But the Royal Commission, the country’s highest-level investigation, faulted lax gun regulations and the country’s “fragile” intelligence agencies.
Tag: Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right
How Steve Bannon and a Chinese Billionaire Created a Right-Wing Coronavirus Media Sensation
Increasingly allied, the American far right and members of the Chinese diaspora tapped into social media to give a Hong Kong researcher a vast audience for peddling unsubstantiated pandemic claims.
Does Trump’s Defeat Signal the Start of Populism’s Decline Globally?
Populist leaders may have lost their most prominent champion, but their economic, social and political grievances remain potent.
Netflix’s ‘Barbarians’ Reclaims a Battle Beloved of Germany’s Far Right
“Barbarians” depicts the Battle of Teutoburg Forest, which has long been a rallying cry for German nationalists, including the Nazis.
Coronavirus, QAnon, Trump: Your Monday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
QAnon Is Thriving in Germany. The Extreme Right Is Delighted.
As the U.S. conspiracy theory goes global, it has found fertile ground in the putsch fantasies and anti-Semitic tropes long popular on Germany’s far-right fringe. Counterterrorism officials worry.
Golden Dawn Found Guilty of Running Criminal Organization in Greece
The court tied the far-right party to a string of attacks, including the fatal stabbing of a left-wing rapper.
Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns of ‘Lethal’ White Supremacy
An annual assessment that a whistle-blower said was withheld for months did not hold back on the threat from violent extremists and tagged Russia as the primary source of disinformation.
Far-Right Extremism Taints German Security Services in Hundreds of Cases
A report by the domestic intelligence agency listed more than 1,400 instances in which soldiers, police officers and intelligence officials were suspected of extremist actions, posing “a significant danger.”
A Black Belgian Student Saw a White Fraternity as His Ticket. It Was His Death.
Sanda Dia’s death after an initiation ritual was regarded as a tragic accident. Newly released videos and photos have made it a symbol of growing intolerance.