Far-Right Terrorism Deaths Surge 709% in Five Years, Global Study Finds

In the report, the IEP stated that "far-right terrorism tends to be more deadly than far-left terrorism, but not as deadly as Islamist terrorism in the West," noting that since 2002, about 50% of the 332 far-right attacks have occurred in the United States, followed by 48 incidents in Germany and 35 in the United Kingdom. "They tend to act alone, so their death toll is often, not always, lower," said Carolyn Gallaher, a specialist in right-wing extremism and organized violence at American University in Washington, as cited by Panorapost.

The report also notes a 40% drop in ISIS attack fatalities in 2019, which killed more than 1,500 people in 2018. Even though this decline is due to the loss of the group’s presumed caliphate that dominated Iraq and Syria, the GTI stated that its "center of gravity" is in sub-Saharan Africa with a 67% increase in deaths in 2019. In terms of ranking, Afghanistan is ranked as the most dangerous country in the world in terms of the terrorism threat, and the Taliban remains the "world’s deadliest terrorist group" in 2019.

Faced with the scale of new terrorism threats, the "rise of the far-right in the West and deterioration in the Sahel, it will be necessary to break their media coverage and online social networks, disrupt their financing and reduce the number of sympathizers," said Steve Killelea, president of the IEP. Furthermore, the new US administration must "also look at the infiltration of white supremacy into the military and police services, and must develop a law enforcement strategy for these far-right groups," said Ms. Gallaher.