Next Wave Center

Next Wave is leading the charge against terrorism’s survival by addressing its most strategic element: the recruitment and radicalization of children and youth.

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

Extremists groom children to become the architects of the next wave of violence. We’re here to challenge that.
Welcome to Next Wave: leading the global effort to prevent terrorism and stop the spread of ideological violence.🌐 https://t.co/BZBCKQzDCN

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

Counterterrorism looks for ideology.
Child protection looks for exploitation.
Cybercrime looks for technical offenses.

Nihilistic Violent Extremism sits at the seam between all three.

New analysis by Advisor Claire Moravec on NVE, 764, and the Com: https://t.co/loESg3i78r

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

Next Wave announces Claire Moravec as Advisor. Claire is a former FBI intelligence leader and state homeland security executive, with experience in crisis management, trust and safety, and threat disruption.

[OSCE PA @oscepa]

Happening now in Pordenone:
Our first School Dialogue on Preventing Youth Radicalization to Violent Extremism is underway!
CCT Vice-Chair @LopezPn joins local authorities, educators &students for discussions on online safety, cyberbullying and digital responsibility.

[OSCE PA @oscepa]

📣 Proud to launch the 1st event of the new School Dialogues initiative in Pordenone🇮🇹!

Together with students, teachers and local leaders, we’ll address youth radicalization, cyberbullying & digital responsibility.

📅 27 Nov | 📍Scuola Secondaria Don Bosco

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

The @ukhomeoffice Prevent statistics 2025 show minors continue to represent a large share of referrals: ages 11–15 = 36% (3,192 of 8,759 known-age referrals), 16–17 = 13% (1,178 referrals).
https://t.co/jeAgP6f5Ml

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

The “Mafia–Jihad” webinar is now available.

The discussion explored family dynamics in ideologically oriented environments and lessons from protecting children in mafia-dominated contexts to inform strategies preventing youth radicalization.

Watch: https://t.co/821mYi0j3f

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

Il webinar “Mafia–Jihad” è ora disponibile sul canale YouTube di @NextWaveIntl. Un confronto su come le esperienze maturate nella tutela dei minori in contesti mafiosi possano ispirare strategie innovative di prevenzione della radicalizzazione.

👉 https://t.co/3qyMOcTvoY

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

Read the latest by @NextWaveIntl Senior Consulting Analyst, Galen Lamphere-Englund, for @UNICEFInnocenti: “Protecting Children in Online Gaming: Mitigating Risks from Organized Violence.”

Download: https://t.co/xDNZippZjk

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

Our CEO @_CeciliaPolizzi at the @EUPreventionHub Event on Preventing Radicalisation Among Minors. Our research informs policy & practice:

1️⃣ Lone Wolf & Youth https://t.co/nUZ3r9YYY6
2️⃣ Education & Family https://t.co/mc5edAgBbY
3️⃣ Online ecosystems https://t.co/6h5zOpVkX3

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

The research is available in two volumes:
EN ⬇️ https://t.co/IH6ZgYvDHi
IT ⬇️ https://t.co/y0VeNxcpmu
Visit the project page: https://t.co/nmDUORfFYK
Funded by @ItalyMFA | Partners @SiracusaInst

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

We are proud to share the outputs of Mafia-Jihad: An Intersectional Study on Youth Trajectories and Innovative Models for Security Policies Aimed at Preventing Radicalization and Terrorism.

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

The project explores how family influence in mafia contexts parallels extremist environments, and how lessons from protecting children from mafia socialization can inform strategies to prevent youth radicalization.

[McCain Institute @McCainInstitute]

.@_CeciliaPolizzi joins the McCain Global Leaders from Italy. An international security strategist, Polizzi is founder and CEO of @NextWaveIntl, which addresses the involvement of children with terrorism and extremism

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

Youth radicalization is one of the most alarming developments to security.

At the @OSCE Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Organized Crime, our CEO, @_CeciliaPolizzi, discussed terrorism trends involving youth, hosted by @Montecitorio and @oscepa.

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

📌 #NextWaveArchives Our 2023 briefing, “Prevention of Radicalization: Focus on Children,” features Friederike Wegener @EU_Commission. It explores child recruitment and radicalization in the EU & key prevention challenges.

https://t.co/uqGTI8kGJZ

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

This week in #Brussels, @NextWaveIntl CEO @_CeciliaPolizzi attended the launch of the @EUPreventionHub Panel on the Management of Foreign Terrorist Fighters, Volunteers, and Their Families. We look forward to contributing to this dialogue.

🔗 More info: https://t.co/ZE1cyYjtLI

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨

We’re thrilled to welcome Nicholas Dudek as a Non-Resident Fellow at @NextWaveIntl. A seasoned researcher, Nicholas brings a decade of expertise on extremist groups, conflicts, and youth radicalization.

📖 Read his latest report: https://t.co/kR51VNlmeB

[Next Wave Center @NextWaveIntl]

📢 #NextWaveArchives: Making expert insights publicly available! This session explores how extremist groups exploit online spaces to target children & what can be done to counter it.

▶️ Watch: https://t.co/XM4AZLJ3H3
📄 Read: https://t.co/kOMtXj2CRm

#CVE #OnlineSafety

[Cecilia Polizzi @_CeciliaPolizzi]

Glad to see my insights reflected in the @GlobPeaceIndex Lone Wolf and Youth Terrorism report!

➡️ Read more: https://t.co/I1qdHJLUXQ

#YouthRadicalization #LoneWolfTerrorism #GlobalSecurity #CounterTerrorism

[Cecilia Polizzi @_CeciliaPolizzi]

Narratives that promote violent action as a universal duty and lionize mass casualty find resonance with young, aspiring militants within online forums, leading to a rise in self-radicalization and lone-wolf terrorism among young people.