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August 29, 2023

Young guns: Understanding a new generation of extremist radicalization in the US

ISD-US

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

Jacob Davey, Jakob Guhl, Moustafa Ayad and Isabel Jones

This paper provides an overview of how a shifting landscape of youth radicalization is impacting a new generation, key trends in extremist mobilization and the broad range of extremist actors currently targeting young people, with a particular focus on the United States.

 

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ISD Contributors

Jacob Davey
Director of Policy & Research, Counter-Hate

Jakob Guhl
Director of Policy & Research, Counter-Extremism, Europe

Moustafa Ayad
Research Chair in Global Islamism & Counter-Terrorism