Brune DescampsThe Jihadist of Rambouillet’s Facebook Account
On 23 April 2021, Tunisia-born Jamel Gorchene murdered civil servant Stéphanie Monfermé at the police station in Rambouillet, 45 kilometers…
Aaron TielemansA Survey of Violent Extremist and Terrorist Activities Across the Gaming Environment
The relationship between video games and large-scale violence has been questioned since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School. In…
Rachid El HoudaiguiTerrorism and New Technology
Terrorism is an indirect strategy from an operational perspective. It is a rational means of action for the weaker party…
Marc-André ArgentinoExtremism Unmasked
Early analysis in 2020 raised two points, the COVID-19 health restrictions would likely have an impact on offline recruitment from…
Damien SaverotCreating a New Space for French Revolutionary Nationalists on the Internet
On the 20 and 27 June 2021, the National Front (FN), the biggest French far-right movement, has a chance to…
Dr. Eviane LeidigFar-Right in the Global South: Adapting and Applying Tech Policies Locally
In the run-up to the 2020 US presidential election, Facebook prepared for the potential spreading of disinformation and election-related violence…
Aaron ZelinAffirmations of Support and Rituals of Jihadi Martyrdoms
When a big named jihadi leader dies, there is usually a cacophony of statements released eulogising the individual that was…
Fatima MustafaStopping Terrorist Violence, One Cellphone Shutdown at a Time
In 2008, terrorists were involved in carrying out deadly attacks in Mumbai which killed 172 people and were spread across…
Sara AnianoThe Darker Side of Social: QAnon Instagram Comments Before the Capitol Riots
In the days and weeks following the US Capitol riots of 6 January 2021, journalists acknowledged the preparations made by…
Dr. Chamila LiyanageQAnon and the Great Awakening: How the Deep Web Rewrites Ideologies and Beliefs
Web 2.0 technologies paved the way for the interactive web, opening a virtual topography easily accessible to countless people worldwide.…
Dr. Alexis HenshawCrime, Cryptocurrency, and El Salvador’s Big Bet on Bitcoin
This week, El Salvador made headlines as the first country to adopt bitcoin as a form of legal tender. Although…
Jordan McSwineyGab’s Gift to the Far-Right
As major social-networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have increased their efforts at moderation to crack down on hateful…
Brett RaffishA Proprietary Solution to GIFCT’s Consolidated List Problem
In 2017, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Microsoft formed the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (“GIFCT”) “to formalize the existing…
Dr. William AllchornThe Role of Conspiratorial Narratives in the Violent Radicalisation of Right-Wing Lone Actors
Conspiracy theories have been talked about a lot recently as a key ingredient in the radicalisation of right-wing lone actor…
Lyria Bennett MosesTracking Violent Extremism Online and the Challenge of Open-Source Intelligence
Understanding online behaviours of extremist groups requires observation, analysis and often dissemination. Academic researchers, government agencies, and civil society groups…
Kabir TanejaChoosing Offline: Why India’s ‘Other’ Insurgencies Have not Gone Digital
While majority of the debates in and around online extremism and radicalisation in India over the recent past have revolved…
StoryfulThe Boogaloo Movement, Coded Communication and the Need for Context-Based Moderation
From the political fringes to the front pages, the Boogaloo Boys were thrust into the national spotlight last year. But…
Miron LakomyMapping the Turkestan Islamic Party’s Online Propaganda Networks
The Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) is considered the most prominent Salafi-jihadist terrorist organisation that originates from China. While it aims…
Chamin HerathPolarisation and the Pandemic: The Alternative für Deutschland’s Narration of COVID-19 on Twitter
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt globally by societies in their entirety; from hospitalisations, deaths, the economic downturn and…
Lydia KhalilViolent Extremism: The Ghost or the Machine?
The Australian parliament’s Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is currently holding an inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia. It…
Héni NsaibiaThe Digital Transformations of Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in the Battle Against Online Propaganda
In the face of repeated Europol-led crackdowns, and frequent flagging of content by the EU Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU),…
Brett RaffishDefining the Delta Between Hashed Terrorist Content and All Terrorist Content
Terrorists and violent extremists (“VE”) have “exploit digital platforms” to share intelligence, recruit, and disseminate ideology. The Global Internet Forum…
Dr. Ryan ScrivensExamining Online Indicators of Extremism in Violent Right-Wing Extremist Forums
Although many law enforcement and intelligence agencies are concerned about online communities known to facilitate violent right-wing extremism, little is…
J.M. BergerThe Out-Group in the In-Group
Extremists hate people who do not share their group identity. If scholars of terrorism and extremism can agree on little…
Cameron SumpterCollaboration and Legislation: Confronting Online Violent Extremism from New Zealand
It’s unclear exactly how many times the livestreamed video of the 2019 Christchurch attack was viewed or shared before the…
El Mostafa RezraziOnline Jihadist Chants: An Access Point for Incitement of Violence
Anasheed or jihadi chants (Anasheed Jihadiya) are forms of creative expression that serve a number of purposes including enjoyment, celebration,…
Danielle Carrier“I will never forget this for as long as I live”: Social Learning at the Capitol Hill Siege
“Today was indeed a historical day for sure. I will never forget this for as long as I live… I’m…
Shiri KrebsPredictive Technologies in Preventive Counterterrorism
On 3 May 2017, an Australian Super Hornet airstrike in Iraq dropped a GPS-guided bomb on a house in West…
Blyth CrawfordQAnon Women in Politics Part Two: QAnon Careers
Over the last year, the QAnon conspiracy has cemented itself as part of the furniture of the American political landscape,…
Blyth CrawfordQAnon Women in Politics Part One: The QAnon Candidates
Content warning: discussion of rape and sexual violence statistics and child abuse. The 2020 United States election marked QAnon’s formal…
Isaac KfirThe Nexus Between Political Distrust and Online Extremism
We are living at a time when trust in established politicians and political institutions is at an all-time low, a…
Dr. William AllchornFrom Gangs to Groupuscules & Solo-Actor Terrorism: New Zealand Far-Right Narratives and Counter-Narratives in the Context of the Christchurch Attack
At 1.40pm on 15 March 2019, Christchurch shooter, Brenton Heston Tarrant, approached the Al-Noor Mosque near the city’s Hagley Park.…
Lydia KhalilDo Researchers Have an Obligation to Report Dangerous Actors?
The Lowy Institute recently conducted a survey of the terrorism and extremism research community regarding research on the role of…
Prithvi IyerKoo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform
Social media has greatly reconfigured the relationship between the state and its people, especially by becoming the primary avenue through…
Teo Kai XiangBridging the Gap Between Counterterrorism Research and Practice Through Game-Based Learning
Much journalistic and academic attention has been focused on understanding the role that games and gamification plays within extremist groups.…
Sammie WicksThe Conversation between Salafi-Jihadists, the Hirak, and the Algerian State
The Algerian Hirak movement has persisted since its beginning in February of 2019. Restrictions on large public gatherings associated with…
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