Lowy Institute Paper: Rise of the Extreme Right by Lydia Khalil

In 2021, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) said that right-wing extremism makes up 50 per cent of its priority caseload. Since that announcement, intelligence and law enforcement agencies have disrupted a number of plots related to right-wing extremists in Australia. But this is not only an issue in Australia. There has been a 250 per cent increase in right-wing terrorism globally. So, what exactly is right-wing extremism and how is its potential for violence growing? Why is it a global problem? How does it threaten democracy and what should we do about it? Rise of the Extreme Right answers these questions.

Lydia Khalil will speak about her book and her experiences as a counter-terrorism specialist in the United States and Australia. Hervé Lemahieu, Director of Research at the Lowy Institute will join Lydia for a Q&A.