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  • Jun222020

    The YouTube Browsing Habits of a Lone-Actor Terrorist

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    On 10 October 2019, Safiyya Amira Shaikh was arrested in London for planning a terrorist attack on St. Paul’s Cathedral.…

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  • Jun192020

    Jihadist Reactions to the U.S. Protests

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    Jihadist reactions to the U.S. protests that have arisen as part of the Black Lives Matter trend have been fairly…

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  • Jun172020

    Between Creativity, Innovation and Terrorism Studies Part I

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    Interest in creativity and innovation stems from a common assumption that these are positive forces, helping to usher in progress,…

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  • Jun152020

    Assessing the Threat of QAnon Violence

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    Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate was the theatre of an unusual scene on Saturday, 23 May 2020. As thousands gathered throughout Germany…

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  • Jun112020

    “Help for Sisters”: A Look at Crowdfunding Campaigns with Potential Links to Terrorist and Criminal Networks

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    Terrorist and violent extremist groups have long used charitable giving as a means to amass and disguise support for their…

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  • Jun102020

    Social Media as a Mirror of External Circumstances: Insights Into a Radical Group

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    Radicalisation processes take place in a field of tension between the actor and the outside world. External reactions and circumstances…

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  • Jun082020

    Digital Platforms and Extremism 2: Electric Boogaloo

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    Increasingly the “boogaloo” movement has been making the news with its capacity to mobilise protestors and spread disinformation during the…

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  • Jun042020

    Evolving Digital OPSEC Practices Amongst Far-Right Networks

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    Over the past several years, there has been increasing attention paid to the use and exploitation of digital platforms by…

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  • Jun012020

    Jihadists see COVID-19 as an Opportunity

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    Jihadists in general have cautiously welcomed the COVID-19 pandemic, seeing it mostly as a problem for their enemies and an…

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  • May282020

    The Coronavirus Isn’t Immune From the Far-Right

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    Far-right extremists online leap from one topic to another, trolling, distorting, and amplifying everything from widespread news stories to more…

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