A new UK definition correctly centres the threat to human rights from extremism. But in a polarised context with communities feeling under threat, there is an urgent need to build community trust and political consensus around extremism. ISD’s response 👇 isdglobal.org/press-releases…

Five years on from the Christchurch attack, my colleagues at Institute for Strategic Dialogue and I took stock of the policy response in the wake of the attack and the continued mainstreaming of the white supremacist Great Replacement theory on social media. Check out our analysis in the 🧵 below 👇🏼

First came the mass demonstrations against the far-right, then the backlash: Solveig Barth, Paula Matlach and I went down the rabbit hole of far-right and pro-Kremlin tactics to delegitimise the pro-democracy movement in 🇩🇪 Take a look at the 7 key tactics they used: 👇

Deepfakes are having a corrosive effect on the democratic process as the 2024 US election campaign ramps up. Ella Busch and Jacob Ware look at the role of AI in mainstream politics and its violent extremes, outlining countermeasures to this new threat. gnet-research.org/2024/03/27/the…

My latest for Institute for Strategic Dialogue looks at the 🇩🇪online discourse on migrants and asylum seekers in 2023 on Facebook and X. My findings are on dominating actors, language used and the sentiment of the 240 posts coded. ⬇️

In their campaigns for the EU parliament election, Germany’s pro-EU parties must unite to effectively mobilise voters against the threat of the far-right party AfD, write Rafael Loss (inactive) and Angela Mehrer in their new note from Berlin ECFR Berlin👇 buff.ly/3WcVYYH

Warum ist die Lage an der ukrainischen Front so schwierig? Was haben die Verbündeten falsch gemacht? Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen and Rants" Masala, Jana Puglierin und Gustav C. Gressel dazu, wie die Ukraine doch noch den Krieg gegen Russland gewinnen könnte. Mit @oimho für DER SPIEGEL spiegel.de/ausland/ukrain…

My first ECFR policy brief is out! Janka Oertel, Daniel OS and I looked at different de-risking pathways in three green tech sectors with China dependencies. Policymakers need to clearly address the trade-offs involved in de-risking these sectors! ecfr.eu/publication/tr…

New research evidences the narratives driving antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate in the current Israel-Gaza conflict. Using semi-automated analysis, it identifies the nature of these waves of hate, informing how communities are targeted at times of crisis. isdglobal.org/isd-publicatio…

"Your work means people are not radicalised and lives are saved" - Ylva Johansson Today, we open a new chapter with the launch of the EU Knowledge Hub. Read more in our article ↓ @RANEurope #securityEU

„Nachts betete ich, nicht bis zum nächsten Tag zu leben. 24/7 hämmerte mein Herz. Ich wartete darauf, dass sie die Zelle öffnen, mich schlagen, würgen, erniedrigen. Schaute ich meine Mitgefangenen an, sah ich die Angst in ihren Augen.“

Marjorie Taylor Greene, my opponent, has millions of followers. (I don't, yet.) Mainly because I don't peddle conspiracies or throw tantrums on social media. But to spread our message, we must expand our audience. Can you retweet and follow us so we reach 150,000 followers?

The attempted imposition of martial law by President Yoon Suk-Yeol has plunged South Korea into political uncertainty. As Seoul’s immediate focus turns inward, its ability to tackle shared challenges with Europe may decline, writes Alexander Lipke. ECFR Asia buff.ly/3CU8aWL