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Protesters wave French flags and signs written in French as they march near the Gare du Nord, in Paris to protest against Islamophobia, on November 10, 2019. A cloud of smoke rises behind them.

Conscience Wars in France?

Culture wars is an expression that was first popularized in U.S. politics by sociologist James Hunter in the early 1990s. While France traditionally prides itself in refusing the…

May 5, 2021 Stéphanie Hennette Vauchez

Flowers line the entrance to Masjid An-Nur mosque as seen on March 14, 2020 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The National Remembrance event to mark one year since the Christchurch mosque attacks, has been cancelled as a precautionary measure due to Covid-19. Signs on the gate read, “Thank you brothers and sisters.”

Terrorism and Other Dangerous Online Content: Exporting the First Amendment?

The First Amendment is no cause for the United States holding back from international multi-stakeholder efforts to address the spread of dangerous online content. Christchurch…

Mar. 26, 2021 Michael Posner and Ryan Goodman

Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs after testifying before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.

A Dozen Experts with Questions Congress Should Ask the Tech CEOs — On Disinformation and Extremism

Experts draft specific questions — on disinformation and extremism — for Congress to ask Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai…

Mar. 25, 2021 Yaël Eisenstat and Justin Hendrix

Supporters of Trump arrive at the U.S. Capitol January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. They do not wear face masks. Many wear Trump clothing. One woman holds a sign with Rosie the Riveter reading, “Women for Trump: make America great again.”

Gender and Right-Wing Extremism in America: Why Understanding Women’s Roles is Key to Preventing Future Acts of Domestic Terrorism

Women play distinctive and active roles in extremist groups. Yet so far, law enforcement has failed to understand gender dynamics within these groups. The failure makes the United…

Mar. 5, 2021 Julia Santucci, Regina Waugh and 1 more

Members of the Proud Boys join supporters of US President Donald Trump as they demonstrate in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2020. They dress in black and yellow with bullet-proof vests. A few wear masks but the majority do not. Trump supporters in the background waive American flags and Trump banners. A few wear face masks but many do not.

COVID-19 and Terrorism in the West: Has Radicalization Really Gone Viral?

Data shows that the predicted surge in terrorism due to the pandemic has not materialized.

Mar. 4, 2021 Michael King and Sam Mullins

Insurgents gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Many wear bright orange caps, others wear red MAGA caps and wear American flags. Most people do not wear face masks.

What We Can Learn from Global Policy About Preventing Domestic Extremism

Overcoming the deep polarization that exists in the United States will require many “improbable dialogues.”

Mar. 2, 2021 David Cortright

A man waves a QAnon conspiracy flag at a protest of coronavirus skeptics, right-wing extremists and others angry over coronavirus-related restrictions and government policy on August 29, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. People do not wear face masks.

Right-Wing Extremism: An International Threat

While right-wing extremism is rightly viewed as a domestic problem, it is also an international challenge.

Feb. 26, 2021 William Danvers

Insurrectionists storm the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. They waive Trump flags, American flags, police flags, and other white supremacy flags.

#StopTheSteal: Timeline of Social Media and Extremist Activities Leading to 1/6 Insurrection

How a convergence of disinformation, domestic extremists and anti-democracy movements reached a horrifying climax at the U.S. Capitol.

Feb. 10, 2021 Atlantic Council's DFRLab

Soldiers in action during a drill on day three of the China-Russia counter-terrorist Cooperation-2017 on December 5, 2017 in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. They hold guns and speak in a circle.

Violent Extremism and the Governance Challenge

Revisiting "Human rights impact of policies and practices aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism," a recent assessment of the P/CVE field released last year at the…

Jan. 29, 2021 Marc Sommers

Transition Mali President Bah Ndaw without a face mask is seen with Malii Interim Vice President Colonel Assimi Goita, who wears a face, mask during his inauguration ceremony at the CICB (Centre International de Conferences de Bamako) in Bamako on September 25, 2020. Other soldiers with face masks sit and stand behind the two.

Mali: The “Good” Coup d’État?

Will the military, having violated democratic norms, work with a civilian-led government to bring the country back to rule of law and peaceful development?

Nov. 19, 2020 Adele Orosz

An Oregon State police officer stands next to a balloon outside the Police Union building in Portland, Oregon, on September 4, 2020.

An Analytic Framework for Assessing Risks of U.S. Post-Election Violence

"When I served as a senior analyst for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, I developed frameworks to evaluate the risk of election-related instability overseas. As a National…

Nov. 3, 2020 Kyle Murphy

Querdenker Q buttons lie in a bin for sale next to copies of the right-wing magazine Compact at a gathering of coronavirus skeptics on the eve of a planned protest march on August 28, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded

"I have studied and worked to prevent genocide for forty years..."

Sep. 9, 2020 Gregory Stanton

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