New Technologies

Although the misuse of new technologies by terrorist actors has been a major concern for some time, the capabilities offered by (and the availability of) a range of new and emerging technologies – including gaming platforms, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D-printed weapons – have heightened these fears even further. An analysis ...

The Counter-Terrorism Committee unanimously adopted the Delhi Declaration at the closing of its special meeting on countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes, held in India on 28-29 October 2022. The special meeting focused on three main areas: unmanned aerial systems, terrorist financing and information and communications technologies. The meeting also ...

The Indonesian government is cooperating more effectively now with private sector technology giants such as Google and Facebook to remove extremist content from social media platforms. Even as the hiccups in their relationship are being worked out, the extremists seem to be finding low-tech ways around blockages. The 8-9 May 2018 riot of terrorist suspects ...