Learn about the five concerning factors with this type of terrorism There has been a significant rise in individual, unaffiliated terrorist attackers, especially in Western countries. Data from the Global Terrorism Index indicates that the proportion of unaffiliated attacks has surged from under 5% in the mid-1970s to over 70% between 2014 and 2018. This increase reflects a decline in organized far-left political terrorism and a rise in far-right mass or spree shootings, often perpetrated by individuals who were self-radicalized or radicalized primarily via the internet rather than in-person contact with other far-right individuals or groups, according to Vision...
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