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“They’re Not So Separate After All” – Digital and Analog Dimensions of Radicalization (Policyinstitute.net)

Introduction Today, the following seems to be an accepted, if not the most widely held, view. However, when I first articulated this argument in 2019,…

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The Ontology of Success in Counterterrorism: Metrics, Challenges, and Evaluation Paradigms (Policyinstitute.net)

Chiara Caterina Gatti MSc in Terrorism, Policing and Security at Liverpool John Moores University Associate, Policyinstitute.net Assessing the effectiveness of counterterrorism policies represents one of…

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The Weaknesses of the Counterinsurgency (COIN) Approach (Policyinstitute.net)

Chiara Caterina Gatti Student in the MSc in Terrorism, Policing and Security at Liverpool John Moores University Associate, Policyinstitute.net Over the past decades, especially with…

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Counter-Narratives Do Work, Despite Biases Rendering Evaluations Both Difficult – And Interesting

Counter narratives aimed at preventing or reversing radicalization and extremism likely exert a meaningful influence on attitudes and behavior. Nevertheless, establishing their effectiveness empirically remains…

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Soft Security Resources: Press Articles, Documents, and Recordings on Countering Extremism, Hate Speech, and False Information – December 2025 (I/II)

Read from a list of the 230 most popular LinkedIn resources dealing with soft counter-extremism, on the theory of mis-/disinformation, and on countering hate speech…

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Soft Security Resources: Press Articles, Documents, and Recordings on Countering Extremism, Hate Speech, and False Information – November 2025 (I/I)

Read from a list of the 340 most popular LinkedIn resources dealing with soft counter-extremism, countering hate speech, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation –…

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New on preventhate.org | Policyinstitute.net, 17 November 2025

The documents presented on preventhate.org this time explore the issue of hate speech from three complementary perspectives: detection technology, contextual understanding, as well as intervention…

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New on counter-terrorism.org | Policyinstitute.net, 13 November 2025

Three resources on counter-terrorism have just been uploaded, of which the book published by the IMF offers guidance to AML/CFT policymakers and practitioners on strengthening…

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