Category: Insights
From Top-Down Failures to Bottom-Up Solutions in Irregular Conflicts (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 twenty years, irregular…
Two Weeks in Soft Security: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation, October 2025 (I/II)
Read from a list of the 570 most popular LinkedIn resources dealing with soft counter-extremism, countering hate speech, and on the theory of mis-/disinformation. As…
The Impact of New Technologies on Countering the Financing of Terrorism (UNOCT)
In order to address the changing threat of terrorist financing (TF) through emerging technologies, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Center and the Saudi Presidency of State…
National human rights institutions key to counter-terrorism measures in line with human rights, participants say at ODIHR event (OSCE)
This article explores the vital role that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) play in defending human rights in the face of growing counter-terrorism frameworks that…
UNDP, UNODC and EU Launch a New Regional Initiative to Prevent Violent Extremism Online in Asia (UNDP)
The European Union, UNODC, and UNDP have started a new regional project to stop violent extremism online in Asia. By strengthening institutional capacities, encouraging evidence-based…
Audio… The Changing Nature of Terrorism (Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik)
Dr. Levi West’s keynote critically analyzes how terrorism is changing and how it disrupts international security systems. The talk emphasizes how political violence creates transregional…
Gendered Narratives and Misogyny as Motivators Towards Violent Extremism: The Case of Far-Right Extremism in the UK and Australia (Terrorism and Political Violence)
In Australia and the UK, far-right extremism is becoming a serious security threat. Using a comparative case-study methodology, the current article examines how gendered narratives…
