Professor Peter Shirlow connects the unrest in Northern Ireland to a broader European trend of interconnected far-right groups. He points to digital networks and misinformation campaigns facilitating the spread of extremist narratives.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. Northern Ireland is once again confronting scenes of unrest, violence, and anti-migrant attacks. Shirlow frames the violence within a wider European and global context. He argues that today's far-right mobilisations are no longer isolated local phenomena but are increasingly interconnected through digital networks, transnational misinformation campaigns, and s...