Ideology

By Christopher V. David and Marten Risius Extremist groups operate in an environment where trust is existential and suspicion is constant—every new member could be an ally or an informant. The Provisional IRA, for example, famously operated a dedicated squad tasked with tracking down and liquidating informers within their ranks. Though in a spectacular twist, ...

By Kye Allen Introduction On 3 July, Constantin von Hoffmeister, then editor-in-chief of Arktos—the leading publisher of Eurasian, identitarian, and New Right thought—announced a new venture, Multipolar Press. Within two months, he was removed from his editorial position at Arktos. Unpacking the reasons behind his dismissal reveals ideological fissures within the far right’s intellectual milieu.  ...

By Sören Henrich This blog is based on a recent publication which you can find here. Last October, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum expressed concern about a growing trend among radicalised individuals that was challenging preventive and policing bodies. A considerable number of reviewed cases presented mixed ideologies or lacked a clear ideological conviction. Furthermore, services ...

By Daniel E. Levenson In the early to mid-19th century the organizations and ideologues who would form the vanguard of modern terrorism did a remarkable job of leverage emerging technology for both training and operational purposes. This often took the form of experimentation with new (and often unregulated) materials such as dynamite and crude IEDs ...