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A conceptual watercolor illustration showing a lone silhouetted human figure standing at the center of a dark, tangled mass of twisted tree branches that fan outward like consuming tendrils against a glowing red-orange background. The dark limbs enveloping the figure symbolize obsessive passion and deliberate engagement with radical ideology, evoking themes of radicalization, entrapment, and the reciprocal pull toward violent extremism.

The radicalization syndrome: Reciprocal dynamics of obsessive passion and deliberate engagement

By Jocelyn J. Bélanger, Daniel W. Snook, Muhammed Rayyan Ahmed, & Jais Adam-Troian

A woodcut-style print showing a dark, foreboding interior with tangled black tree-like branches filling the left side, an open door on the right revealing a pale bleak landscape, and a stark red path winding through the center foreground. The high-contrast black, cream, and red palette evokes trauma, threat, and disturbed childhood environments symbolizing adverse experiences leading toward violence.

Adverse childhood experiences and violent extremism: A scoping review of the literature

By Teja Pammi, Caterina Ceccarelli, Sam Hibbs, Jemima Chase, Nafees Hamid, & Fiona S. McEwen

A conceptual painted illustration showing a solitary dark chess king piece standing on a cracked stone surface, casting a long shadow across a diagonal beam of light. Fractured lines radiate outward while a red glow pools at the base, symbolizing leadership, power orientation, and the destabilizing lethal influence of violent extremist organization leaders across their tenure.

Deadly persuasion: A multilevel analysis of leader influence tactics and lethality in violent extremist organizations

By Mackenzie Harms, Alex Bruens, Justin Jones, & Gina Ligon

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Illustration of a person with a Russian background, engaging with digital content about the Ukraine war. A visual representation of inoculation techniques shields them from pro-Kremlin disinformation, symbolizing improved recognition of false narratives and heightened solidarity with Ukraine. The image highlights the role of social identity and media exposure in combating political propaganda.

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Identity is key, but Inoculation helps – how to empower Germans of Russian descent against pro-Kremlin disinformation

By Carolin-Theresa Ziemer, Philipp Schmid, Cornelia Betsch & Tobias Rothmund

June 25, 2024 (Cited by: 6)

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Counteracting socially endorsed misinformation through an emotion-fallacy inoculation

By Cecilie S. Traberg, Thomas Morton, & Sander van der Linden

June 24, 2024 (Cited by: 4)