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Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The Altman firebombing attempt and the "No Data Centers" shooting at Councilman Gibson's home aren't isolated incidents, they fit a recognizable historical pattern. My new latest article in the Sentinel piece on AI, grievance, and the future of political violence: ctc.westpoint.edu/beyond-misus...

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Beyond Misuse: Artificial Intelligence, Grievance, and the Future Landscape of Political Violence - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Abstract: The scholarly literature on artificial intelligence and terrorism has organized itself around three questions: (1) how violent non-state actors currently misuse AI, (2) how that misuse may e...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Thank you ABC for highlighting how the manosphere is impacting schools—and for featuring our new ANROWS guide, designed to help teachers understand and respond to these harmful online spaces 👇 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

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The rise of the 'manosphere' is being felt in the classroom

Teachers say misogynistic behaviour from young, male students has been getting worse. Now there's a guide to help.

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We are excited to share our new ANROWS guide for teachers and school staff. It explains the manosphere, its harms, and how boys and young men are drawn in via social media—helping schools better understand and respond 👇 www.anrows.org.au/resources/gu...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Some personal news, we “eloped” in the Caribbean ❤️

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🚨 Call for Special Issue Papers for Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, please share widely! @ginavale.bsky.social and I are excited to announce the call for papers for our upcoming special issue on insurgent-run education. Proposal deadline is 8 January 2026, and full details are below👇🏼

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Gina Vale @ginavale.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🚨 Call for Papers! @alexphelan.bsky.social and I are excited to announce the call for papers for our upcoming special issue on "Learning from Insurgent-Run Education" for Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, please share widely. Proposal deadline is 8 January 2026, and full details below 👇

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🚨It’s out! Our new article (co-authored with soon-to-be Dr. Christina Schmid) examines how shifts in gender relations advanced the PYD’s broader politico-military strategy during three phases of insurgent control (2011–2018). It’s open access below!👇🏼 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

🚨 Our new RUSI commentary, Guns, Goods, and Governance: Illicit Economies and the Foundations of Insurgent Rule, unpacks the complex and under-appreciated relationship between militancy, criminality and legitimacy 👇 www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

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Guns, Goods and Governance: Illicit Economies and the Foundations of Insurgent Rule

Research across different geographies has increasingly reshaped how the relationship between militancy, criminality and legitimacy is understood, with important implications for conflict prevention an...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

📣 We’re on the search for our next Head of School and Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University! This is a fantastic chance to lead a vibrant school, work alongside brilliant colleagues, and become part of one of the world’s top unis. 👇 careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Thrilled to share our latest article in the TPV special issue on motivations! We explore how gendered narratives and misogyny act as a powerful shared language—connecting identity factors across far-right movements in Australia and the UK 👇🏼 doi.org/10.1080/0954...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

At least 18 killed in Colombia in two separate attacks— a drone attack on a helicopter and a car bombing—both attributed to FARC dissidents. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

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At least 18 killed in Colombia in drone attack on helicopter, car bombing

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says armed dissidents, drug trafficking cartels should be considered ‘terrorists’.

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I was recently interviewed by @profil.at for this great feature on the PKK’s disarmament, and comparisons with the peace settlement with FARC 👇🏼

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A sincere thank you to Dr. Lawrence Cline for their review of my book, The Combination of All Forms of Struggle: Insurgent Legitimation and State Response to FARC, in Small Wars and Insurgencies. It's wonderful to see parallels drawn to the FMLN 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Book review

Published in Small Wars & Insurgencies (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Thank you so much RUSI for hosting our event, Peace or Profit? Illicit Economies and Armed Conflict in Colombia and Beyond. It was a fantastic event with such great insight from our audience, which Jose, Jenny, Michael, Antonio and I are very grateful for.

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I was interviewed by E-IR about my work on insurgent legitimation, political violence in Colombia and the nexus between gendered-radicalisation and technology 👇 www.e-ir.info/2025/06/17/i...

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Interview - Alexandra Phelan

Alexandra Phelan explores insurgent legitimation, gender, and political violence, with a focus on Latin America, terrorism, and post-conflict transitions.

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

🚨 In London on the 25 June? I am extremely excited to announce our research collaboration event, Peace or Profit? Illicit Economies and Armed Conflict in Colombia and Beyond, with @rusi.bsky.social's Organised Crime and Policing team 👇 my.rusi.org/events/peace...

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Peace or Profit? Illicit Economies and Armed Conflict in Colombia and Beyond

Can peace compete with profit? Join us to explore how illicit economies can derail peace processes, using Colombia’s experience to inform other conflict contexts.

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Ayse (Aisha) Lokman @aysed.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

New article out in New Media & Society: Dror Walter @drorwalter.bsky.social, Yotam Ophir @ophiryotam.bsky.social , Edu Fabregas, and I examine how the Wayfair conspiracy theory moved across platforms. We find Twitter and Reddit played very different roles. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/KUIFU...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Now that all promotion outcomes have been communicated, I’m delighted to share that I’ve been promoted to Senior Lecturer in Politics and IR at Monash Uni, effective 1 July. I'm excited and incredibly grateful for a workplace and colleagues who support not only my research, but me as a person🙏🏼

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🚨Discount code below👇🏼 and thank you @craigwhiteside.bsky.social for your review!🚨

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Craig Whiteside @craigwhiteside.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Link to my book talk with my friend Omar Mohammed from GWU's Program on Extremism theisisreader.substack.com/p/violent-no...

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Violent Non-State Special Operations: a book talk

April 24, 2025 recording of a book talk with GWU Program on Extremism

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A friendly reminder that applications close on 19th April for the candidate to start in mid July! We are a fantastic section and you'll love working with us 😊

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🚨Come work with us! Our Politics and IR department at Monash Uni is hiring a Level B for a 3 year fixed-term position. Applicants with expertise in politics and/or international relations are encouraged 👇🚨 careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

New article out with Don Rassler in the CTC Sentinal: “On the Horizon: The Ukraine War and the Evolving Threat of Drone Terrorism.” We explore how Ukraine has become a proving ground for drone warfare—and what that means for future terrorist threats. ctc.westpoint.edu/on-the-horiz...

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On the Horizon: The Ukraine War and the Evolving Threat of Drone Terrorism - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Abstract: This article analyzes the evolution of terrorist drone usage and forecasts its future trajectory in light of the tactical and technological innovations emerging from the Russo-Ukrainian War....

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Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

🚨Thrilled to share our new research note: "In the Trenches: A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Data Collection in Terrorism Studies." Co-authored w/ Dr. Sarah Carthy & based on a course that trained 400+ grad students at Leiden in open source data collection. pt.icct.nl/article/tren...

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In the Trenches: A Hands-on Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Data Collection Skills in Terrorism Studies | Perspectives on Terrorism

The burgeoning availability of open-source information on individuals who have been radicalised offers new opportunities to build, expand, and disaggregate rich databases on the characteristics of the...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

It's finally here 😭 my labour of love! This book wouldn't have been possible without the help and support of so many people, in Colombia and abroad. I'm so excited to share my @columbiaup.bsky.social book,The Combination of All Forms of Struggle, with you... cup.columbia.edu/book/the-com...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

At #ISA2025? A little birdie told me that you can catch this one in the wild at the @columbiaup.bsky.social stand! 🇨🇴

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Happening tomorrow! Come join me at RSIS to talk about my new book, The Combination of All Forms of Struggle, moderated by Prof. Kumar Ramakrishna 👇🏼

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I'm very much looking forward to discussing my new book on 19th Feb at RSIS. I'll be examining how insurgents like FARC are more inclined toward negotiations when their political legitimacy is acknowledged rather than denied, including how legitimacy influences COIN dynamics.

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Coming your way shortly by yours truly, and currently on pre-order 🇨🇴👇🏼 #Colombia #FARC #insurgency cup.columbia.edu/book/the-com...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

At least 80 people have been killed, and several others kidnapped, in Colombia's Catatumbo region following the failure of peace talks with the ELN. The ELN and FARC dissidents have been clashing over strategic control of the border area. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...

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At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as ELN peace talks fail

Attacks by rebel ELN fighters in the Catatumbo region have forced thousands of people to flee the area.

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

🚨Our new report is out! Our project examines, through a gender and intersectional lens, how socialisation processes coupled with exposure to harassment, hate-based discrimination and extreme content can potentially lower resilience to radicalisation in gaming 👇🏼🚨 rusi.org/explore-our-...

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Radicalisation through Gaming: The Role of Gendered Social Identity

This project aims to understand, through a gender and intersectional lens, how socialisation processes coupled with exposure to harassment, hate-based discrimination and extreme content can potentiall...

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The Washington Institute for Near East Policy @washinstitute.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group previously linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and to al-Qaeda, has evolved in ways that challenge accepted views of “jihadism.” In 2022, @azelin.bsky.social examined the group's history.

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The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

The Syria-based group now functions more like a government than a nonstate actor, portending a reorientation for the larger jihadist movement.

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Renata Segura @renatasegura.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I realized that the estimated number of gang members/affiliates in #Haiti (12000) is almost the same as the total of #Colombia's FARC members that demovilized (13k+), and they are all in one city and its surrounding areas. The challenge to help #Haiti is extraordinary.

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Ayse (Aisha) Lokman @aysed.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Our latest paper w/ James Fitzgerald, Marie Santini & Deborah Salles open access at IJPP journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Coming your way shortly by yours truly, and currently on pre-order 🇨🇴👇🏼 #Colombia #FARC #insurgency cup.columbia.edu/book/the-com...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

Our Monash GPS/GNET piece for #16DaysOfActivism by myself, Claudia Wallner, Jessica White and James Paterson shows how framing the LGBTQI+ community as a sexualised threat is a rife gender narrative amongst the far-right in the UK and Australia 👇 gnet-research.org/2023/11/28/o...

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Online Gendered Narratives, LGBTQI+ Targeting, and the Far-Right in Australia and the UK

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

The 2nd piece in our #16DaysOfActivism series between GNET & Monash GPS by Jayden Haworth, argues the virality of incel memes aligns more with mainstream portrayals of idealised masculinities & their emphasis on individual agency, than the appeal of incel worldview gnet-research.org/2023/11/27/m...

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Men, Masculinities and Memes: The Case of Incels

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

And we’re off! Our first Insight for the #16DaysofActivism collaboration between GNET and Monash GPS by Clara Ribeiro-Assumpcao argues for greater integration of gender in OSINT collection and dissemination, particularly in contexts of CT and PVE 👇🏼 gnet-research.org/2023/11/24/i...

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Integrating Gender Across OSINT Cycles: Good Practices for Practitioners

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Still home with the 'rona 🦠, but really honoured to be nominated (and join in virtually!) for the 2023 Monash University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence alongside the wonderful Dr Bridget Harris for @Monash_Arts!

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Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Check out my new open access journal article for Policy & Internet: "'Highly nuanced policy is very difficult to apply at scale': Examining researcher account and content takedowns online" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... polisky commsky academicsky

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Ayse (Aisha) Lokman @aysed.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

The Special issue: The (international) politics of content takedowns: Theory, practice, ethics is out for Early View that James Fitzgerald and I co-edited in Policy & Internet 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Amazing articles and let us know what you think! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Alexandra Phelan @alexphelan.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

Today I signed my book contract with Columbia Uni Press, “The Combination of All Forms of Struggle: Insurgent Legitimation and the Colombian Government Response to FARC 1964-2016”. There are a million thank you’s to come, stay tuned for 2024 🇨🇴

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