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Second, in the increasingly complex domain of countering youth radicalisation, simply debunking extremist ideologies alone is insufficient. With the rise of composite, nihilistic violent extremism, broader measures are required to build overall\u00a0<\/span>youth resilience to violent ideologies.<\/span><\/p>\n Such broad-ranging resilience includes building digital literacy among youth; embedding them in stable family, peer and community relationships; providing balanced perspectives on hot-button geopolitical issues like the Gaza conflict; and shielding them as far as possible from online extremist propaganda and disinformation \u2013 increasingly AI-enhanced \u2013 through legislation like the\u00a0<\/span>Online Criminal Harms Act.<\/span><\/p>\n Counterterrorism agencies aside, such a holistic approach must involve other stakeholders, including civil society groups, social media firms, think tanks, religious bodies, educators, counsellors and rehabilitated extremists.<\/span><\/p>\n Finally, the boundary between counterterrorism and other national security domains such as cybersecurity for instance, may be blurring. A <\/span>19-year-old Singaporean youth recently detained<\/span> under Singapore\u2019s internal security legislation had planned\u00a0<\/span>cyberattacks against the websites of local and foreign Muslim organisations he considered deviant.<\/span><\/p>\n Twenty-five years after 9\/11, Singapore and the region face a rapidly evolving terrorism and extremism threat environment. They will need to apply strategic clarity and a diverse suite of policy tools on a whole-of-society basis.<\/span><\/p>\n