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Our Database is an information hub on global political movements and insurgencies. Our writers are entirely neutral on all issues covered, and this archive does not in any way seek to condone violence or extremism. The journalistic objective of The Modern Insurgent is to create a purely informative database of scholarly articles and analyses of political movements.
![Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/59184a_cdb86fd9072a48fe83c7947b0c8bbe85~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_113,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/59184a_cdb86fd9072a48fe83c7947b0c8bbe85~mv2.webp)
Alejandra Cabrera
Nov 28, 2024
Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West
Insurgency Overview PEGIDA, short for "Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West," first emerged on October 20, 2014, in...
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![Ku Klux Klan (KKK)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e7e47_05964b9f6965437eb5b28c6bfffa6431~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_195,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/2e7e47_05964b9f6965437eb5b28c6bfffa6431~mv2.webp)
Ellie Newis
May 21, 2024
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
The Ku Klux Klan, often known as the “KKK,” are an American white supremacist group, listed as a terrorist organization in the US. The KKK’s
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![The Base](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e7e47_e5b4f361102349e9abb037af982a30de~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_175,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/2e7e47_e5b4f361102349e9abb037af982a30de~mv2.webp)
Patrick Pearson
May 11, 2024
The Base
The Base is a multinational far-right white supremacist militant group. It was founded in 2018 by Rinaldo Nazzaro in the United States.
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![League of St George](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e7e47_e2c52c0a6ac2427ca04e161e7a38bbf2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_164,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/2e7e47_e2c52c0a6ac2427ca04e161e7a38bbf2~mv2.webp)
Ellie Newis
Mar 28, 2024
League of St George
Insurgency Overview The League of St George was founded in 1974 by former members of a group called Sir Oswald Mosley’s Union Movement....
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![English Defense League (EDL)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e7e47_c519ef8d2bba481593eb0473694c55d2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/2e7e47_c519ef8d2bba481593eb0473694c55d2~mv2.webp)
Ellie Newis
Mar 9, 2024
English Defense League (EDL)
Insurgency Overview The English Defence League (EDL) is a right-wing group based in the UK that believes English society is under attack...
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![The Aryan Brotherhood.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/703532_90ca6767c4cd46cb97ca246b569c8948~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_291,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/703532_90ca6767c4cd46cb97ca246b569c8948~mv2.webp)
Patrick Pearson
Aug 20, 2023
The Aryan Brotherhood.
The Aryan Brotherhood (AB), also known as the Brand, the Rock, or the Brotherhood, is a white supremacist prison gang based in the USA.
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![The Groypers (America First)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/703532_53b7f714180948efa75531ed51ba2a06~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_200,h_181,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/703532_53b7f714180948efa75531ed51ba2a06~mv2.webp)
Ellie Newis
Aug 8, 2023
The Groypers (America First)
The Groypers, or America First, are a movement of far-right nationalists in the US who first emerged online.
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![National Socialism Association (NSA)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_e4d02073491e44f188e3b65e40207319~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_170,h_170,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_e4d02073491e44f188e3b65e40207319~mv2.webp)
Jeff Hanrahan
Jul 14, 2023
National Socialism Association (NSA)
Insurgency Overview The National Socialism Association (NSA) is a Taiwanese far-right political organization. Despite having been labeled...
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![Blood And Honour](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/703532_ce3c50582c844761a00fd3d6c5ab073d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_146,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/703532_ce3c50582c844761a00fd3d6c5ab073d~mv2.webp)
Ellie Newis
Jul 3, 2023
Blood And Honour
Blood & Honour (the British spelling is typically used, even in America) is an international racist skinhead umbrella group.
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![Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f9ef56_e8fe5ce63d764ece94b463680fe1fafb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_100,h_179,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f9ef56_e8fe5ce63d764ece94b463680fe1fafb~mv2.webp)
Daniel Hall
Jun 12, 2023
Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK)
Insurgency Overview The Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) is an armed, far-right paramilitary organization fighting against the Russian...
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![Grey Wolves](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_6dfe4e6dee6d471ca010aaeeeed6e6b9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_289,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_6dfe4e6dee6d471ca010aaeeeed6e6b9~mv2.webp)
Will Reaume
Mar 3, 2023
Grey Wolves
Insurgency Overview Formed in 1968 as a paramilitary wing of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the Grey Wolves are a fascist...
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![Azov Regiment](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_f8a821b67a704ab6ae7ede319e5dd7bb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_220,h_289,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_f8a821b67a704ab6ae7ede319e5dd7bb~mv2.webp)
Bianca Bridger
Feb 13, 2023
Azov Regiment
Insurgency Overview The Azov Regiment ‘Полк Азов’ (formally Battalion) is a Special Purpose Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard....
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![Oath Keepers](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_9c8be092f2254687827483fa79e29da0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_164,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_9c8be092f2254687827483fa79e29da0~mv2.webp)
Ellie Newis
Feb 8, 2023
Oath Keepers
Introduction & Overview The Oath Keepers is a loosely organized collection of American anti-government extremists and part of the wider...
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![Generation Identity (GI)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_cafc8d8b56d94365b8249dc34099188d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_cafc8d8b56d94365b8249dc34099188d~mv2.webp)
Mikkel Kristensen
Feb 6, 2023
Generation Identity (GI)
Introduction & Overview Generation Identity (GI) is a far-right pan-European nationalist youth movement, part of the wider Identitarian...
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![National Socialist Movement](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_92f164d4d3a34e998db43fd8a1c65a77~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_175,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_92f164d4d3a34e998db43fd8a1c65a77~mv2.webp)
Adrian Cornejo
Feb 2, 2023
National Socialist Movement
Introduction & Overview The National Socialist Movement is a neo-Nazi organization that is grounded in far-right nazi beliefs. It...
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![Patriotic Alternative](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_52886aad9cc943ddae609da7cf46f39a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_164,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_52886aad9cc943ddae609da7cf46f39a~mv2.webp)
Ellie Newis
Dec 30, 2022
Patriotic Alternative
Group Overview Patriotic Alternative is a far-right, neo-Nazi group founded in 2019 and focused on what they label as the “demographic...
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![Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_700ae671993c4ad0924cdc096be0e38b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_700ae671993c4ad0924cdc096be0e38b~mv2.webp)
Mikkel Kristensen
Dec 28, 2022
Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM)
Insurgency overview The Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) is a pan-Scandinavian neo-Nazi movement heavily rooted in Scandinavian far-right...
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![Golden Dawn (GD)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_0b1f555034e849e4804e533f0c2bfde9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_195,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_0b1f555034e849e4804e533f0c2bfde9~mv2.webp)
Giulio Rimondo
Dec 25, 2022
Golden Dawn (GD)
Insurgency Overview The Golden Dawn (GD) was a far-right Greek party and one of the most violent political movements in Europe. The group...
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![The South is my Country](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_923ff696291c465194013f58e1cafc19~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_220,h_137,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_923ff696291c465194013f58e1cafc19~mv2.webp)
Antoine Brimbal
Nov 18, 2022
The South is my Country
Insurgency Overview The South Is My Country (O Sul é o Meu Pais in Portuguese) is a separatist movement in the south of Brazil. The...
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![Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c24061_6e785eee8f2246f59c115c777421136b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_175,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c24061_6e785eee8f2246f59c115c777421136b~mv2.webp)
Tim Koen
Nov 8, 2022
Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
Insurgency Overview Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) is an Afrikaans-South African far-right group fighting for an independent...
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