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This article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic created social, political, and psychological conditions that may increase vulnerability to radicalization and violent extremism. The authors analyze how crises such as pandemics generate widespread uncertainty, fear, social isolation, economic instability, and distrust in institutions—conditions that extremist groups exploit to spread propaganda and recruit supporters. The article explores how extremist actors use crisis narratives, conspiracy theories, and grievance-based messaging to frame the pandemic as evidence of systemic injustice, government failure, or ideological conflict. It highlights how social isolation, increased online activity, and emotional distress during the pandemic created fertile ground for extremist ideological influence. This research is highly relevant to the GRACE Repository’s mission, as it provides critical insights into how crisis situations increase radicalization risks, enabling policymakers, rehabilitation practitioners, and prevention specialists to develop proactive interventions that strengthen resilience, counter extremist narratives, and promote social cohesion during periods of societal disruption.Strengths • Provides timely and relevant analysis of crisis-driven radicalization. • Examines structural, psychological, and social drivers of extremist recruitment. • Highlights the role of crises in accelerating extremist propaganda and recruitment. • Offers valuable insights for prevention during periods of social instability. • Published in a leading peer-reviewed terrorism studies journal. • Contributes to policy and intervention development for counter-extremism. Limitations • Focuses primarily on theoretical and analytical frameworks rather than empirical field data. • Pandemic-specific context may require adaptation when applied to other crises. • Does not deeply explore long-term rehabilitation strategies.