Featured Digital Dispatches
Digital Dispatches is ISD’s article series showcasing the latest data-driven research on hate, information operations and extremism.
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July 29, 2026
Louder and louder on the Western front: Key takeaways from the Authoritarian Interference Tracker
ISD's new Authoritarian Interference Tracker maps more than 290 incidents of Russian, Chinese and Iranian interference targeting Western democracies.
ISD-US
Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
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March 29, 2024
Pro-Kremlin responses to the Moscow terrorist attack in Russia, Germany and Italy
Pro-Kremlin actors have exploited the attack on Crocus City Hall to blame Ukraine and the West, even though the Islamic State’s ‘Khorasan Province’ (ISKP) claimed responsibility for it. This Dispatch analyses online messages from pro-Kremlin actors in Russian, German and Italian.
ISD Germany, ISD UK
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism
March 19, 2024
“Don’t you want to go on vacation?”: Hawking ‘hijrah’ to the African affiliates of the Islamic State
ISD analyses the Facebook activity of 10 Islamic State alternative news outlets, their promotion of hijrah (immigration) to Africa and the welcomed efforts to sell the continent to a base accustomed to supporting the group's actions in Syria and Iraq.
ISD UK
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Islamist Extremism
March 15, 2024
Five years on from Christchurch: Assessing the evolution of the threat landscape and policy response
In the five years since the Christchurch attack, the act of white supremacist terror has become the basis for a wave of copycats inspired by both its method and ideology. This Dispatch considers the significance of the attack and assesses the international policy response.
ISD UK
Far-Right Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention
