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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.

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

December 11, 2025

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

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism

October 29, 2025

Addressing Illegal Harms on Small and Emerging Platforms: Challenges and Gaps

Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

July 30, 2025

Emerging Extremism-Related Threats in the UK: Implications for Policy Responses

Terrorism and Extremism

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October 21, 2022

Signposts – A background report on right-wing extremist online subcultures 

This report provides background on ISD Germany's work on the far-right online, funded by the Federal Ministry of Justice.

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms

October 21, 2022

Telegram as a Buttress: How far-right extremists and conspiracy theorists are expanding their infrastructures via Telegram

This report examines how far-right extremists and conspiracy theorists use Telegram to expand their networks.

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

October 11, 2022

Evaluating Platform Abortion-Related Speech Policies: Were Platforms Prepared for the Post-Dobbs Environment?

ISD evaluates the actions taken by four major social platforms to protect their users from abortion care misinformation.

Public Health, Tech Accountability and Safety

October 6, 2022

Effectiveness of the Sanctions on Russian State-Affiliated Media in the EU – An investigation into website traffic & possible circumvention methods

This report assesses the effectiveness of restrictions on Russian state-affiliated media by the EU after the invasion of Ukraine.

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

June 14, 2022

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

This report outlines networks of Somali, Kiswahili and Arabic pages and profiles on Facebook which are supportive of al-Shabaab and the Islamic State.

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety

April 20, 2022

Multi-Stakeholder Models for Local Prevention: Technical Evaluation and Learnings from Kumanovo, North Macedonia

An evaluation of the achievements, challenges and lessons from programming aimed at enhancing local multi-agency collaboration in North Macedonia.

Strong Cities

December 9, 2021

A Taxonomy for the Classification of Post-Organisational Violent Extremist & Terrorist Content

This report outlines a prototype taxonomy for classifying terrorist and violent extremist content.

Terrorism and Extremism

November 16, 2021

Understanding the Salafi Online Ecosystem: A Digital Snapshot

A digital snapshot of the rapidly shifting online Salafi ecosystem across social media and its intersection with Gen-Z identities.

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism