Lea BrostPlatforms for PCVE: A Look at the Influencers Countering Islamist Extremism on TikTok
Read morePopular social media platforms have become central to Islamists’ ability to reach mainstream audiences, particularly youth. As these actors continue…
Fabrizio MinnitiThe Darkest Shade of Green: Strategic Weaponisation of Environmental Governance by Violent Extremist Organisations
Read moreOver the last few years, a clear and troubling pattern has crystallised: where the state fails to manage water and…
Nauval El GhifariJedag Jedug Jihadists: How TikTok Edits Turn Glorification of Jemaah Islamiyah Figures into Entertainment
Read moreOn Indonesian TikTok, figures associated with past Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist attacks are quietly reentering public view, not through active…
Daria AlexeAl-Qaeda’s Cyber Jihad Movement: Plugging into Iran’s Wartime Hacktivist Ecosystem
Read moreOn 4 March 2026, the Cyber Jihad Movement (CJM) issued a communiqué on its official Signal channel announcing its “entrance…
Maria Remiro SorianoInside the Discord Server: Echo Chambers and the Spread of Gen-Z Radicalisation
Read moreThis Insight examines how extremist aesthetics and narratives inspired by jihadist groups are produced, circulated, and normalised within digital communities…
Silvano Rizieri LuciniAn ‘Ode to Violence’: Extremist Exploitation of Viggle AI
Read moreNew and unique online platforms are seemingly constantly cropping up, often ripe for extremist exploitation even if moderation policies are…
Sam DavidShock and Awe: Geopolitical Disruption and Terrorist Narrative Opportunism Online
Read moreThe US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, generated a short but intense disruption in…
Imtiaz BalochFrom Defence to Offence: How Anti-Drone Technologies Are Empowering Militants in a New Era of Coordinated Drone Warfare
Read moreIn 2025, Pakistani security forces witnessed at least 405 quadcopter attacks by Islamists Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) and Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen (IMP) in parts…
Sergey Elkind3D-Printed Warfare: A New Phase in Jihadist “Do-It-Yourself” Innovation Targeting the West?
Read moreThis Insight analyses potential security threats associated with the use of 3D-printing technologies for the production of firearms and unmanned…
Linda SchlegelYouth Radicalisation in the Gaming Sphere: An Exploration of Identity-Based Hate and Extremist Content on Roblox
Read moreThis Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and Mobilization. GIFCT Working Groups bring…
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