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…

Children in Crisis (CiC) began working in the juvenile justice sector through the provision of social work to children and families. In response to a series of events CiC began providing a much deeper level of support within the Juvenile Rehabilitation Centres (JRCs) aimed at targeting the level of conflict…

During January 2015 a team of 10 young people were trained by Insightshare to carry out an evaluation using Participatory Video combined with Most Significant Change (PV MSC) for UNICEF WCARO and UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire. The aim of the activity was to carry out an end of year participatory evaluation…

A practical guide to contribute to learning and growth of education for peacebuilding by focusing on key elements of program design, monitoring, and evaluation (DM&E) for education interventions with peacebuilding aims in fragile and conflict-affected environments. Presenting critical information, practical tips, resources and tools for all stages in program cycles,…

Facebook serves almost 1.5 billion people globally. Although the majority of people use the site for positive purposes, there are some who use the platform in negative ways. With that in mind, Facebook has created a set of policies, its Community Standards, detailing what type of content people can and…

Earlier this year, the conflict embroiling Syria hit another benchmark: the war’s number of foreign fighters now tops Afghanistan in the 1980s. Syria has become the training ground of choice for today’s violent jihadis. Though Jordan is one of the few countries in the Middle East region blessed with relative…

The aim of this initiative on juvenile justice in a counterterrorism context is to bring together practitioners and policymakers from a range of GCTF Members and other States representing a variety of disciplines to share experiences, explore good practices, and identify challenges in tailoring responses to threats of terrorism while…