Tackling Online Radicalization At Its Offline Roots
You would be forgiven for thinking that the advent of Covid-19 and the accompanying lockdowns have led to the mass radicalization of our youth, consigned to cyberspace, and exposed to…
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William Baldet
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We Can’t Combat Right-Wing Terrorism Until We Define It
There have been many definitions of the far-right, but it really comes down to three components: Cultural Nationalism, White Nationalism, and White Supremacy. To solve a problem, we must first…
Preventing violent extremism: stepping out of our echo chambers
For many of those who are aware, Muslim communities included, Prevent is a common sense, social care approach to an ever-growing global phenomenon. It is difficult to frame Natalie James’…
Prevent and the Terrorism Act: we need to talk about Kieron
When it comes to preventing people being drawn into terrorism, our responsibility is to offer interventions and support to all individuals who are at risk. It was 4am when the…
What It’s Like To Lead Counter-Extremism Efforts In The UK
A counter-extremism coordinator in the UK highlights how those who are working to counter extremism are becoming targets themselves. In 2008 it all seemed so simple. My job as Prevent…
Preventing radical right extremism requires honesty, empathy and a whole society approach. Are we doomed to fail?
We need to empathise with those we fundamentally disagree with. Is society ready for that? In a year that marks the twentieth anniversary of the London Nail Bomber’s campaign of…
Catalyst or Catharsis: Inside the DFLA Secret Facebook Groups
In October 2018, the Democratic Football Lads Alliance (DFLA) took to the streets of London in their thousands to protest against issues such as “returning jihadists” and “rape gangs”. Keen…
Here’s How We Should Combat Radical Right-Wing Terrorism
On 22 May 2017, an Islamist suicide bomber detonated his bomb outside an Ariana Grande pop concert at the Manchester Arena. His chosen target was guaranteed to kill the most…
Taking our Children – Why Radical Right Extremists Prey on Our Deepest Human Fears
“We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children” These fourteen words have been seared into white supremacist folklore. Coined by David Laine, a member…
Radical Right Terrorism is Now Taken Seriously, But the Rifts They Exploit Are Not Healing
Spring 2018 marks a dark anniversary for those who study the radical right. Nineteen years ago, David Copeland, self-appointed member of the White Wolves and more infamously known as the…