Nihilistic Violent Extremism Working Group
Nihilistic violent extremism (NVE) is rapidly becoming a prominent concern in the P/CVE landscape. The emerging threat posed by NVE is multifaceted and addressing it will require the input and involvement of individuals from a broad range of disciplines, including areas that have not traditionally been associated with violent extremism, such as child sexual exploitation and child trafficking, self-harm, emergency medicine, and veterinary sciences.
The goals of the Nihilistic Violent Extremism Working Group (NVEWG) are to bring together individuals from across various disciplines to:
- Better understand and define NVE.
- Help produce materials, such as 2-page explainers and mini guides, that are tailored to particular audiences.
- Develop and conduct research in consultation with all our partner so that it will be practical and relevant.
Upcoming NVE Webinar!
“Nihilistic Violent Extremism: New Research Across the Atlantic”
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:00am CST | 8:00am PST | 3:00pm GMT
Nihilistic violent extremism (NVE) is an evolving threat characterized by decentralized, transnational networks who promote societal collapse through indiscriminate violence, coercive tactics, and the targeted exploitation of vulnerable youth.
Join panelists from the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE), the Canadian Network for Research on Security, Extremism and Society (CANSES), and the U.K.-based Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) for a trilateral webinar to provide early visibility into emerging NVE research agendas.
Unlike traditional ideologically driven movements, NVE constitutes a hybridized threat that converges violent extremism, organized cybercrime, and sextortion thereby creating complex, cross-sector challenges for law enforcement, educators, and communities worldwide.
The webinar seeks to identify where practitioner insight is critical and outline how engagement, feedback, and operational perspectives from practitioners and other end-users can meaningfully strengthen ongoing work.
November 26, 2025
Nihilistic Violent Extremism Working Group Meeting Minutes
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