Digital Malevolence: The Dark Psychology of Online Manipulation, Exploitation, and Violence

By Caroline Ewing and Anne Speckhard Caroline Ewing, Research Fellow, International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism Anne Speckhard, Director, International Center for the Study of Violence Extremism Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Caroling Ewing Email: CarolineAnnaEwing@Gmail.Com Phone: (301) 655-6508 Introduction The rapid evolution of online extremist ecosystems has vastly shifted…

August 2, 2026 Read more

A Democracy Turned Pariah State: Israel’s Moral Unraveling

Israel’s international standing has undergone a profound and arguably irreversible transformation. Once regarded, despite criticism, as a flawed democracy grappling with complex security threats, Israel is increasingly perceived as a pariah state—isolated not only because of its adversaries, but because of its sustained conduct in Gaza and the West Bank. This shift is not the…

June 8, 2026 Read more