Research

Papers

10 studies in 9 subject areas. Each study has a key-findings graphic, a voice summary, a short video and a PDF copy.

Subject areas

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Muslim Brotherhood Networks · Policy paper
Lists the Offspring, Not the Parent: Canada and the Muslim Brotherhood Question
No Brotherhood entity is on Canada's list of terrorist entities.
3 November 2026 · Research team
Salafi-Jihadism · Policy paper
The Baghdad Docket: Western Islamic State Detainees in Iraq and the Return Question
In the last week of October 2026 an Iraqi court began handing down sentences to Western nationals held for years in north-east Syria as alleged members of the Islamic State.
3 November 2026 · Research team
Salafi-Jihadism · Policy paper
Fewer Referrals, Undiminished Threat: Reading the Islamist Line in the 2026 Prevent Statistics
Referrals to Prevent in England and Wales reached a record 10,293 in the year to September 2025.
3 November 2026 · Research team
Online Radicalisation · Policy paper
Beyond Messaging: What the United Nations' September 2026 Propaganda Report Means for Youth Prevention Policy in Western States
In September 2026 the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate argued that terrorist propaganda should be addressed “not only as content but as a core operational enabler of terrorism”.
3 November 2026 · Research team
Islamist Finance & Charities · Policy paper
Listed in Washington, Unlisted in London: US Charity-Sector Designations and the Limits of UK Partner Due Diligence
During 2026 the US Treasury designated an unusually large number of charitable and humanitarian bodies for alleged support to Hamas.
3 November 2026 · Research team
Europe · Policy paper
Below the Criminal Threshold: The October 2026 Proposals to Disqualify Extremist Charity Trustees in England and Wales
On 14 October 2026 DCMS opened a ten-week consultation on widening the grounds for disqualifying charity trustees in England and Wales; it closes at 5pm on 23 December 2026.
3 November 2026 · Research team
North America · Policy paper
What You Did, Not What You Believed: The Ottawa Youth Terrorism Verdict and the Line between Propaganda and Facilitation
On 16 October 2026 Justice Kerry McVey of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice convicted a youth of two terrorism offences arising from a 2023 plan for a mass-casualty attack on Jewish people in Ottawa.
3 November 2026 · Research team
UK Policy · Policy paper
Violence without a Cause: What the Home Office's Interim Guidance on Non-Ideological Extreme Violence Settles, and What It Leaves Open
On 27 October 2026 the Home Office published interim guidance for frontline practitioners on “non-ideological extreme violence”.
3 November 2026 · Research team
EU Institutions · Policy paper
The Violence Threshold: Why the EU's Counter-Terrorism Architecture Struggles to Address Non-Violent Islamist Influence
Within eight months, the three main EU institutions have set out different starting points on extremism.
3 November 2026 · Research team
US Policy · Policy paper
State Designation Without Federal Parity: Florida's HB 1471 Regime and the 5 November Deadline
On 29 September 2026 Florida's Governor and Cabinet approved designating CAIR, CAIR-Florida, the Muslim Brotherhood and antifa as “domestic terrorist organisations” under HB 1471, subject to pending litigation.
3 November 2026 · Research team