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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.

Patrick Pearson
Mar 14
Combat 18
Combat 18, abbreviated as C18, is an international neo-Nazi terror group founded in 1992 in England.
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Riles Kiley
May 19, 2024
Animal Liberation Front
Insurgency Overview The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is an international resistance movement founded in 1976. The movement’s main...
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Daniel Hall
May 17, 2024
Sandworm
Overview Sandworm (also known as VooDoo Bear, Telebots, IRIDIUM, Seashell Blizzard and Iron Viking) is the name given to Russia’s GRU...
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Daniel Hall
Apr 3, 2024
Mojahedin-e-Kalq (MEK)
Overview Thousands of supporters of the exiled Iranian opposition group, Mojaehdin-e-Kalq (MEK), gathered as American political figure...
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Jeff Hanrahan
Mar 3, 2024
Falun Gong (法轮功)
Falun Gong (法轮功)(Dharma Wheel Practice) or Falun Dafa (法轮大法)(Great Dharma Wheel Practice) is a type of Chinese new religious movement that i
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Ethan Rooney
Jul 13, 2023
Gulen Movement
Insurgency Overview The Gulen Movement, or Hizmet, is the name given to the global network of followers of Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish...
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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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Ethan Rooney
Jun 19, 2023
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Insurgency Overview The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is a radical environmentalist movement founded in England in 1992. The ELF is a...
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Andi Basro
Jun 19, 2023
Jewish Defence League (JDL)
Insurgency Overview The Jewish Defence League (JDL) is a far-right Zionist organization founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in 1968 to combat...
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Patrick Pearson
Dec 23, 2022
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS)
Insurgency Overview The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is a US-based marine conservation group that specifically targets...
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Bianca Bridger
Oct 24, 2022
Wagner Group
Group Overview The ‘BTG Wagner Group’ (Battle Tactical Group Wagner; also known as Wagner Group or PMC Wagner) is a Russian mercenary...
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Liam Coyle
Oct 8, 2022
Hells Angels (HAMC)
Introduction & Overview The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) has been one of the most notorious outlaw biker gangs since its...
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Robert 'Bobby' Acuña
Oct 2, 2022
Atomwaffen Division (AWD)
Overview & Ideology The Atomwaffen Division (German for “Atomic Weapons”) is an international Neo Nazi accelerationist network. The group...
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Antoine Brimbal
Sep 9, 2022
Animal Liberation Front (ALF)
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is an international resistance movement which fights against animal cruelty. The ALF is decentralised...
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