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Posts tagged with ‘Asia’

  • Sep182026

    The Afterlife of the Tacloban Shooting: Nihilistic Violent Extremism in the Philippines

    On June 22, 2026, two students aged 14 and 15, identified by their aliases “Nash” and “Rod”, opened fire at…

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  • Sep162026

    From Kashmir to Reels: The Localisation of Jihadist Propaganda in Indian Digital Spaces

    Jihadist networks are targeting India by shifting from predominantly Kashmir-centric, Urdu-language long-form content toward Hindi and regional-language short-form videos on…

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  • Sep102026

    TTP’s Technological Advancement and Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Challenges

    Since the Afghan Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has experienced a significant resurgence,…

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  • Jun292026

    Emerging Extremism Frameworks: Reexamining the 2023 Siam Paragon Attack in Context

    On 3 October 2023, a fourteen-year-old teenager walked into the Siam Paragon shopping mall in the busy Pathum Wan commercial…

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  • Jun252026

    The Invisible Pipeline: Human Trafficking, Extremism, and the Case for AI-Driven Detection in Pakistan’s Af-Pak Corridor

    In Pakistan’s Af-Pak Corridor, human trafficking has become increasingly embedded within the operational and financial ecosystems of certain violent extremist…

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  • Apr292026

    Han Ethnonationalism in China: From Historical Nostalgia to Transnational Extremism Influences

    In the last year, the visibility of Han ethnonationalism in China has been on the rise. Described by scholars as…

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  • Apr152026

    Jedag Jedug Jihadists: How TikTok Edits Turn Glorification of Jemaah Islamiyah Figures into Entertainment

    On Indonesian TikTok, figures associated with past Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist attacks are quietly reentering public view, not through active…

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  • Apr012026

    Operation Herof-2: BLA Propaganda, Female Fighters, and Virality on TikTok

    On 31 January 2026, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched a wave of large-scale coordinated attacks, targeting at least fourteen…

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  • Mar132026

    Operation Herof-2: How Hakkal Media Weaponised the BLA’s Narrative Online

    On 31 January, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation, launched the so-called Operation Herof-2 (Herof is…

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  • Mar022026

    Silent Recruitment: Extremist Child Targeting on Messaging Platforms in Indonesia

    In November 2025, Indonesia’s National Police Detachment 88 (Densus 88 AT Polri), together with the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), reported…

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