For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

Far-Right Extremism

Far-right extremist groups including neo-Nazis, white supremacists and Active Clubs have become increasingly mainstream over the past decade. Their beliefs threaten national and community security, democratic values and individual rights. ISD’s work to counter these ideologies includes providing insights to law enforcement and policy makers around illegal activity, while building community resilience to extremist indoctrination.

August 14, 2026

From posts to protests: How online narratives fuelled anti-migrant violence in Southampton and Belfast

UK anti-migrant unrest followed two unrelated stabbings in June 2026, as online networks used the incidents to fuel anti-migrant narratives.

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism

August 13, 2026

Glorification of perpetrators plays important role in far-right online subcultures

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

July 27, 2026

Where Islamist and far-right targeting of queer people meet

Anti-LGBTQ+, Far-Right Extremism, Islamist Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

July 23, 2026

Canadian nationalist group promotes self-proclaimed ‘Bigotfest’ on social media

Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

July 8, 2026

The serious threat posed by Patriot Front

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

June 25, 2026

How white nationalist youth groups are widening their net

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

April 16, 2026

“It is a racial war:” Analyzing the violent rhetoric of active club members on X

Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

March 17, 2026

‘Tribe and train’: Examining Canada’s new model of white supremacist mobilization

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

December 23, 2025

The true nature of Canada’s largest white nationalist group

Far-Right Extremism, Identity-Based Hate and Abuse

Further Reading

December 17, 2020

Op-ed: Jakob Guhl on online extremism in German-speaking countries for GNET

Jakob Guhl writes about online extremism in German-speaking countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Far-Right Extremism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Islamist Extremism

December 15, 2020

Australia’s far-left: A security threat?

Mario Peucker and ISD's Jacob Davey write for ABC (Australia) on whether Australia’s radical left pose a national security threat.

Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism

November 25, 2020

The Interplay Between Australia’s Political Fringes on the Right and Left: Online Messaging on Facebook

This briefing outlines findings from an analysis of the far-right and far-left Facebook ecosystem in Australia in the first seven months of 2020.

Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety

November 10, 2020

Online reactions of the far-right to the far-left

On 31 May 2020, President Trump tweeted about designating Antifa a "Terrorist Organization." ISD researchers tracked far-right reactions online.

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

November 5, 2020

The shifting conversation around Antifa

ISD conducted a long-term analysis of conversations around the loose network of far-left organisations known as Antifa between January 2019-June 2020.

Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

October 16, 2020

Aoife Gallagher explains QAnon’s innerworkings for The Sun

In an op-ed for The Sun, Aoife Gallagher explains the QAnon conspiracy theory.

Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

September 4, 2020

Podcast: Aoife Gallagher explains why QAnon is “going global”

In the latest episode of the The Real Story, a podcast from the BBC World Service, Aoife Gallagher provides expert opinion on why QAnon is "going glob

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

August 11, 2020

Aoife Gallagher interviewed by The Beacon on the QAnon conspiracy theory

ISD's analysis of the key trends in activity around the QAnon conspiracy theory from 2017 to 2020 features in an article from The Beacon.

Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

July 23, 2020

QAnon, coronavirus and the conspiracy cult

Aoife Gallagher makes her BBC debut on video report about QAnon, coronavirus and the conspiracy cult.

Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

July 2, 2020

Facebook targets ‘false news’ amid growing pressure from advertisers

Chloe Colliver, head of the Digital Research Unit at ISD provides insights to this BBC story on 'False News' propagated on Facebook.

Far-Right Extremism

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