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The Rise of Extremism
Ewen Stockbridge Sime • February 3, 2021
How will COVID-19 Impact the Rise of Extremism and Terrorism?
At 360iSR we believe that information superiority can lead to Decision Dominance and Decision Dominance can lead to success. In order to achieve Decision Dominance, nations and organisations need timely, predictive intelligence: foreknowledge. Timely intelligence is essential for leaders to understand the complex environment in which we find ourselves, establish critical facts and impacts, and make assured, timely decisions. Without sound intelligence and the ability to respond, nations and organisations will be out manoeuvred by the speed of change caused by CV-19. A nation or organisation that does not equip itself with the ability to create Decision Dominance will not achieve the resilience it needs to survive current or future threats.
The world is changing. 2020 will be reviewed as one of the most significant years in the twenty first century. It will rank alongside, or even above, the global realignment following the catastrophic events of 9/11 (2001) and the globally significant financial crash of 2008. This short paper will attempt to assess the current events that are unfolding around us in the context of historic case studies, namely, the 1930 and 2008 financial crashes, and their impact on the rise of extremism and terrorism.
The paper will briefly review the two financial crashes and attempt to link them to a rise in extremism and the manifestation of terrorism. In doing so I will argue that the financial predicament in which we find ourselves, is fertile ground for the re-emergence of extremism and provide the ideal environment in which terrorism to re-emerge as a global threat.
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