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May 21, 2026

Addressing the Intersection of Misogyny, Targeted Hate and Violent Extremism

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

May 5, 2026

Amplifying Antisemitism: How Recommender Algorithms Serve Harmful Content to Children

Antisemitism, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

May 4, 2026

Mapping Digital Hate: A Landscape Review of Online Hate Speech in Jordan

Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

April 20, 2026

Online Domestic Extremism in Canada Data Briefing – June to November 2025

Terrorism and Extremism

April 6, 2026

Online Hate & Harrassment Targeting Public Figures and Influencers on Instagram in Jordan

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

February 26, 2026

Coordinating Through Chaos: The State of the Islamic State Online in 2026

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

February 17, 2026

Online Othering: Religious and Sectarian Intolerance in Jordan’s Digital Sphere

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

February 12, 2026

Europe’s Other Battlefields: Foreign Hybrid Threats in the EU

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

December 11, 2025

Spotting the Signs: Recognizing and Responding to Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism

December 9, 2025

Fostering Healthy Masculinities: Building Resilience Against Online Misogyny

Kids Online Safety, Misogyny

November 6, 2025

Networks of Harm: A Victim-Centric Resource on the 764 Network

Kids Online Safety, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Detection and Analysis

February 18, 2025

Generative AI and the German Far Right: Narratives, Tactics and Digital Strategies

Far-Right Extremism, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

January 9, 2025

Behind the Curtain: Unveiling Pro-Kremlin Ecosystems in Europe

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

October 14, 2024

Online Safety and the Regulation of Gaming Platforms and Services

Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

June 28, 2024

Policy Brief: Managing the Release of American ISIS Arrestees

Islamist Extremism

December 19, 2023

In the Blind Spot: Right-wing Extremists on Alternative and Established Platforms

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Terrorism and Extremism

June 14, 2022

Under-Moderated, Unhinged and Ubiquitous: Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State Networks on Facebook 

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety

April 4, 2022

The Vladimirror Network: Pro-Putin Power-Users on Facebook

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

November 16, 2021

Islamogram: Salafism and Alt-Right Online Subcultures

Far-Right Extremism, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

February 1, 2016

Lone Actor Terrorism: Analysis Paper

Terrorism and Extremism

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October 23, 2018

Bridging Transatlantic Voices: Civic Approaches to Confronting Violent Extremism

This report offers sector-wide, civil society and policy recommendations for the European Union, major CVE organisations and government entities.

ISD UK

Education, Resources, Terrorism and Extremism

October 23, 2018

The Counter-Narrative Monitoring and Evaluation Handbook

This handbook was created as a beginner's guide to help anyone looking to evaluate their counter-narrative campaigns.

ISD UK

Education, Resources, Training and Educational Resources

October 23, 2018

The Fringe Insurgency – Connectivity, Convergence and Mainstreaming of the Extreme Right

This report maps the ecosystem of the burgeoning ‘new’ extreme right across Europe and the US.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety

October 23, 2018

Counter-Conversations: A model for direct engagement with individuals showing signs of radicalisation online

ISD’s Counter Conversations program tests whether offline intervention methods can be applied to counter online extremism on social media.

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

October 23, 2018

Digital Resilience: Stronger Citizens Online

The Digital Resilience pilot shows digital citizenship education boosts young people's resilience to online extremist grooming and exploitation.

ISD UK

Education, Resources, Strong Cities

October 23, 2018

“I Left to be Closer to Allah”: Learning about Foreign Fighters from Family and Friends

A report calls that examines the motivations of the thousands of foreign fighters and the difficulties their families face coping with their loss.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism

October 23, 2018

Hate at the push of a button

This joint report by ISD and German campaign group, ‘Ich Bin Hier’, maps the rise and nature of far-right hate speech in Germany.

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

May 20, 2018

“I Left to be Closer to Allah”: Learning about Foreign Fighters from Family and Friends

This report studies the motivations of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, using the largest collection of interviews with them and their families.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

August 1, 2016

“Shooting in the right direction”: Anti-IS Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq

This report represents the first publication in ISD’s new “Horizons” series, launched to examine emerging trends related to violent extremism or CVE.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

July 26, 2016

ISIS and Nusra in Turkey

This report looks at how the Turkish government has sought to deal with the challenges of instability, terrorism and extremism.

ISD UK

Democratic Integrity, Islamist Extremism