Alan Waring

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‘Britain First’: Harmless Patriots, or Trump’s Heroes and Russia’s Dupes? (Part II)

Part 2: Modernisation, Funding & International Activism Attempts to Soften the BF Image Overall, BF presents a bizarre, schizoid image of a party that claims to be very strong on…

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8 min

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‘Britain First’: Harmless Patriots, or Trump’s Heroes and Russia’s Dupes? (Part 1)

Part 1: Origins, Ideology & Activism The far-right political party Britain First (BF) was originally formed in 2011 as an activist group campaigning on a white supremacist, anti-immigration and anti-Islam…

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Future Scenarios for Radical-Right Influence: Grim or Grimmer?

In seeking to ensure a permanent radical-right stamp on US governance and society, the US Republican Party (a.k.a the ‘Grand Old Party’ or GOP) has become even more radical right…

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14 min

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Can individual Radical-Right Extremism be cured?

One of the enduring expectations of the counter-extremism ‘movement’ (whether governmental, policing, agency, academic, civil society or activist) is that, with sustained and targeted effort, it is both necessary and…

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10 min

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As Authoritarianism Surges, Corporations Have A Responsibility To Counter It

Authoritarianism is not only a characteristic of the radical right but also of some business organizations and especially their leaders. Moreover, there is ample evidence that some corporate organizations knowingly…

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7 min

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Is MAGA Whistling in the Dark?

The nationalist plank of radical-right, populist ideology asserts that the US is — and always will be — the overriding dominant world power on every measure. Yet such a belief flies…

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6 min

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Radical Right Conspiracy Theories Are A Threat To Democracy

In evaluating radical-right grand conspiracy theories, I confess to originally qualifying as an industrial chemist and declare my position as a skeptic in the tradition of the ‘father of chemistry’,…

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7 min

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“Infamy! Infamy! They’ve All Got It Infamy!”* The Paranoid Delusions of Radical Right Conspiracism

*Kenneth Williams as Caesar in Carry On Cleo (1964) Numerous online networks serve radical-right conspiracy theories. One of the highest profiles is QAnon, which alleges a ‘deep state’ conspiracy run…

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7 min

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The Multifaceted Threats Of The Radical Right

In a recent Safety Science article, George Boustras and I identify five main non-mutually exclusive and often overlapping ‘security’ categories: Political, economic and military threats: enemy states, armed conflict, revolution, insurgency, cyber-attacks,…

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9 min

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The Dark Money That Fuels Radical Right Ideology

Financial support for political parties and interests within democracies is not of itself unlawful, and indeed is commonplace across the political spectrum. However, given the radical-right’s objectives and policies that…

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‘Britain First’: Harmless Patriots, or Trump’s Heroes and Russia’s Dupes? (Part II)

‘Britain First’: Harmless Patriots, or Trump’s Heroes and Russia’s Dupes? (Part 1)

Future Scenarios for Radical-Right Influence: Grim or Grimmer?

Can individual Radical-Right Extremism be cured?

As Authoritarianism Surges, Corporations Have A Responsibility To Counter It

Is MAGA Whistling in the Dark?

Radical Right Conspiracy Theories Are A Threat To Democracy

“Infamy! Infamy! They’ve All Got It Infamy!”* The Paranoid Delusions of Radical Right Conspiracism

The Multifaceted Threats Of The Radical Right

The Dark Money That Fuels Radical Right Ideology

Nasser Kurdy and David Tucker. A Reply to Hate: Forgiving My Attacker. Stuttgart: Ibidem, 2021.

Nathaniël D. B. Kunkeler. Making Fascism in Sweden and the Netherlands: Myth-Creation and Respectability, 1931-40. London: Bloomsbury, 2021.

CARR Reform Statement

Webinar Series: The Future of Ideologies (Michael Freeden)

Response to “Beware the Anti-Fascists, for they have become what they oppose”