COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM: EMERGING TRENDS AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

On November 20, 2025, Matthew Kriner presented Countering Violent Extremism: Emerging Trends and Challenges at the 2025 West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with audience members and CASIS Vancouver executives. The session examined contemporary pathways to radicalisation, with particular focus on Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE), the role of school shooter cultural scripts, and the increasing uptake of non-ideological violence frameworks within online extremist ecosystems.