The sovereign citizen movement has grown beyond a nuisance and into an escalating national security challenge for many countries. This policy brief outlines the problem, what should be done, and the background landscape – including understanding the national security risks and harms. The brief outlines three policy recommendations to address the transnational dimensions of the...

This compendium examines Australia’s counterterrorism trajectory from the immediate post-9/11 period to a more complex contemporary threat environment. Drawing on articles originally published in The Strategist, the collection explores domestic and international terrorism, radicalisation, antisemitism, lone actor violence, youth extremism, and the growing intersection between terrorism, technology and statecraft.

Globally, terrorism remains a significant challenge. This report presents a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the past 10 years. It provides an analysis of the top 10 countries most impacted by terrorism and in-depth contributions from experts. It finds that attacks in the West increased for the first...

This performance audit of the Australian Government Crisis Management Framework is undertaken to provide assurance to Parliament over processes to identify and disseminate lessons learnt, and on the readiness of government systems and processes to respond to future crises including pandemics, natural disasters, terrorism, and cyber incidents.

Using data on 129 Australian supporters of Islamic State, this paper examines the impact of contextual and dynamic factors relating to strategic logic, mobilising structures and security measures.