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Extremists are targeting young Australians who crave belonging. What can we do? (The Conversation)

According to a new study, young Australians are becoming more susceptible to extremist recruiting, which is motivated by unfulfilled demands for stability and belonging rather…

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Burnt out and radicalised: how workplace exhaustion breeds extremist thinking – new study (The Conversation)

According to a recent study, there is a concerning correlation between support for extremist ideology and occupational stress. People may become less psychologically resilient and…

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Linking Conspiracy Beliefs and Violent Anti-Government Extremism: Mitigating the Threat with Procedurally Just Governance (Terrorism and Political Violence)

Alongside a decline in institutional trust and an increase in conspiracy-driven violence, there has been a notable increase in conspiracy theories, political division, and anti-government…

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The Evolving Landscape of Domestic Extremism (Domestic Preparedness)

In the United States, domestic extremism has become more complicated, with threats coming from both lone actors and ideological groups. More than 2,200 acts of…

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Two Weeks in Soft Security, Multimedia Edition. Policyinstitute.net, 23 August 2025

VIDEOS: Factors that contribute to conspiratorial beliefs (Cambridge Disinformation Summit):https://lnkd.in/dg2VXmAB Is digital media literacy the answer to our disinformation woes? (OECD):https://lnkd.in/d5Wm6uNR Forscherin Ebner über digitale…

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Two Weeks in Soft Security: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation, August 2025 (I/II)

Browse and read from a list of the 290 most popular LinkedIn resources – including 9 videos, 7 audios, and 2 full eBooks – dealing…

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Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report 2025 (Government of Singapore)

According to the 2025 Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment, international extremist organizations and foreign conflicts continue to pose a serious threat. Singapore is a popular target…

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Victims of Terrorism and Reparation in France: A Sui Generis System (ICCT)

The current policy paper examines France’s two-pronged compensation system for victims of terrorism, which combines JIVAT (a specialist civil claims body) and FGTI (solidarity-based financial…

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