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  • May062021

    “I will never forget this for as long as I live”: Social Learning at the Capitol Hill Siege

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    “Today was indeed a historical day for sure. I will never forget this for as long as I live… I’m…

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  • May042021

    Predictive Technologies in Preventive Counterterrorism

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    On 3 May 2017, an Australian Super Hornet airstrike in Iraq dropped a GPS-guided bomb on a house in West…

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  • Apr292021

    QAnon Women in Politics Part Two: QAnon Careers

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    Over the last year, the QAnon conspiracy has cemented itself as part of the furniture of the American political landscape,…

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  • Apr282021

    QAnon Women in Politics Part One: The QAnon Candidates

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    Content warning: discussion of rape and sexual violence statistics and child abuse. The 2020 United States election marked QAnon’s formal…

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  • Apr272021

    The Nexus Between Political Distrust and Online Extremism

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    We are living at a time when trust in established politicians and political institutions is at an all-time low, a…

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  • Apr262021

    From Gangs to Groupuscules & Solo-Actor Terrorism: New Zealand Far-Right Narratives and Counter-Narratives in the Context of the Christchurch Attack

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    At 1.40pm on 15 March 2019, Christchurch shooter, Brenton Heston Tarrant, approached the Al-Noor Mosque near the city’s Hagley Park.…

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  • Apr232021

    Do Researchers Have an Obligation to Report Dangerous Actors?

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    The Lowy Institute recently conducted a survey of the terrorism and extremism research community regarding research on the role of…

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  • Apr212021

    Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform

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    Social media has greatly reconfigured the relationship between the state and its people, especially by becoming the primary avenue through…

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  • Apr192021

    Bridging the Gap Between Counterterrorism Research and Practice Through Game-Based Learning

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    Much journalistic and academic attention has been focused on understanding the role that games and gamification plays within extremist groups.…

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  • Apr152021

    The Conversation between Salafi-Jihadists, the Hirak, and the Algerian State

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    The Algerian Hirak movement has persisted since its beginning in February of 2019. Restrictions on large public gatherings associated with…

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