Nicolas Johnston
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Biography
Publications
Nicolas Johnston has a masters degree from the Australian Defence Force Academy (UNSW Canberra). He received his BA in Political Science and International Comparative Studies from Duke University, North Carolina.
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Christchurch attack: the dark web of terrorism as entertainment
The killer pointedly sought to marry mass killing with fringe online humour, desensitising his “audience” to the horror.