In April 2016, Mercy Corps published a study titled “’Motivations and Empty Promises’: Voices of Former Boko Haram Combatants and Nigerian Youth,” exploring the reasons youth join Boko Haram. In that initial study, we uncovered a number of factors driving support for and recruitment to Boko Haram, including governance grievances…

Radicalization and violent extremism are growing problems for Central Asia and Afghanistan. The issue of radicalization must be addressed at its early stage in order to prevent that it would lead to violent extremism and terrorism. The five Central Asian states along with Afghanistan must come up with solid strategies…

This document offers guidance for national governments interested in developing or refining a national preventing or countering violent extremism (P/CVE) strategy, national action plan on P/CVE, or P/CVE components as part of a wider counter- terrorism (CT) strategy or framework. It includes good practices that have emerged from experiences in…

Bridging Transatlantic Voices is a civil society dialogue project funded by the European Commission’s Foreign Policy Instrument. The programme focuses on civil society efforts in countering violent extremism (CVE). Over three years (2015-2018), the British Council with partners from Georgia State University and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue will hold…

CEP threat reports detail the history, violent activities, designations, associations, and rhetoric of extremist organizations.

CEP threat reports detail the history, violent activities, designations, associations, and rhetoric of extremist organizations.

CEP threat reports detail the history, violent activities, designations, associations, and rhetoric of extremist organizations.

By now, the wearying trope of internet outrage is a global touchstone, especially when it comes to “angry young men.” Everyone is familiar with what’s trending on Twitter. It gives a rough idea of what a particular group is thinking. But taking this a step further, ASU researchers are developing…

The topic of violent extremism has increasingly become a part of policy discussions among domestic officials, international actors, academic researchers and civic activists in South East Europe over the past several years. This study, commissioned by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), is aimed at better understanding of the situation regarding…

This study discusses different media strategies followed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In particular, the study attempts to understand the way ISIS’s video game that is called “Salil al-Sawarem” (The Clanging of the Swords) has been received by the online Arab public. The article argues that…

Boko Haram is an Islamic sect turned terrorist group. Despite its ethnic leaning, it is not a liberation front, and it does not advocate a people’s revolution. From an ideological point of view, it is a jihadist movement because it fights for full implementation of strict sharia law which would…

After incurring significant losses during France’s 2013 Operation Serval in Mali, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is back. Mokhtar Belmokhtar has rejoined the group, violent attacks are on the increase, and southern Libya offers elements of the group a new safe-haven. This article takes a long view on…