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  • Sep252020

    Geographically Contextualising Right-Wing Extremism for Tech Platforms: A Perspective From India

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    A rise in right-wing extremism in the United States has forced the FBI to call out a domestic terrorism threat.…

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  • Sep242020

    Increased Visibility of Far-Right Movements in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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    Australia, once touted as a model for a considered and sustainable approach to COVID-19 is now in an interesting position…

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  • Sep182020

    Striking Similarities Between Islamist Terrorism and Violent Right-Wing Extremism

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    In his book Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition (2018), Francis Fukuyama describes nationalism and Islamism as…

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  • Sep172020

    No Child’s Play: The Identitarian Movement’s ‘Patriotic’ Video Game

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    On 15 September, the German-speaking branch of the Identitarian Movement (Identitäre Bewegung; IB) released its first video game: A classic…

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  • Sep152020

    Part 1: Algorithmic Deconstruction in the Context of Online Extremism

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    Threats to cyberspace typically arise from intentional agents as well as systemic threats that emanate from the innate unpredictability of…

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  • Sep142020

    An Insider Perspective: What the Internet Means to UK Jihadists

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    September 2016, just hours before I was due to interview the radical Islamist leader Anjem Choudary, I received a text.…

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  • Sep112020

    Hate Speech in the Context of Mass Atrocity Crimes

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    The May 2020 arrest of Félicien Kabuga brought an end to a manhunt spanning 26 years and two continents. Among…

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  • Sep102020

    Digital Resiliency and OPSEC Strategies Amongst Clandestine Networks

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    In June 2020, I detailed some of the operational and digital security (OPSEC) practices of English-language far-right networks as they…

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  • Sep042020

    Balancing Online Content Moderation and the Rule of Law

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    Heated debates have continued to spring up around the world focusing on the growing role of technology companies in moderating…

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  • Sep012020

    Technology and Extremism in the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda

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    This fall marks the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the first of ten resolutions comprising the backbone…

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