National Security | Military Ethics | Global Far-Right Extremism | Counter-Terrorism | Antisemitism

Big Tech Becomes Alt-Tech: The Clash between Social Media Networks and Democracy

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, considered part of the Big-Tech ecosystem, heralds an alarming change regarding online disinformation. Statements about removing censorship and allowing free speech, accompanied by solid end-to-end encryption and weakening the enforcement of online content monitoring, are prominent warning signs for democracy and its institutions.

Hiding to Fight Another Day: Far-Right Extremists Adopt a New Strategy in the Cyberspace Arena

6 June marked five months since the U.S. Capitol was attacked. Posts regularly collected from far-right communication channels during that time suggests that there has been a significant shift in the far-right’s strategic behavior within cyberspace. In an effort to support the Biden Administration’s “first ever national strategy for countering domestic terrorism,” the purpose of this paper is to help decision-makers and security forces understand this developing phenomenon within the American far-right online community.

The need for a Marshall Plan in the Gaza Strip

More than three thousand rockets and missiles have been launched by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), purposefully targeting Israeli cities over a period of nine days. There is currently no end to the campaign in sight, even though the Israel Defense Force (IDF) launched Operation ‘Guardian of the Walls’ to protect Israeli citizens and destroy the launching capabilities of Hamas and PIJ.

Infected by Hate: Far-Right Attempts to Leverage Anti-Vaccine Sentiment

The purpose of this article is to alert and educate on a new phenomenon that first appeared worldwide in November 2020, as countries started developing COVID-19 vaccination plans. Far-fight extremists, white supremacists in particular, identified pre-existing concerns in the general public regarding the potential vaccines’ effectiveness, safety, and purpose.

The Far Right – Ideology, Modus Operandi and Development Trends

In the 20th century, the influence of the far-right phenomenon upon public agenda and political systems became glaringly apparent, and its potency has been consistently growing in recent decades. The evolution of the far-right since its previous, twentieth-century iteration has become evident through both structural changes to its organizational composition as well as definitive shifts to the movement’s operational stratagem.

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