ISD's latest policy paper examines recent shifts in the extremism threat landscape facing the UK, including the impacts of crises like the Israel-Gaza conflict, and considers their implications for a comprehensive rights-based policy strategy 👇 isdglobal.org/isd-publicatio…

On April 22, the Home Office confirmed that the UK will proscribe the Terrorgram Collective, an online network of neo-fascist accelerationists who produce and share propaganda encouraging adherents to carry out terrorist attacks.

Ten years after the rise & fall of ISIS's hold of parts of Iraq/Syria, thousands remain detained in IDP (internally displaced people) camps for alleged/confirmed links to the terrorist org. @milocomerford spoke to @inews about the challenges behind this. isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-new…

'The cruelty of the killing and even the choice of venue—a concert hall—are all awfully familiar to anyone acquainted with jihadism in Russia. What comes next will be familiar too' - from Graeme Wood theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

The Khan Review on social cohesion out today is a vital piece of work, one all policy makers should listen to. The (much needed) recommendation for buffer zones outside schools to stop harrasment of teachers has got most attention but there’s lots more…

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THREAD: Mohammed Hijab has this week been engaging with disgraced ‘manosphere influencer’, Sneako, an associate and supporter of US neo-Nazi, Nick Fuentes. They appeared together on a series of livestreams. Let’s have a look and see what they said.

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Delved into a network of Islamic State media outlets on Facebook, calling for hijrah to Africa. Several homed in on injustices faced by Muslims in Africa and claimed that 'the only solution is joining and fighting for the group,' while others on recent territorial successes.

The term extremist has sometimes been incorrectly used to describe some protesters & politicians. For the sake of safeguarding democracy, it must be used in a 'narrow & focused way,' Milo Comerford says to RTÉ News commenting on the UK's new definition. isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-new…

Today marks 5 yrs since the devastating Christchurch attack, where 51 Muslims were killed by a far-right terrorist. In this analysis, ISD assesses efforts to prevent further tragedy, explores the impact on global extremism & reviews intl policy response. isdglobal.org/digital_dispat…

Read ISD's response to the UK government's new extremism definition. By centering the threat to human rights from extremism, it improves on the previous 'British values' approach. But it is crucial to back up words with actions to build community buy-in and bipartisan consensus.

A new UK definition correctly centres the threat to human rights from extremism. But in a polarised context with communities feeling under threat, there is an urgent need to build community trust and political consensus around extremism. ISD’s response 👇 isdglobal.org/press-releases…

Full secession from the US, a demand for White racial purity and a nostalgic memory of the Confederate States of America: at its most extreme, this is what neo-Confederates largely believe. We explain the significance of the movement in our latest 👇 isdglobal.org/explainers/neo…

ISD tracked a sharp rise in anti-Muslim hate online in the period after 7 October in part b/c of the conflation btwn Muslims and the actions of Hamas. Islamophobia is now back in the news in a more familiar manifestation. Here’s why it matters: (1/6) isdglobal.org/digital_dispat…

ISD is hiring! Here's a thread of some open jobs.

Two years on from the full scale invasion of Ukraine, new Institute for Strategic Dialogue analysis assesses the evolution of the Kremlin disinformation toolkit.
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As farmers protest across Europe, ISD examines the situation in Germany, focusing on connections btwn organisers & far-right networks/narratives to identify risks to participants who may be unknowingly influenced or mobilised by far-right ideology. isdglobal.org/digital_dispat…

Today CST publishes the Antisemitic Incidents Report 2023, which shows that last year CST recorded 4,103 anti-Jewish hate incidents across the UK, by far the largest-ever total recorded in this country.

Not surprising but Dilly Hussain of 5Pillars has now hosted former BNP leader Nick Griffin, founder of Britain First Jim Dowson and now nazi leader of Patriotic Alternative Mark Collett. Despite their long histories of islamophobia he has found common cause in antisemitism.

A new ISD dispatch by Isabelle Frances-Wright & Anarcho-Sunni Drip 💧 reveals that content glorifying mass casualty shooters is readily accessible to minors across TikTok, Discord, Roblox, Telegram and X.
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With 70+ elections scheduled around the world, 2024 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for democracy. What role, if any, will artificial intelligence (AI) play in shaping politics, propaganda & the methods utilised to weaponise info online? Our latest 👇isdglobal.org/isd-publicatio…