An academic research network on

ONLINE EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM

What is VOX-Pol?

VOX-Pol is a world-leading research network on online extremism and terrorism. It is a global network, with 30 member institutions from 12 different countries across Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. VOX-Pol researchers have expertise in jihadism, the extreme right and left, nationalist-separatist actors, and emerging forms of extremism.

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Responding to AI Misuse by Violent Extremist and Nihilistic Actors: Part Two

Recommendations for Policy and Practice By Allysa Czerwinsky (University of Manchester) & Stuart Macdonald (Swansea University) As AI use is…

October 28, 2026

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Responding to AI Misuse by Violent Extremist and Nihilistic Actors

Part One - The Value of a Comparative Approach By Stuart Macdonald and Allysa Czerwinsky There is no doubt that…

October 21, 2026

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Where next for online P/CVE?

By Alastair Reed, Jack Springett-Gilling and Ellie Rogers This post is a lightly edited excerpt from “Online P/CVE Interventions,” a…

October 14, 2026

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Responding to AI Misuse by Violent Extremist and Nihilistic Actors: Part Two

October 28, 2026

Recommendations for Policy and Practice By Allysa Czerwinsky (University of Manchester) & Stuart Macdonald (Swansea University) As AI use is increasingly embedded within contemporary terrorism and violent extremism, there remains a pressing need to strengthen AI safety initiatives and regulatory responses to better align with how models and tools are used in practice across threat ...

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Responding to AI Misuse by Violent Extremist and Nihilistic Actors

October 21, 2026

Part One – The Value of a Comparative Approach By Stuart Macdonald and Allysa Czerwinsky There is no doubt that terrorists and violent extremists use AI. As well as its documented use in the attacks in Las Vegas, Florida State University, Palm Springs and Tumbler Ridge, researchers have evidenced its use through both open-source and ...

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