Last week, a bunch of important people from Washington, D.C. packed their bags and flew to California to meet with a bunch of important people from Silicon Valley. The occasion was not the usual fundraising dinners or donor-wooing — it was a terrorism summit. Government types are freaked out about…

In December 2015, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2250 and urged member states to increase the representation of youth in decision-making.2 The following month the UN Secretary-General presented his Plan of Action (PoA) to Prevent Violent Extremism and called for a comprehensive approach to systematically address the underlying conditions…

Studies examining immigrant generational status and violence have supported differences in the prevalence of violence between these groups. The purpose of this paper is to measure relevant risk factors for violence to focus on whether negative perceptions may contribute to understanding the between-generations differences in violence. Based on the literature,…

This edited volume contains a selection of essays and contributions derived from the presentations made at the International Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Research Conference 2015, which was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 6-8 December 2015. The Conference was hosted by Hedayah, Edith Cowan University and New York…

This is the fourth edition of the Global Terrorism Index which provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 16 years, covering the period from the beginning of 2000 to the end of 2015. Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace,…

The Barometer is an educational and awareness tool that was developed based on numerous academic studies and actual cases of radicalization in which the CPRLV has been involved. Signs commonly observed in cases of radicalization leading to violence and that should be watched out for have been identified using contextual…

Infographic: The Process of Radicalization Leading to Violence.

This policy analysis relies on information gained through open sources such as media articles about cases of radicalization and violent extremism, public debates on the topic, academic writings, and other literature. The researchers working on this project have also used public information available at institutions such as the Ministry of…

Овој документ има цел на креаторите на политики, управителите на затворите и на персоналот во затворите и во пробацијата да им обезбеди информации за тековните практики и за прашањата што се релевантни за справувањето со насилните екстремистички престапници (НЕП) и со лицата за кои постои ризик да се вклучат во…

This paper summarizes the main lessons from the RAN joint event: Involving Young People.

This article draws on the insights from complexity science to outline potential strategies within education which could interrupt the spread of violent extremism. It first identifies three problems in examining extremism – definitions, causes and targets—before arguing for a focus on systems, not individual learners. Within systems, diversity is needed…

Returning foreign fighters from Syria and Iraq – battle-hardened, skilled in handling arms and explosives, and ideologically radicalised – pose a direct threat not only to the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also of the region and beyond. Upon their return, they may already belong to existing networks of…