Extremism

Extremists of all persuasions are using the digital landscape as a battleground, where they are seeking to inspire and recruit…

Independent, July 2020

An article examining the effects of COVID-19 on global extremism.

Washington Post, September 2020

This paper by the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee provides an analytical overview of: the impact of COVID-19 on terrorist groups;…

United Nations Security Council, June 2023

Research shows how both extremist political and fringe medical communities have tried to exploit the pandemic online.

BBC Click, April 2020

Extremist groups in Africa are taking advantage of the on the crisis to unleash violence and recruit members.

Council on Foreign Relations, March 2020

Extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa are poised to make strategic gains during the COVID-19 outbreak, outmanoeuvring distracted and overstretched domestic…

Center for Strategic & International Studies, January 2020

This Snapshot briefing provides a rapid assessment of extremist attacks, activities and messaging amid the global response to COVID-19.

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, November 2020

The Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) has published a report looking at the ways in which extremists have sought to…

, September 2020

The ongoing pandemic is fuelling extremism on the far-right and far-left across the continent. It is providing Islamic State and…

Another Day, August 2020

The pandemic crisis offers opportunities for extremist groups to attract those most hardly hit, but there are ways to prevent…

Open Democracy, December 2020

Extreme right-wing organizations and radical Islamist groups are seizing on the turmoil and panic created by the coronavirus pandemic to advance their…

Washington Post, October 2020

This investigation from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) delves into the inner workings of a pro-ISIS account network on…

Institute for Strategic Dialogue, July 2020