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Linda Schlegel

Linda Schlegel is a PhD student at Goethe University Frankfurt and an Associate Fellow at both the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and modus I Center for Applied Research on Deradicalization. Her research focuses on storytelling in P/CVE narrative campaigns, gaming and extremism, and digital radicalization processes.
Terrorism

Mind the Gap: What We Do and Don’t Know About Gaming and Radicalization

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Gaming and its potential (mis-)use by extremist actors is the new hot topic in radicalization and extremism studies. After the 2019 right-wing extremist attack...
Security

Who Doesn’t Like a Good Story? Why Narratives Are Essential in Counter-extremism Efforts

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“The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor. Everyone loves a good story; every culture bathes its children in stories.”, writes...
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Designing Jihad: How Ideological Concepts Influence the Strategy of Salafi-jihadist Groups

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Terrorism in its many shapes and forms is a strategy which has been employed by a variety of different groups throughout history. From the...
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Who, Why, What, When, Against Whom? The Problem With Researching the Effectiveness of Terrorism

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Recent years have seen an increase in academic and policy interests regarding how individuals and groups come to choose terrorism as a tactic. Many...
Politics

Cosmopolitan Jihadists and a Global Insurgency?

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In an interview with Frontline, David Petraeus, a retired US army general and former commander of ISAF in Afghanistan, claimed that “the word insurgency...
Politics

‘Lone Wolf’ or Part of a Pack? How Lonely and How Successful are Attacks by Lone Actor Terrorists?

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The list of so-called lone wolf terrorist attacks in both the West is long and has always been long. However, recent years have seen...

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China

India-China Relations in a Turbulent World : The Need for Realistic Expectations

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India-China ties are improving, but border tensions, strategic rivalry, and Indo-Pacific competition require realistic expectations. Cooperation can grow, yet enduring differences will continue shaping the relationship.
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QUAD Plus can reinforce a Free and Open Indo-Pacific by expanding intelligence, technology, and maritime cooperation, reducing dependence on China and strengthening regional resilience against coercion.
Americas

What Canada’s Submarine Decision Means for South Korean Arms Exports

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Canada's submarine choice highlights a key lesson: modern arms sales depend not only on capability and price, but also on alliances, strategic trust, and long-term security partnerships. South Korea must sell relationships, not just weapons.
Geopolitics

Can Abiy Ahmed Afford His Power in Ethiopia’s Political Marketplace?

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Abiy Ahmed's political capital is shrinking as insecurity, inflation, elite fragmentation, and dependence on external patrons drive up the cost of power. Can Ethiopia's political marketplace sustain his rule much longer?
Diplomacy

BRICS+ cooperation in a complex economic and geopolitical environment: Opportunities and impediments

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BRICS+ offers vast potential in trade, technology and local currency cooperation, but geopolitical rivalries and divergent strategic priorities will shape whether it emerges as a cohesive force or remains a loose coalition.

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