Jacob Aasland Ravndal

Blown away by this erudite book by @valentimvicente.bsky.social 🤯 An exceptional combination of theoretical sophistication and empirical breadth and depth.

His theory of normalization not just helps explain recent rise of far right but also warns for overestimating strength of democracy.

Highly welcome original theorizing about extremism!

Angry Conservatives, Explained The fiasco Friday, with President Trump bullying and insulting Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, is one of the worst diplomatic incidents in U.S. history. It mortifies me as an American and a cons...

Wishful thinking? Interesting prediction of MAGA's fall by the sometimes controversial Republican Daniel Pipes: www.danielpipes.org/22511/angry-...

Did you know about our RTV Map Tool developed by @crexuio.bsky.social, which helps you geo-track right-wing terrorism and violence across 19 West European countries? Freely available here (best on larger screens): www.sv.c-rex.uio.no/RTVMapTool/

The Real Reason Trump Berated Zelensky He simply likes Vladimir Putin better.

“Trump and Vance appear to have entered the meeting with the intention of berating Zelensky and drawing him into an argument as a pretext for the diplomatic break,” Jonathan Chait writes: theatln.tc/ejdvMpQT

After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

Russian Lawmaker Predicted the Trump-Vance Ambush of Zelensky On Thursday, State Duma member Oleg Morozov guessed that “Daddy” Trump would “flog” Zelensky at the White House.

One day earlier, Zelensky’s Oval Office ambush was predicted by State Duma member Oleg Morozov on 60 Minutes, a state TV show. Morozov said that the meeting would be a lesson in humiliation.

@juliadavisnews.bsky.social in The @dailybeast.bsky.social

Rekrutteringen er viktigere enn noen gang I en verden preget av stadig mer kaos, trenger vi politi som sørger for orden.

Politiutdanningen har søknadsfrist 1. mars. www.tv2.no/mening_og_an...

Right-Wing Terrorism and Violence (RTV) Dataset - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism The RTV Dataset documents right-wing terrorism and violence in Western Europe since 1990. On this website you can download the dataset, use the RTV Map Tool, and read RTV Trend Reports.

12/12 For more details and analysis, please consult our latest RTV trend reports. The RTV dataset is open access, easy to use, and free to download for anyone interested. The full dataset can be downloaded for free here: shorturl.at/D0WWn

11/12: The number of detected attack plots has risen significantly since 2017. Whether this reflects increased attack activity or heightened government focus on the threat is explored in our three latest trend reports. While the question remains open, our evidence suggests the latter explanation.

10/12: The vast majority of attacks target ethnic and religious minorities, particularly those perceived as foreigners and Muslims. Political opponents, especially anti-fascist activists, are the second most targeted group, with attacks against them notably increasing in 2023.

9/12: Since 2020, all fatal attacks in Western Europe have been carried out by lone actors. In other words, far-right terrorist groups responsible for deadly attacks are nearly non-existent in the region.

8/12: While most non-fatal attacks are still carried out by various group constellations, the share of attacks committed by lone actors has risen in recent years.

7/12: When controlling for population size, the cross-national ranking of RTV is adjusted.

6/12: Some countries experience significantly more RTV than others, and most saw a decrease in RTV in 2023 compared to their annual average from 2010–2022. However, a notable exception to this trend is France.

5/12: While fatal attacks have become less frequent, the number of fatalities per attack has risen since 2010 due to several mass-casualty events — most notably the 22 July 2011 attack in Norway.

4/12: This downward trend is mirrored in the number of severe but non-fatal attacks recorded annually since 2010.

3/12: Fatal attacks in Western Europe have declined significantly since the 1990s and 2000s, stabilizing at an average of about 5 per year. Notably, no fatal attack was recorded in 2023.

2/12: For the first time, the RTV dataset offers full coverage not only of fatal attacks since 1990 (n=253) but also nearly all severe but non-fatal attacks since 2010 (n=1772). This expanded scope boosts the potential for both trend analysis and statistical insights. Here are some key findings:

1/12: Very pleased to announce the release by @crexuio.bsky.social of the most comprehensive dataset ever made (n=2646) on Right-wing Terrorism and Violence (RTV) across 19 West European countries between 1990 and 2023. Key findings are highlighted in our latest RTV Trend Report: shorturl.at/dr5dX

The Ultimate Betrayal America just switched sides in the Ukraine war.

Timely comment by Francis Fukuyama on the USA's unwitting authoritarian turn: www.persuasion.community/p/the-ultima...

Coming soon. Please follow this account and @crexuio.bsky.social to stay tuned.