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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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Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis (Lieber Institute West Point)

The article examines ‘kinocide’”‘ as a tactical instrument of terrorism, which is the intentional targeting and destruction of families. In order to destabilize communities and…

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A systematic review: unveiling the complexity of definitions in extremism and religious extremism (humanities and social sciences communications)

Examining the nebulous and changing definitions of extremism and religious extremism, this systematic literature analysis highlights enduring definitional issues that impede advancement in both academia…

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Holding Ground in Preventing Violent Extremism. Avoiding Stagnation in P/​CVE and Evaluation (Global Public Policy Institute)

Based on expert surveys conducted in 2023 and 2024, the current research examines trends and obstacles in the prevention and countering of violent extremism (P/CVE)…

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Protocol: Interventions to Prevent Cognitive and Behavioural Violent Radicalisation: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta‐Analysis: A Systematic Review (University of Cambridge)

Through quantitative analysis, the current evaluation aims to methodically evaluate the efficacy of interventions intended to stop or lessen violent radicalization and terrorism. Whether some…

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Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism in the Public Interest (SSRN)

When dealing with terrorism while protecting the public interest, a number of important factors come into play. First, counterterrorism programs need to combine both short-term…

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Unravelling the illicit economies that sustain terrorism in the Sahel (ISS)

With violent extremism responsible for more than half of all terrorism-related deaths worldwide, the Sahel region faces a complicated security crisis. Illicit economies, especially illicit…

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