Why the Oklahoma bombing continues to cast a shadow over America
More than 25 years ago, on 19 April 1995, Timothy McVeigh launched an attack against a federal building in Oklahoma using explosives. This came to be known as the Oklahoma…
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Radical Right Terrorism
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Narrating the ‘Great Replacement’ for the German Goon Squads: Akif Pirinçci’s Umvolkung (2016) Book
As CARR Senior Fellow, Dr Andreas Önnerfors notes: the 153 pages of rage contained in Akif Pirinçci’s Umvolkung (2016) book openly incites hatred against the ‘invaders’ as much as against…
A New Wave of Right-Wing Terrorism
Right-wing terrorism is a growing threat for democratic societies globally. With rising numbers in death tolls and far-right narratives creeping into the mainstream, the extreme right assumed a new face…
What do we know about the extreme right in Germany?
We still have fundamental gaps in our understanding of the radical right and effective policy responses to counter it. he news of the terror attack in Hanau come amidst a…
Far-Right Terrorism is Global, but Coverage is Not: Hindu Nationalist Violence in India
Last week brought news of a tragic event in Germany with a right-wing terrorist attack in the city of Hanau. Much media coverage and scholarly commentary has been devoted towards…
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…
Germany’s terrorist attack: migrant communities have lost trust
The central question that politics, security authorities and society are still failing to answer: who will protect us from right-wing terrorism? The racist attack in Hanau on 19 February 2020 has…
The Neo-Nazi Murder Of A German Politician Highlights Threat Of Radical Right Terrorism
The murder of Walter Lübcke, a member of Merkel’s political party, highlights the long history of radical right terrorism against German politicians. On 2 June 2019, Walter Lübcke, the acting…
Are we witnessing the rise of a new terrorist trend?
Manifestos and livestreaming seem to be the new trend in radical right terrorist attacks. Halle is the latest in a string of terrorist attacks inspired by radical-right ideology. It follows…
The Under-Discussed Recent History Of The Radical Right Terrorism In Germany
The German terror group “National Socialist Underground“ is unprecedented – radical right terrorism is not A marathon trial in Germany has come to an end. On 11 July 2018, more…