Martine Zeuthen is an Associate Fellow in the Terrorism and Conflict programme at RUSI. She is currently based in Kenya and set up RUSI’... read more
Ali Fisher, Nico Prucha and Emily Winterbotham
This paper describes a model of the flow of users between social media platforms and surface web pages to access jihadist content, which provides an approximate picture of the jihadist information ecosystem and how multiple platforms are used to disseminate content.
Tags: Cyber, Terrorism and Conflict, The Global Research Network on Terrorism and Technology, Other Publications, Terrorism
Andrew Glazzard
The internet clearly matters to terrorists, but online content by itself rarely causes people to carry out terrorist attacks. Responses should therefore not be limited to the mass removal of terrorist content from online platforms.
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, The Global Research Network on Terrorism and Technology, UK Counter-terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, Information, Technology, Terrorism
Katherine E Brown
The mass repatriation of women who had joined Daesh in Iraq and Syria poses difficult logistical, as well as moral, considerations for the UK. Rather than relying on gendered assumptions about their motives and participation, the response must be in line with the UK’s human rights commitments and focus on sustainable outcomes.
Tags: Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, UK Counter-terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, UK, Domestic Security, National Security
Sasha Jesperson
The UK government's Prevent strategy on organised crime shifts away from a responsive law enforcement approach – but the domestic focus is still a missed opportunity.
Tags: Organised Crime, Terrorism and Conflict, Organised Crime
Cathy Haenlein
As Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Daesh, recent military successes spearheaded by Chadian forces bode well for the new multilateral response to the group. But, without a longer-term domestic political and military strategy, hopes for an enduring solution to the insurgency should not be raised.
Tags: Terrorism, Terrorism and Conflict, Counterinsurgency, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Africa
Sasha Jesperson
Over the New Year, two boats were intercepted by authorities, carrying migrants that have paid criminal groups to transport them to Europe through illegal means. The practice highlights the adaptability of organised crime groups, but also their increasingly businesslike nature.
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Organised Crime, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
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