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The role of then-President Donald Trump and his aides and advisers is important, but there is a lot more to the story of Jan. 6, 2021, than what happened behind closed doors.
A group touting revisionist visions of German history wanted to install minor aristocrat Heinrich XIII as German leader.
The so-called New Right is aiming for an ideological renewal of right-wing politics by focusing on cultural identity and the politics of belonging. Here’s why that’s so ominous.
Far-right populism has been on the rise globally. Is New Zealand really immune, or should National Party leader Christopher Luxon be more unequivocal about working with the likes of Brian Tamaki?
Distrust of government blended with strains of Christian fundamentalism can produce a violent form of Christian nationalism, a scholar explains.
Norse symbols and references to Valhalla repeatedly show up the manifestos of far right terrorists. An expert explains why.
A suspect apparently motivated by a white supremacist agenda shot dead 10 shoppers. Analysis shows that mass shootings – and those at grocery stores – are on the rise.
A victory of the far-right presidential candidate would be good news for Moscow, which has a long-standing history with Le Pen and her party.
Right-wing extremism is a growing movement, as the world saw during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Shouldn’t Ottawa security forces have learned lessons from Jan. 6?
About 10% of the Oath Keepers are active-duty military, and around two-thirds are retired military or law enforcement.
Nearly one in five defendants in the prosecutions undertaken in response to the January 6 US Capitol attack had served in the military.
A representative survey of American adults finds broader support for violent insurrection than many would like to think.
Far right nationalists, anti-vaxxers, libertarians and conspiracy theorists have come together over COVID, and capitalised on the anger and uncertainty simmering in some sections of the community.
Groups who share support for white supremacy say they are planning to return to the nation’s capital for a demonstration to support those arrested for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Justin Trudeau has a reputation as a youthful progressive outside of Canada, but among right-wing Canadians online, he’s despised — and he’s been confronted with hostility on the campaign trail.
Greece has outlawed its most problematic far-right party, but its sister organisation is thriving in Cyprus.
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, how political violence has been organized in other areas of the world that can help us anticipate the future of right-wing extremism.
Calls to ban far-right groups should be treated with caution. Anything that drives extremism further underground risks making the situation worse.
ASIO is changing the language it uses to describe violent threats, because it says the current labels, such as “left”, “right” and “Islamic” are no longer fit for purpose.“
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University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
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Lecturer in Old English, University College Cork
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Alabama
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Macalester College
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Global and International Studies, University of California, Irvine
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Research Lead, Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury
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Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Iowa State University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Director of Research, Academic Development, and Innovation at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of New Hampshire
