The purpose of this review is to offer a wide-ranging discussion of what causes violent extremism and how it develops and persists. Discussion of violent extremism is often fraught with assumptions and received wisdom that can potentially obscure underlying causes, with implications for government interventions and policy. This review therefore…
Link to the official UN Security Council Resolution 2242.
WORDE Specialists have developed a curriculum for teachers to guide students on using social media and other digital media in a responsible, respectful manner. The curriculum includes a teacher’s manual and a complementary multimedia PowerPoint presentation for each chapter, designed to inform students of potential threats associated with online activity…
At the Sixth Ministerial Plenary Meeting in New York on 27 September 2015, Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Ministers endorsed the launch of the GCTF’s Initiative to Address the Life Cycle of Radicalization to Violence (Life Cycle Initiative). As part of this new initiative, and in recognition of the complexity of…
Croatia’s National Strategy for the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism aims to determine the strategic framework on counter-terrorism issues and to provide guidelines at the national level for upgrading existing and building new mechanisms and measures for preventing and combating terrorism. The strategy discuss national, transnational and international threats posed…
This Issue Paper is provided in support of the European Commission’s preparatory EU IT Forum, ‘Countering Violent Extremism: Online Communications’, held on 27 October 2015. The following questions are addressed: ?How do counter-narratives and alternative narratives1 play a role in prevention of radicalisation? ?What do successful counter-narrative and alternative narrative…
The report is an expansion of the July 2015 paper “The Virtual ‘Caliphate’: Understanding Islamic State’s Propaganda Strategy” and is based upon an exhaustive 30 day survey of Islamic State propaganda conducted across the Islamic month of Shawwal (17 July 2015 – 15 August 2015). The paper is a direct,…
This paper presents an overview of large-scale violence by Islamist extremists in key African countries. The paper builds on previous publications of the Institute for Security Studies on the nexus between development and conflict trends, and it seeks to provide an overview of the evolution of the associated terrorism through…
While Tunisia is the only Arab country undergoing a successful democratic transition as of 2015, it has also been home to a growing Salafi-jihadi movement since the fall of former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. Ben Ali’s monopolization of the religious sphere and neglect of socioeconomic issues…
This publication represents the outcome of an expert group meeting convened by UNODC and held on 24 and 25 November 2014. At this meeting, experts from Member States, the United Nations, civil society and relevant bodies met to share experiences and discuss challenges and approaches to providing greater support to…
In October 2010, Mercy Corps launched the Engaging Youth for a Stable Yemen (EYSY) program in Aden and Lahj. In March 2011, the Arab Spring led to protests across Yemen, leading to the fall of the long-serving Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Months of protests as well as the transition…
RET’s project in Uvira, South Kivu – DRC, started in 2012 and is currently in its 4th phase of implementation. The project’s success in the past years is the result of a holistic and innovative approach in bringing together all stakeholders involved in DDR to address the drivers of adolescent’s…
