Joshua Bowes
@joshuabowes.bsky.social
TSS Fellow, GIFCT | Internationally-recognized research analyst focused on geopolitical conflict, terrorism/extremism, military innovation & defense issues | 30+ Published Works
I am so incredibly happy to share that I am starting a new position as Trust and Safety Solutions (TSS) Fellow with @gifct.bsky.social. I transition into this role with exuberance, gratitude and a renewed focus and I am eager to make a positive impact.
September 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I am so incredibly happy to share that I am starting a new position as Trust and Safety Solutions (TSS) Fellow with @gifct.bsky.social. I transition into this role with exuberance, gratitude and a renewed focus and I am eager to make a positive impact.
Kindly send leads or potential work opportunities to my private messages or email me at joshuabowes1@gmail.com. With 30+ pieces of published research, I am highly adept at producing high-level analytical work on a vast array of emergent threats.
August 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Kindly send leads or potential work opportunities to my private messages or email me at joshuabowes1@gmail.com. With 30+ pieces of published research, I am highly adept at producing high-level analytical work on a vast array of emergent threats.
New article out now for the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), University of Lahore
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Deconstructing China’s Quest for Space Sovereignty
Joshua Bowes In the emerging battleground of outer space, technology is developing at a rapid pace. Concomitantly, the
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August 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
New article out now for the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), University of Lahore
pakistanpolitico.com/css/
pakistanpolitico.com/css/
I am open to work opportunities. If you may of anyone looking for a passionate analyst like myself, please let me know!
August 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I am open to work opportunities. If you may of anyone looking for a passionate analyst like myself, please let me know!
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Per tradition, our Blog’s on hols for August, so we’re counting down the most read posts of 2024-25.
At No.4, @joshuabowes.bsky.social & @jjwest.bsky.social’s ‘The Trump Manosphere’ on reactionary male supremacy, misogyny, & accelerationist violence.
➡️ Read it at: voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
At No.4, @joshuabowes.bsky.social & @jjwest.bsky.social’s ‘The Trump Manosphere’ on reactionary male supremacy, misogyny, & accelerationist violence.
➡️ Read it at: voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era - VOX - Pol
By Joshua Bowes and Jennifer West Introduction In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary misogynistic hate and v...
voxpol.eu
August 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Per tradition, our Blog’s on hols for August, so we’re counting down the most read posts of 2024-25.
At No.4, @joshuabowes.bsky.social & @jjwest.bsky.social’s ‘The Trump Manosphere’ on reactionary male supremacy, misogyny, & accelerationist violence.
➡️ Read it at: voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
At No.4, @joshuabowes.bsky.social & @jjwest.bsky.social’s ‘The Trump Manosphere’ on reactionary male supremacy, misogyny, & accelerationist violence.
➡️ Read it at: voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
I continue my search for a new role and I'm asking for your support. If you know of anyone looking for a detail-oriented analyst and writer with varied administrative, social media, programmatic and research experience in the non-profit, think tank and private sectors, let me know!
July 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I continue my search for a new role and I'm asking for your support. If you know of anyone looking for a detail-oriented analyst and writer with varied administrative, social media, programmatic and research experience in the non-profit, think tank and private sectors, let me know!
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Interesting piece by Alice Sibley and @joshuabowes.bsky.social about how the far right in the UK are using Grok.
Exploiting the Algorithm: How British Extreme Right-Wing Individuals and Groups Leverage Grok and Generative AI for Malign Purposes - VOX - Pol
By Alice Sibley and Joshua Bowes As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated and embedded into social media platforms, wariness around its harmful exploitation has grown. As previo...
voxpol.eu
July 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Interesting piece by Alice Sibley and @joshuabowes.bsky.social about how the far right in the UK are using Grok.
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On this week's Blog, Alice Sibley and @joshuabowes.bsky.social describe and discuss the ways in which UK far-right actors, including the Homeland Party and Britain First, are using X's Grok AI. voxpol.eu/exploiting-t...
Exploiting the Algorithm: How British Extreme Right-Wing Individuals and Groups Leverage Grok and Generative AI for Malign Purposes - VOX - Pol
By Alice Sibley and Joshua Bowes As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated and embedded into social media platforms, wariness around its harmful exploitation has grown. As previo...
voxpol.eu
July 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On this week's Blog, Alice Sibley and @joshuabowes.bsky.social describe and discuss the ways in which UK far-right actors, including the Homeland Party and Britain First, are using X's Grok AI. voxpol.eu/exploiting-t...
I’m delighted to share my latest work with Dr. Alice Sibley, PhD for @vox-pol.bsky.social, entitled ‘Exploiting the Algorithm: How British Extreme Right-Wing Individuals and Groups Leverage Grok and Generative AI for Malign Purposes.’
Check it out at the link below:
voxpol.eu/exploiting-t...
Check it out at the link below:
voxpol.eu/exploiting-t...
Exploiting the Algorithm: How British Extreme Right-Wing Individuals and Groups Leverage Grok and Generative AI for Malign Purposes - VOX - Pol
By Alice Sibley and Joshua Bowes As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated and embedded into social media platforms, wariness around its harmful exploitation has grown. As previo...
voxpol.eu
July 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’m delighted to share my latest work with Dr. Alice Sibley, PhD for @vox-pol.bsky.social, entitled ‘Exploiting the Algorithm: How British Extreme Right-Wing Individuals and Groups Leverage Grok and Generative AI for Malign Purposes.’
Check it out at the link below:
voxpol.eu/exploiting-t...
Check it out at the link below:
voxpol.eu/exploiting-t...
Pleased to have contributed my comments for Dawn News on the use of online platforms to enable and facilitate militancy in Pakistan. I thank Zia Ur Rehman for inviting my insights.
www.dawn.com/news/1872106
www.dawn.com/news/1872106
NAP at 10: Assessing Pakistan’s response post-APS
The state fought hard in the wake of the tragedy. But how did it do in the non-kinetic aspects of what was promised?
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December 30, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Pleased to have contributed my comments for Dawn News on the use of online platforms to enable and facilitate militancy in Pakistan. I thank Zia Ur Rehman for inviting my insights.
www.dawn.com/news/1872106
www.dawn.com/news/1872106
The gift of reading is the best gift of all 📚
December 25, 2024 at 4:31 PM
The gift of reading is the best gift of all 📚
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Great piece by @joshuabowes.bsky.social on how the far right appropriates anime aesthetics and sometimes the wider subcultures of anime fandom.
Anime and the Extreme-Right: Otaku Culture and Aesthetics in Extremist Digital Propaganda - GNET
gnet-research.org
December 23, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Great piece by @joshuabowes.bsky.social on how the far right appropriates anime aesthetics and sometimes the wider subcultures of anime fandom.
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A really interesting read, that hints at the potential correlative appeal to loneliness between fan service in anime and the extreme right.
After months of thinking about anime and extremism, I'm pleased to share my latest work for the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
gnet-research.org/2024/12/19/a...
gnet-research.org/2024/12/19/a...
Anime and the Extreme-Right: Otaku Culture and Aesthetics in Extremist Digital Propaganda - GNET
gnet-research.org
December 21, 2024 at 4:50 PM
A really interesting read, that hints at the potential correlative appeal to loneliness between fan service in anime and the extreme right.
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Outstanding work by @joshuabowes.bsky.social, an up-and-coming extremism scholar. Ties together Gamergate, anime, chan culture, idealization of Japan as an ethnostate, and far-right ideology.
After months of thinking about anime and extremism, I'm pleased to share my latest work for the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
gnet-research.org/2024/12/19/a...
gnet-research.org/2024/12/19/a...
Anime and the Extreme-Right: Otaku Culture and Aesthetics in Extremist Digital Propaganda - GNET
gnet-research.org
December 21, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Outstanding work by @joshuabowes.bsky.social, an up-and-coming extremism scholar. Ties together Gamergate, anime, chan culture, idealization of Japan as an ethnostate, and far-right ideology.
After months of thinking about anime and extremism, I'm pleased to share my latest work for the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
gnet-research.org/2024/12/19/a...
gnet-research.org/2024/12/19/a...
Anime and the Extreme-Right: Otaku Culture and Aesthetics in Extremist Digital Propaganda - GNET
gnet-research.org
December 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM
After months of thinking about anime and extremism, I'm pleased to share my latest work for the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET).
gnet-research.org/2024/12/19/a...
gnet-research.org/2024/12/19/a...
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3/ The Trump manosphere: Reactionary male supremacy, misogyny & accelerationist violence in the post-election era // @joshuabowes.bsky.social @jjwest.bsky.social for GNET
A post-election study of the flood of misogynistic hate, male supremacy & calls for violence
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
A post-election study of the flood of misogynistic hate, male supremacy & calls for violence
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era - GNET
gnet-research.org
December 12, 2024 at 10:48 AM
3/ The Trump manosphere: Reactionary male supremacy, misogyny & accelerationist violence in the post-election era // @joshuabowes.bsky.social @jjwest.bsky.social for GNET
A post-election study of the flood of misogynistic hate, male supremacy & calls for violence
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
A post-election study of the flood of misogynistic hate, male supremacy & calls for violence
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
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Huge shoutout (and thank you for letting me be a part of this) to @joshuabowes.bsky.social! Our GNET insight on post-election misogyny was just republished by VOX-Pol:
voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era - VOX - Pol
By Joshua Bowes and Jennifer West Introduction In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary misogynistic hate and v...
voxpol.eu
December 11, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Huge shoutout (and thank you for letting me be a part of this) to @joshuabowes.bsky.social! Our GNET insight on post-election misogyny was just republished by VOX-Pol:
voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
Delighted to share that my analysis covering online post-election male supremacy and misogyny published by the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET) was republished by VOX-Pol.
I thank Jonathan Collins @joncollins.bsky.social for his support.
voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
I thank Jonathan Collins @joncollins.bsky.social for his support.
voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era - VOX - Pol
By Joshua Bowes and Jennifer West Introduction In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary misogynistic hate and v...
voxpol.eu
December 11, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Delighted to share that my analysis covering online post-election male supremacy and misogyny published by the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET) was republished by VOX-Pol.
I thank Jonathan Collins @joncollins.bsky.social for his support.
voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
I thank Jonathan Collins @joncollins.bsky.social for his support.
voxpol.eu/the-trump-ma...
Pleased to share my latest work for the Orion Policy Institute, Washington, D.C. (@orionpolicyins.bsky.social). In this piece, I explore the growing Japan-Taiwan partnership in the face of Chinese aggression and coercion in East Asia.
orionpolicy.org/emerging-dyn...
orionpolicy.org/emerging-dyn...
Emerging Dynamics: Japan-Taiwan Relations in the Era of Chinese Dominance - Orion Policy Institute
Against a backdrop of ever-increasing Chinese aggression and coercion in the South China Sea, Taiwan has sought to emerge from the shadow of its colossal
orionpolicy.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Pleased to share my latest work for the Orion Policy Institute, Washington, D.C. (@orionpolicyins.bsky.social). In this piece, I explore the growing Japan-Taiwan partnership in the face of Chinese aggression and coercion in East Asia.
orionpolicy.org/emerging-dyn...
orionpolicy.org/emerging-dyn...
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New GNET Insight by @jjwest.bsky.social and @joshuabowes.bsky.social, who analyzed the 'Trump Manosphere': the online mobilization and stream of mysogynistic, extremist and accelerationist messages in response to Trump's win👇
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era - GNET
gnet-research.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:54 AM
New GNET Insight by @jjwest.bsky.social and @joshuabowes.bsky.social, who analyzed the 'Trump Manosphere': the online mobilization and stream of mysogynistic, extremist and accelerationist messages in response to Trump's win👇
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
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New insight with @joshuabowes.bsky.social for GNET looking at icky posts on X post election
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era - GNET
gnet-research.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:01 PM
New insight with @joshuabowes.bsky.social for GNET looking at icky posts on X post election
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...
gnet-research.org/2024/11/20/t...