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Dr. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canada. His research explores the intersection of technology, ideology, and political violence, with particular focus on terrorist innovation, online propaganda, and the use of emerging technologies by violent extremist organizations. He has published extensively on topics including the adoption of 3D-printed firearms by extremist actors, the role of technological convergence in terrorist threat evolution, and the use of evolutionary theory in understanding terrorist behavior.

Dr. Veilleux-Lepage is the author of How Terror Evolves: The Emergence and Spread of Terrorist Techniques (2020) and has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and policy papers. He collaborates regularly with academic, intelligence, and law enforcement communities in Canada and internationally. 

Research Interests

• Terrorist Innovation and Technology

• Online Extremism and Propaganda

• Right-Wing Extremism and Transnational Threats

Recent Publications

• Veilleux-Lepage, Y. (2024). Printing Terror: An Empirical Overview of the Use of 3D-Printed Firearms by Right-Wing Extremists. CTC Sentinel.

• Veilleux-Lepage, Y., & Rassler, D. (2024). The Paradox of Progress: How ‘Disruptive,’ ‘Dual-Use,’ ‘Democratized,’ and ‘Diffused’ Technologies Shape Terrorist Innovation. TATuP.

• Veilleux-Lepage, Y., & Füredi, Z. (2025). Beyond the FGC-9: How the Urutau Redefines the Global 3D-Printed Firearm Movement. GNET.

• Veilleux-Lepage, Y., & Carthy, S. (Forthcoming). In the Trenches: A Hands-on Approach to Teaching Data Collection in Terrorism Studies.

• Veilleux-Lepage, Y., & Argentino, M. A. (2025). 2025 New Orleans Truck Attack: The Role of Electric Vehicles and Peer-to-Peer Platforms. ICCT

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