How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results

By Kristy Campion, Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, Charles Sturt University
Jamie Ferrill, Lecturer in Financial Crime Studies, Charles Sturt University

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, extremists have sought to exploit the pandemic environment to their own ends. Where most of the population sees an enduring health catastrophe, extremists tend to see opportunity.

Over the past two years, we have seen hospitals targeted by extremists, infrastructure attacked, and extremist narratives go viral. This has been most marked in western democracies, including…

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