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  • Aug272025

    Voices of Extremism: The Rise of Ala Nahjen Qaweem Foundation

    On 6 May 2025, a new Islamic State-supportive unofficial media outlet emerged on Element. According to its website, Element is…

  • Aug262025

    Building Community, Spreading Hate: Extremism, Hate, and Arma 3

    Following the 2019 Christchurch massacre, 4chan users allegedly showcased their efforts to replicate and roleplay the terrorist attack in Arma…

  • Aug202025

    Spreading Fire: Arson, Social Media, and the Violent Extreme-Right in Ireland

    In early June 2025, anti-migrant violence exploded in Northern Ireland following the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl by…

  • Aug182025

    Digital Aftershocks: Deepfakes in the Wake of the Pahalgam Attack in Kashmir

    The terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India, on 22 April 2025 marked a tragic moment in the country’s history. The attack…

  • Aug152025

    Antisemitism and Terrorist Manifestos: “Where did you get your current beliefs? Mostly from the internet.”

    This Insight contributes to GNET’s PhD Researcher Series, highlighting emerging academic voices in the field of countering violent extremism and…

  • Aug132025

    Sovereign Solutions: Unpacking the Criminal History and Digital Footprint of an Extremist Seller

    This Insight contributes to GNET’s PhD Researcher Series, highlighting emerging academic voices in the field of countering violent extremism and…

  • Aug112025

    Introducing BR-ECHO: A Tool to Fight Online Extremism in Brazilian Portuguese

    This Insight contributes to GNET’s PhD Researcher Series, highlighting emerging academic voices in the field of countering violent extremism and…

  • Aug072025

    “Remaining and Expanding:” IS Munasirin and the pro-Islamic State Ecosystem on SimpleX Chat

    Ever since the arrest of Telegram founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pavel Durov, IS munasirin and its supporters have…

  • Aug042025

    The Shadow War in Balochistan: ISKP Weaponises Digital Land to Gain Influence

    On 25 May, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), through its so-called official media outlet, Al-Azaim Media Foundation, released a…

  • Aug012025

    Transnational White Supremacy: Digital Violent Extremism from West to East

    In February, an 18-year-old Singaporean, Nick Lee Xing Qiu, was detained for planning to attack Malays and Muslims after being…

  • Jul302025

    Weaponised Skies: The Expansion of Terrorist Drone Use Across Africa

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, have been on the rise among violent extremist and terrorist actors globally.…

  • Jul282025

    Guerrillas Online: Recruitment, Propaganda, and Control by Colombia’s FARC-EP Dissidents and ELN

    In 2016, Colombia signed a historic peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP), a…

  • Jul252025

    Post-Pahalgam Propaganda: Mapping Online Extremist Reactions to the April 2025 Kashmir Attack

    On 22 April 2025, a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, killed 26 people. The four attackers questioned each…

  • Jul232025

    ‘A New Society’: Behind Canadian Armed Forces Members’ Plot to Form a Militia and Seize Land 

    On 8 July 2025, three men in Quebec, Canada, were arrested and charged with facilitating terrorist activity, and a fourth…

  • Jul212025

    Hezbollah’s Latin American Networks: Stablecoins, Smuggling, and Sanctions Evasion

    In early 2024, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sanctioned a Syria-based hawala operator, Tawfiq Muhammad Said…

  • Jul182025

    Meaning Through Its Opposite: Significance Quest Theory and Nihilistic Violent Extremism

    This Insight examines groups under The Com umbrella (a catch-all name for 764 and related groups such as CVLT and…

  • Jul162025

    The Weaponisation of AI: Visual storytelling of the Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory Amid the Southport Riots

    Artificial intelligence played a key role in the riots that followed the stabbing attack in Southport, UK, which claimed the…

  • Jul142025

    AI at the Centre: Violent Extremist Exploitation in Pirkkala

    On 20 May 2025, a 16-year-old boy stabbed three of his female classmates at the Vähäjärvi school in Pirkkala, Finland.…

  • Jul092025

    AI-powered Translation: How AI Tools Could Shape a New Frontier of IS Propaganda Dissemination

    Terrorists have always adopted and employed emerging technologies to organise acts of terror, radicalise, and produce propaganda to mobilise recruits.…

  • Jul072025

    Techno-Caliphate or Terror from the Sky? ISWAP and Drone-Enabled Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin Region

    Insurgents and terrorists have been exploiting drones for intelligence gathering, propaganda, and attacks on civilian and military targets for years.…

  • Jul022025

    Playing with Hate: How Far-Right Extremists Use Minecraft to Gamify Radicalisation

    This Insight will analyse how far-right extremist networks have turned Minecraft, one of the world’s most popular online games, into…

  • Jun302025

    Misogyny and Violent Extremism: Can Big Tech Fix the Glitch?

    Content Warning: This Insight contains mentions of rape and violence against women. Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is preventable, yet…

  • Jun262025

    AI and Counter-Terrorism in Africa: Assessing the Role of the African Union’s Continental AI Strategy

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally transforming societies by driving innovation in various sectors, including the security sector. However, its dual-use…

  • Jun242025

    Above the Battlefield: The Threat of UAVs in the Hands of VNAs

    In 21st-century warfare, the loudest weapon may not be a missile, but rather the soft hum of a drone overhead.…

  • Jun202025

    Murder of the Universe? Efilist Terrorism in Palm Springs

    On the morning of 17 May 2025, a 25-year-old suspect carried out a suicide attack using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive…

  • Jun182025

    Nascent Adoption: Emerging Tech Trends by Terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan

    In the Afghanistan-Pakistan region’s evolving threat landscape, terrorist groups have been slow in adopting technologies such as drones and generative…

  • Jun132025

    The Fifth Annual GNET Conference: A Summary of Key Takeaways

    On Wednesday, 28 May, the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) hosted its Fifth Annual Conference at King’s College…

  • Jun122025

    Prompted to Harm: Analysing the Pirkkala School Stabbing and Its Digital Manifesto

    On 20 May 2025, a stabbing incident occurred at a school in the town of Pirkkala, southern Finland, in which…

  • Jun102025

    Mapping the Money Trail: The Evolution of Terrorist Financing Networks in Indonesia

    Introduction  Terrorist exploitation of digital financing is a technological, regulatory, and enforcement problem everywhere extremists operate – all over the…

  • Jun052025

    Guns by Drone: The Rise of Drone-Assisted Firearm Smuggling on Israel’s Southern Border

    Introduction Israel has witnessed a sharp uptick in a previously rare tactic: the use of commercial drones to smuggle firearms…

  • Jun032025

    Critical World Events: Extremist Misinformation Networks and Narratives in Times of Crisis

    Introduction Global crises, such as COVID-19, produce societal instability and can create a fertile ground for radicalisation. Extremist actors (both…

  • May302025

    Inside Boko Haram’s Wallet: Digital Pathways to Terrorist Financing in Nigeria

    Introduction Over the past two-plus decades, the intersection of terrorism and modern technology has significantly transformed Africa’s security landscape, enabling…

  • May272025

    Inside the Philippine Falangist Front: Online Communities as Enablers of Far-Right Extremism in Southeast Asia

    Introduction Over the past five years, GNET authors have identified a thriving patchwork of far-right extremist (FRE) online communities based…

  • May212025

    ‘Welcome Spring, Burn a Tesla’: The Insurrectionary Anarchist Campaign Against Tesla

    Introduction This Insight explores the growing wave of attacks against Tesla across Europe and North America. While some incidents appear…

  • May192025

    Modern-Day Lynchings: The Long History of Gamified White Supremacist Terrorism

    Introduction When a terrorist opened fire on African Americans at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York, in May…

  • May162025

    In Translation: The Digital Growth of Bengali-Language At-Tamkeen Media

    Introduction  On 15 February 2025, the Bengali-language Islamic State-supportive At-Tamkeen Media Foundation created a room on Element. At-Tamkeen Media is…

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