This issue looks at the recent rise of right-wing terrorism around the world through situating the discussion around four primary themes: its causes, characteristics, consequences and counterstrategies. Contributors include Florian Hartleb, Managing Director of Hanse Advice in Tallinn (Estonia); Gus Martin, Professor of Criminal Justice Administration, California State University, Dominguez Hills; Thomas Greven, Adjunct Professor, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin; Bethan Johnson, a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of History of University of Cambridge; Zhao Tianlang, Leona, a third-year GLaws student at HKU and Leung Ho Cheung Hugo, a second-year GLaws student at HKU.