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Chinese People's Liberation Army honour guard members march during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Graduate Research Assistant at the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, PhD student at American University
Meili Criezis is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL), a PhD student in Justice, Law, and Criminology at American University, and a Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) Contributor. Her research focuses on Islamic State propaganda, extremism in online spaces, and gender/political violence.