| Abstrakt: |
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid in Western countries to the "incel" movement. Taking their name from a portmanteau for "involuntary celibate", incels have been responsible for several violent attacks across the United States and Canada since 2014, leading to rising calls for counterterrorism measures to be implemented against the community. The incel movement is ideologically malleable, reflecting several themes more naturally seen amongst elements of the far-right, and it has adapted to - and likely strengthened from - the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. For now, the threat to Asia remains limited, but security services should be on guard against the ideology's potential attractiveness to the young male Asian population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
