Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil In this episode, we host Allizandra Herberhold. We explore how curiosity can become a pathway to radicalisation, and what families, educators, and communities can do before it’s too late. From recognising early warning signs such as isolation and behavioural changes, to unpacking the online pipelines that draw vulnerable young people towards nihilistic…
Allizandra Herberhold is a de-radicalisation coach, mentor, and True Crime Community (TCC) educator who works directly with radicalised, at-risk, and violent teens and young adults to help prevent mass shootings and counter violent extremism. She specialises in de-radicalisation, disengagement, and Behavioural Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM), applying these frameworks in hands-on work with vulnerable youth and…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 09.02.2025 The 764 network represents a multifaceted and evolving online threat that combines violent extremism, systematic exploitation, and the coercive manipulation of vulnerable individuals, unfortunately, including minors. Emerging from seemingly innocuous origins in an online community, the network has developed into a decentralised, transnational ecosystem of splinter groups that engage in criminal…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 05.12.2025 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since 2014, has unfolded across multiple dimensions: military, economic, informational, and psychological. Yet one of its most significant and underexamined fronts is cultural. The Kremlin has reframed culture not as an organic expression of society but as a strategic tool where a weapon legitimises aggression,…
Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil In this episode, we journey into the heart of a cultural battleground shaped by war, identity, and resistance with Olha Mukha. Our conversation unpacks how Ukraine’s cultural resilience has become a force of national survival, even as attempts at cultural erasure intensify. We explore grassroots efforts to preserve language, art, and memory,…
Olha Mukha, PhD, is a cultural analyst and philosopher, cultural manager, curator and expert on international communication and human rights. Known for her extensive work in cultural diplomacy and human rights. She is Co-Founder and Programme Director of the Ukrainian Association of Cultural Studies – Lviv and Head of Educational and International Department of Memorial…
Strategic Overview of the International Risk Landscape The world is experiencing heightened geopolitical instability, international risk, and shifting alliances. Major conflicts from Russia’s war in Ukraine to turmoil in the Middle East that are reshaping global power dynamics and straining international security. Rivalries between great powers have intensified, with authoritarian states like Russia, China, and…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 10.11.2025 Across the dry savannahs that stretch from Mauritania to Chad, the Sahel stands as one of the world’s most fragile regions. A place where political instability, violent extremism, displacement, and climate stress are converging into a perfect storm. Once viewed mainly as a buffer between North and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Sahel…
Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil The Sahel stands at a crossroad, it is torn by crisis, instability, and shifting power. Join Dr. Jessica Moody and Dominic Bowen as they dive deep into the region’s unfolding humanitarian emergency. What does ECOWAS’s withdrawal mean for the people? How is Russian influence rewriting the rules? And why are jihadist groups gaining ground?…
Dr. Jessica Moody is a political risk, due diligence and peacebuilding consultant in West Africa. She conducts open source and on the ground research into political, economic and security developments in West Africa and provides timely forecasts as well as scenario planning to clients, enabling them to better plan their operations. She also provides detailed…
