Generation Z, diaspora identity, and the new face of online radicalisation

The recent arrest of an Indonesian Generation Z national in Jordan for alleged online support of the Islamic State highlights a growing security challenge: youth radicalisation occurring entirely in digital spaces, detached from formal extremist organisations. Diaspora youth are especially vulnerable to identity-driven, emotionally-charged narratives circulating across transnational online ecosystems. Crucially, these pathways extend beyond Islamist extremism to far-right, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi subcultures, exposing common vulnerabilities across ideologies.