Dr. Chamila LiyanageOn the Road to Quds: How the Axis of Resistance Defines Geopolitical Battlegrounds in Favour of Authoritarianism
Read moreIntroduction ‘Shia civilization awakened’, a Russian ideologue proclaimed on his Telegram channel in early 2024, hailing the infamous Axis of…
Diana WallensTwo Paths, Same Destination: Analysing White Nationalist X Accounts Amid the War in Gaza
Read moreIntroduction On 7 October 2023, Islamist militant group Hamas launched a terror attack on southern Israel, killing about 1,200 and…
Abdul BasitTech and Terror: Why Have Drones Not Penetrated the Afghanistan-Pakistan Militant Landscape?
Read moreIntroduction The Afghanistan-Pakistan (Af-Pak) region is one of the world’s most volatile and competitive militant landscapes. The region has lost…
Sajid AzizVirtual Battlegrounds: Understanding the Online Campaign of Baloch Separatist Groups in Pakistan
Read moreBackground Heavy breathing fills the audio as the head-mounted camera captures a gun, apparently an M203 Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher, its…
Paola TestaCLASSIFIED 1948/2024: What Israeli AI Implementation Teaches Us About the Warfare of Tomorrow
Read moreIntroduction Israel has become one of the most technologically advanced and AI-driven countries in the world almost 76 years after…
Adam RoussellePakistan Under Threat: Why ISKP’s Online Campaign Against Pakistan is a Global Concern
Read moreIntroduction The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has increasingly focused on Pakistan in its online propaganda campaigns in recent months.…
Adam RoussellePro-Taliban Media Campaign Highlights Regional Threats to Afghanistan’s Neighbours
Read moreIntroduction One online media campaign frequently expresses views that are consistent with those held among top policymakers in the Taliban…
Muhammad Fatih KhudriHezbollah’s Online Battleground: Military Media Unit’s Narratives on Telegram
Read moreIntroduction Since 7 October, war has been raging in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas and Israel fight each other in…
Shweta DesaiHindutva Disinformation Machine: How India is Using the Israel-Palestine War to Spur Anti-Muslim Sentiment at Home
Read moreIntroduction Amidst the flood of unverified and misleading claims on the Israel-Palestine war, India has emerged as an unlikely leading…
Olivier CauberghsFor the Lulz?: AI-generated Subliminal Hate is a New Challenge in the Fight Against Online Harm
Read moreContent Warning: this Insight contains antisemitic and hateful imagery Many social media networks actively remove harmful content from their platforms.…
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