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‘Crimes of Influence’ – crimes that seek to influence people towards harmful outcomes – will be one of the defining features of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-led cybercrime. With an ability to persuade and influence at potentially unavoidable economies of scale, crimes of influence...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jun 18, 2024
Operations in the information environment (OIE) are experiencing something of a renaissance thanks to social media and the democratisation of information.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Dec 13, 2020
This paper was written for NATO’s Innovation Hub as part of their Warfighting in 2040 report. All rights are reserved by NATO Allied Command Transformation and this article is published here with their permission. To download a PDF, click here. Information operations (IO) has been experiencing something of a
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jul 01, 2020
This blog is intended as a brief primer on the complex concept of accelerationism – with a focus on terrorist organisations and their weaponisation of the concept as a pervasive, recurrent theme. From Muslims in Christchurch to Jews in Pittsburgh, Christians in Colombo and migrants in El Paso, recent attacks by
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Aug 30, 2019
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Claims that Aunt Lydia’s arc in Season 6 depict her radicalisation toward Mayday miss the mark entirely. This isn’t radicalisation—it’s a complex narrative of coercion, survival, and slow, conflicted disengagement and resistance against a system she helped uphold.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, May 28, 2025
'Safeguarding National Security Studies: A Handbook' — a practical guide written with multidisciplinary academic supervisors and students front of mind, offers structured guidance on risk management, ethical oversight, and researcher wellbeing.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, May 03, 2025
Severance offers a compelling perspective that reminds those working in P/CVE that it is essential to distinguish between fanaticism, extremism, and violent extremism.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Apr 20, 2025
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Examining a dataset of 6,000 items of ‘mindset material’ via 100 convicted terrorists ... new research has found...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Mar 22, 2025
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“Ignore provocations.There is no need for European leaders to be shocked by every wild tweet and every chaotic press conference...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Mar 05, 2025
‘Crimes of Influence’ – crimes that seek to influence people towards harmful outcomes – will be one of the defining features of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-led cybercrime. With an ability to persuade and influence at potentially unavoidable economies of scale, crimes of influence...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jun 18, 2024