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November 25, 2020

Milo Comerford on the behaviour of extremist groups during the pandemic

Milo Comerford’s essay on how terrorist organisations responded to COVID-19 has been published in the Institute for Economics & Peace’s 2020 Global Terrorism Index, and has received widespread media coverage, including from ITV, Arab News, Euractiv (DE), Metro and The Sun.

Milo Comerford is Head of Research and Policy, Extremism at ISD. You can find a range of his work in our publications section.

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