This document is the National Action Plan for The Czech Republic for the 2015 year. The aim of the National Plan to Combat Terrorism is to establish a comprehensive framework of measures dedicated to all the aspects of potential risks, and to declare the resolution of the Czech Republic to…

Se ha producido la eclosión del yihadismo autóctono o homegrown en España y ello ha ocurrido en concomitancia con la movilización yihadista de alcance mundial y sin precedentes que desde hace cuatro años está afectando a los países de Europa Occidental. Este componente endógeno del terrorismo yihadista tiene sus focos…

A practical guide to understanding the evolving terminology, concepts, and practice of CVE.

Formers talk about the important role of getting credible voices to undermine extremist narratives as part of the Against Violent Extremism network’s defector’s event.

The threat of radical Islam has been used by the Tajik government as a way to promote discriminatory policies based on a misinterpretation of the causes and extent of radicalisation in the country, argues Edward J Lemon. He analyses the Tajik government’s rhetoric and policies to show how it has…

The following article contributes to the emerging field of countering violent extremism (CVE) by proposing a framework to understand and categorise CVE programs, and applying this to Australia’s CVE efforts from 2010 to 2014. The first section outlines the evolution of CVE as a policy tool. A framework to categorise…

In 2012, the Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism and the Dutch Probation Service launched a reintegration project for offenders on probation or parole who were (suspected to be) involved in jihadist extremism or terrorism. The initiative’s primary goal was to reduce the chance of recidivism among this target…

The article explores why CVE is more critical than ever and why it is important to differentiate CVE from traditional counterterrorism measures. Looking ahead to discussions among member states and the UN system on a plan of action on CVE, the article encourages states to invest sufficient political capital to…

The Global Center will work with partners from South and Central Asia to develop five to eight pilot preventing/countering violent extremism (P/CVE) initiatives that offer contextually tailored and locally resonant responses to the threat of violent extremism in the region. The initiatives will be selected through a competitive application process…

As the conflicts in Syria and Iraq have been continuing for more than four years, the role of Turkey as a potential transit route for the movement of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) has been a subject of intensive debate. Turkey is largely an end-user of the FTF travels and, surely,…

IN THE WAKE of the Paris attacks, US government officials have been vocal in their condemnation of encryption, suggesting that US companies like Apple and Google have blood on their hands for refusing to give intelligence and law enforcement agencies backdoors to unlock customer phones and decrypt protected communications. But…

The UK Government has recently announced a new Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 to facilitate tackling the threat of violent extremism. In light of this and previous initiatives, this paper provides a critical assessment of UK counterterrorism policy. This policy has created a notion of ‘suspect communities’ such that it…