The Vulnerable Online: Ingredients for Violent Extremist Engagement.

Recent narratives from practitioners and violent extremist organizations alike have resulted in more questions than answers. While practitioners highlight the vulnerabilities that COVID-19 presents in the current lockdown, the dynamics of online engagement has limited explanations and response application. As a result, the discussions on engagement or non-engagements, at-risk populations, vulnerabilities and other terminology, remain assumptions that over time have become a reality in the Prevention and Countering Violent Extremism field.