Dr. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
Yannick Veilleux-Lepage is an Assistant Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University. He holds a doctorate in International Relations from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Dr. Veilleux-Lepage’s research interests include the creation of online narratives and propaganda which fosters or normalizes terrorism; historical antecedents to terrorism; far-right extremism and the transnational links of far-right groups; ideological and technical diffusion, and the application of evolutionary approaches to social sciences. Dr Veilleux-Lepage is also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a Senior Research Associate of the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society.
Key ICCT Publications:
Veilleux-Lepage, Y. CTRL, HATE, PRINT: Terrorists and the appeal of 3D-printed weapons. Perspective, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, 13 July 2021.
Veilleux-Lepage, Y. The Christchurch Attack Report: Key Takeaways on Tarrant’s Radicalization and Attack Planning. Perspective, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, 18 December 2020.
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