Clara BroekaertThe New Orleans Attack: The Technology Behind IS-Inspired Plots
Read moreIntroduction The use of technology by terrorists and violent extremists is a perennially trendy issue in counterterrorism (CT) research—and for…
Dr Yannick Veilleux-LepageBeyond the FGC-9: How the Urutau Redefines the Global 3D-Printed Firearm Movement
Read moreThe following is a Special Extended Insight 1.Introduction On Wednesday, 21 August 2024, the build plans for a highly anticipated…
Joshua BowesThe Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era
Read moreIntroduction In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary…
Dr. Bethan JohnsonThe Dark Truth About Cats and Dogs: The Xenophobic Underbelly of the Springfield Conspiracy Theory
Read moreIntroduction ‘Please keep a close eye on these animals’. This is the last line of the original Facebook post behind…
Michael PrasadSwatting: A Fictitious Threat Generating Real-World Hazards
Read moreIntroduction Swatting is named after the ‘Special Weapons and Tactics’ groups of law enforcement officials in the United States –…
Ella BuschThe Deepfake Threat to the 2024 US Presidential Election
Read moreIntroduction As the 2024 US election campaign ramps up, artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes are already having a corrosive effect…
Amin MekacherPreparing for the Boogaloo: How Far-Right Communities Rallied on Discord for the Unite the Right Rally
Read moreIntroduction In August 2017, Charlottesville, Virginia, had its streets swarmed by white nationalists, klansmen and far-right militia in a demonstration…
Nicolò Miotto‘Stand Against the Wiles of the Devil’: Interpreting QAnon as a Pseudo-Christian Extremist Movement
Read moreIntroduction Since the emergence of QAnon as a conspiracy theory in 2017, some self-proclaimed QAnon adherents have committed violent extremist…
Eliza MarksWhy We Should Care about Christian Identity Ideology and its Links to Antisemitic Mobilisation
Read moreIntroduction In 2022, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported that antisemitic incidents in the United States – including assault, vandalism, and…
Ilana KrillShifts in Domestic Extremist Movement Rhetoric, Two Years After the Capitol Siege
Read moreMuch has been written about the Capitol riot on January 6 2021, but its aftereffects on a burgeoning domestic violent…
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