The ISIS-inspired attack in New Orleans underscores how extremism online and political divisions at home have created “a perfect storm” for radicalization in America, experts say, with law enforcement ...

UK Home Secretary Theresa May delivered a speech against extremism in which she explained in greater detail the counter-extremism strategy launched by the government in October. This strategy aims to ...

As controversy over Australia’s new hate laws continues, last weekend’s so-called March for Australia rallies were the latest in a string of events that have raised the temperature of public debate.

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has unveiled a new policy to tackle “violent extremism” using an unlikely bouquet of tools, including school curriculum changes, religion and social media outreach, in ...

What makes a person willing to use violence? The complex psychological and social path that leads people to violent extremism has been mapped out in a new model devised by Associate Professor Milan ...

For the second installment of the News Literacy Edition of the NPR Public Editor newsletter, we're exploring how NPR defines extremism and uses the word in its reporting. The threat of extremism is ...

A certain degree of "extremism" is necessary for survival, according to social psychologists, who argue the personality trait is behind positive social developments. Most people associate extremism ...