Seminar Abstract

Navigating Global Security Threats: Terrorism, Radicalisation, and Emerging Technologies

Terrorism, radicalisation, and emerging technologies continue to pose complex and evolving challenges to global security. Both state and non-state actors can and have exploited new technologies including digital platforms to advance their agendas.

This workshop brings together experts to provide critical updates on terrorism trends in Southeast Asia, Syria, Iran, and Africa, right-wing extremism and other global threats such as 3D printed weapons. They will also discuss strategies for countering online hate in the current digital landscape.

Who Should Attend

Policymakers, academics, and other experts who are: (a) concerned about hybrid threats, (b) focused on their sociopolitical implications, and (c) interested in efforts to counter these threats.

Confirmed Panels & Speakers (as of 12 February 2025)

Panel 1: Regional Security Dynamics and Terrorism Threats – Southeast Asia

• Dr Kirsten E Schulze, Professor of International History, London School of Economics
• Dr Ahmad El-Muhammady, Assistant Professor, International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia
• Datu Mussolini Sinsuat Lidasan, Executive Director, Al Qalam Institute of the Ateneo de Davao University

Panel 2: Global Security and Conflict – Key Actors and Regional Impacts

• Dr Ahmed Hashim, Professor of War Studies, Center for Future Defence and National Security, Deakin University
• Dr Ibrahim Yahaya, Deputy Director of the Sahel Project, International Crisis Group

Panel 3: Global Right-Wing Extremism (RWE) Landscape

• Dr Bethan Johnson, Postdoctoral Fellow with UCLA’s Initiative to Study Hate, University of California, Los Angeles
• Dr Eviane Leidig, Independent Researcher and Consultant
• Lydia Khalil, Program Director of the Transnational Challenges Program at the Lowy Institute, Australia

Panel 4: Emerging Platforms and Online Technologies – The Future of Threats

• Rueben Dass, Senior Analyst, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, RSIS
• Lars Wiegold, Researcher / Knowledge Transfer Officer, Peace Research Institute
• Deeksha Udupa, Digital Research Analyst, Center for the Study of Organized Hate