The think-tank 'Institute for Strategic Dialogue' (ISD) was established in 2008 to combat extremism by targetting online 'disinformation' & promoting local projects (including seminars for policy makers & workshops for youth groups).
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It was founded by Jonathan Kropman & Martin Paisner, & it's first director was well known philanthropist & Zionist Lord Weidenfeld.
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ISD has several programmes including Strong Cities Network (SCN) which is a policy advice programme founded at the United Nations in 2015 with funding from the US State Dept. It aims to combat far-right extremism & Islamic extremism.
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Currently the SCN has presence in more than 120 cities around the globe, including several in the UK (Birmingham, Derry, Leicester, London, Luton and Manchester).
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ISD is well connected. It recieves funding from multinationals like Google, collaborates with NGOs like ADL, & works with local govts like the London Mayor's Office.
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While it may not be large compared to other well more known Think Tanks (it's budget for 2018 was ~£5 mil) it does seem to be growing & might be worth being aware of as it targets so-called online disinformation, including 'Covid Denial'.
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