062023

    Soliciting Online Bayʿat: Pro-Islamic State Responses to Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi’s Death

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    On 30 November 2022, the official Islamic State spokesman, Abu Omar al-Muhajir, confirmed the death of Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi…

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  • Mar032023

    The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s Enduring Influence on IS-Khurasan

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    The Islamic State’s Khurasan Province (ISKP) has drastically expanded its propaganda apparatus in recent months, releasing a steady flow of…

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  • Mar012023

    Rebranding the East Asia Knights: A Reflection of Dawlah Islamiyah’s Effort to Learn

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    What is the East Asia Wilayah? On 8 January 2023, the main Southeast Asian Islamic State media channel, the East…

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  • Feb272023

    Trends in Terrorist Use of the Internet in 2022 

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    Terrorists were resilient online in 2022 and have continued to adapt their methods to ensure content remains available, such as…

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  • Feb242023

    Technochauvinism and Online Extremism

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    Introduction In recent years, we’ve witnessed the continued rise of technochauvinism and its sibling phenomena, ‘techno-solutionism’, which gained notoriety as…

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  • Feb222023

    Duelling Narratives of Vitality and Victimhood on Right-Wing TikTok: Exploring the #Pureblood Trend

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    This article is the first in a series of GNET Insights about fascist health-related trends. Introduction COVID-19 vaccines emerged as…

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  • Feb202023

    Assessing the Impact of 3D-Printed Weapons on the Violent Extremist Milieu

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    Introduction  In October 2022, British police raided a suspected gun factory in northwest London, which was found to be producing…

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  • Feb172023

    Weapons of Mass Disruption: Artificial Intelligence and the Production of Extremist Propaganda

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    Introduction In late 2022, OpenAI publicly released some of the most sophisticated deep-learning models – DALL-E and Chat GPT. These…

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  • Feb152023

    The Dangers of Pseudohistorical Conspiracy Theories

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    Introduction In November 2022, Netflix released their controversial documentary-style series entitled Ancient Apocalypse. It featured the musings of Graham Hancock,…

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