Now on Combating Jihadist Terror, Dr Richards interviews Dr Amarnath Amarasingam about conspiracy theories and in particular how these relate to terrorism and extremism. This fascinating discussion covers why such theories – whether Jihadist conspiracies about COVID-19 or the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracies – often engender extremism, and highlights current research on the best methods of helping those recovering from conspiracy indoctrination.

Dr Amarasingam is an Assistant Professor in the School of Religion at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. His best known publication is an edited volume looking at the impact of fake news which is available to purchase here.

Listen to the podcast above or see an illustrated video of the interview here.

To buy CoJiT’s own publication – Jihadist Terror: New Threats, New Responses – which synthesises our current understanding of the current terrorist threat and counter terrorist response, please click here.