Extremism
73 Articles
Surveying Evidence of How Trump’s Actions Activated Jan. 6 Rioters
A triangulation of evidence that extremists treated then-President Trump's words as instructions for the events on Jan. 6.
Election in India’s Largest State Accelerates Anti-Muslim Hate Speech and Violence
Militant Hindu nationalists from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party are fueling their campaigns with a conspiracy theory.
Disinformation, Radicalization, and Algorithmic Amplification: What Steps Can Congress Take?
Ambassador (ret.) Karen Kornbluh proposes concrete steps to curb online extremist content - from requiring transparency to FTC enforcement actions.
More Federal Coordination Needed to Tackle U.S. Domestic Extremism
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series from leading experts with practical solutions to democratic backsliding, polarization, and political violence. On Jan. 13, the…
On Christchurch Call Anniversary, a Step Closer to Eradicating Terrorism Online?
Governments, including now the US, and companies take stock on the second anniversary of the New Zealand mosque shootings.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.”
Right-Wing Extremism: An International Threat
While right-wing extremism is rightly viewed as a domestic problem, it is also an international challenge.