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Return of the Leader - Robert Rundo´s Impact on the Violent Extreme-Right Active Club Network

Related topic:

Types of radicalisation and emerging threats

Description:

This report examines the renewed influence of Robert Rundo, founder of the neo‑Nazi Rise Above Movement (RAM), on the global expansion and operational evolution of the violent extreme‑right “Active Club” network. It outlines how Rundo’s return to leadership has strengthened the network’s transnational coordination, recruitment, and propaganda efforts, enabling dozens of decentralized fight‑club‑style groups across North America, Europe, and beyond to adopt more structured training, messaging, and collaboration. The analysis highlights how Active Clubs blend martial‑arts culture, white supremacist ideology, and online networking to radicalize and mobilize young men, and assesses the security implications of their growing international footprint.

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Language:

English

Date: 

11.03.2026

Proposed by:

PPHS

Source:

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), 2026