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ISD resources for policymakers and Officials

ISD has a 20-year track record of helping governments at all levels. Our work includes policy advisory support, cutting-edge analysis, and monitoring of the threat landscape to safeguard national security and individual rights.

Threat detection, research and analysis

We provide governments with the best-in-class data analysis to combat a range of emerging threats both online and offline. Our analysis tracks the connections between extremist networks and offline violence, dissects the role of foreign interference in regional politics, and explores a variety of threats to democracy across different jurisdictions.

Policy advisory support

We use evidence and expertise to make sure regulations can adapt and last. Our Digital Policy Lab (DPL) convenes regulators and other officials from to discuss threats to democracy, free speech and public safety.

Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to learn more about this work.

September 17, 2026

25 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains perennially online: The group’s digital ecosystem in 2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains online, adapting its decentralized ecosystem across platforms, messaging services and AI.

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 7, 2026

Lessons from Extremism Prevention for Countering Hybrid Threats: A Framework for Policy Response

Threat Analysis and Prevention

August 26, 2026

Online antisemitism and digital regulation: ISD’s submission to the Australian Royal Commission

Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

May 21, 2026

Addressing the Intersection of Misogyny, Targeted Hate and Violent Extremism

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

March 10, 2026

The 2025 Annual Review of Plots and Attacks Across the US

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

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October 24, 2023

Active Clubs: The Growing Threat of ‘White Nationalism 3.0’ across the United States

This report delves into Active Clubs, white nationalist extremist groups promoting physical fitness with a history of violence.

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

October 13, 2023

In the Blind Spot: Right-Wing Extremist Online Radicalisation

This is the English translation of the report of ISD Germany’s 2022 annual conference on right-wing extremist platform use.

Far-Right Extremism, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Terrorism and Extremism

October 2, 2023

The Greens as Enemies during the Gas Price Crisis 2022 – Second Methodological Exploration in the NOTORIOUS Project

This report examines narratives about the 2022 energy crisis in Germany, which particularly targeted the Green party.

Climate

September 14, 2023

Misogynistic Pathways to Radicalisation: Recommended Measures for Platforms to Assess and Mitigate Online Gender-Based Violence

This paper proposes measures to assess and mitigate online gender-based violence, emphasising the connections with different extremist ideologies.

Misogyny, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

September 12, 2023

Emerging Platforms and Technologies: An Overview of the Current Threat Landscape and its Policy Implications

This policy paper provides an overview of the risks of emerging platforms and technologies, and identifies a series of policy recommendations.

Emerging Technologies, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

September 11, 2023

Policy Approaches to Addressing Data Access Challenges in the Evolving Online Ecosystem

This report examines smaller platforms increasingly exploited by extremist, hate and disinformation actors and offers recommendations to counter this.

Data Access and Transparency, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

June 30, 2023

Hatescape: An In-Depth Analysis of Extremism and Hate Speech on TikTok

This research details TikTok's use to spread white supremacist conspiracy theories, extremist hagiographies and other dangerous content.

Far-Right Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Terrorism and Extremism

May 12, 2023

On Odysee: The Role of Blockchain Technology for Monetisation in the Far-Right Online Milieu

This report studies how Odysee's blockchain-based approach appeals to the far-right.

Emerging Technologies, Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms