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The UK’s extremism threat is shifting toward decentralised online networks and hybrid ideologies, demanding a new violence prevention model.

The ‘no innocents’ rhetoric holds Palestinians collectively responsible for Hamas’s actions and has gained traction.

False flag conspiracy theories now spread online at unprecedented volume and speed.

This report calls for a whole-of-society approach to media and information literacy as a core pillar of healthy information ecosystems.

ISD’s 2024 analysis found most deadly attacks stemmed from nihilistic subcultures, outpacing defined ideologies in a shifting threat landscape.

Operation Overload, a Russian-aligned information operation, failed to gain traction in the second quarter of 2025, despite a shift in tactics and tar

ISD’s Steven Rai spoke to The Guardian about the alleged role of US far-right terrorist group The Base in the killing of a Ukrainian officer.

ISD’s Jared Holt spoke to Politico, MSNBC and NPR about the role of conspiratorial thinking in the Trump administration’s rise and current base. 

ISD’s analysis of TikTok’s FYP ahead of Germany’s 2025 election highlights how limited transparency and data access hinder efforts to assess political

ISD’s Katherine Keneally speaks to NPR on how unclear motives and shifting attacker profiles challenge prevention models in the social media era.