This report sprang from a collection of press releases and publicaons that the Hizbut Tahrir, Pakistan issued during 2010-2014. With the help of this primary source of informaon, this report explores the goals and acvies of this transnaonal Islamist polical party, with parcular reference to its acvies in, and the…
Pakistan’s current security crisis is a direct result of both structural as well as trigger factors. The religious nature of the state i.e. Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its dispute with India over the Himalayan state of Kashmir represent two major structural factors. Both became even more pronounced during General…
The 2013 victory of far-right extremist Marián Kotleba in gubernatorial elections in Banská Bystrica region led to a diverse array of reactions among activists, academics and policy-makers. Besides assigning blame for the result to various factors and actors, some ventured to pursue the path of potential counterbalancing and prevention of…
CT MORSE is a project of the EU providing monitoring and support for the Instrument contributing Stability and Peace (IcSP) actions in countering terrorism and violent extremism in third countries. The objectives of the project are: Policy: to ensure that EU CT and CVE actions benefit from the best of…
Contrairement à ce que l’on pouvait redouter, l’émoi populaire suscité par les attentats terroristes visant l’hebdomadaire satirique Charlie Hebdo et les clients anonymes d’un supermarché casher de la porte de Vincennes n’a ni provoqué passions mortifères ni sentiment de vengeance au sein de la société française. Le scénario catastrophe semble…
Durante los primeros quince años de este siglo xxi, uno de los fenómenos que más ha preocupado a la comunidad internacional, sin duda, ha sido y continúa siendo la internacional yihadista, representada fundamentalmente y en un principio, por la organización de Al Qaeda (AQ) y, en estos momentos, por AQ…
The focus of international and national strategies for countering terrorism in the past decade has shifted from using hard security measures alone to combat terrorism, to a more multi-sectoral, comprehensive approach, which also includes more preventive strategies known as countering violent extremism (CVE). For example, multilateral organizations such as the…
In late February, 31 men, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were kidnapped in Afghanistan, and remain held hostage. This week, five Hazara men were beheaded in the remote eastern district of Malestan, and 36 civilians were killed and 125 wounded in a suicide bombing outside a bank in the…
This manifesto is a call to action to help empower the very group of people who have the potential to be some of the most influential in the lives of our young people and to help them truly prevent violent extremism. As it is impossible for schools to solve the…
The June 26 terror attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait that killed 62 people, and possibly the attack in France, represent a new terror tactic combining lower-level coordination with higher-level inspiration. The Islamic State has managed to think globally while acting locally, resulting in plots that are exceedingly difficult for law…
Singapore has been shaken by news that two teenagers have been lured by the ISIS narrative to engage in terrorist acts. The Singaporean community has an important role in meeting this challenge to national security.
The RAN Education (EDU) Working Group1 was set up in 2015 and kicked-off on 25 and 26 November in Prague (CZ). This Working Group focuses on better equipping teachers and the school system so they can play a crucial role in preventing radicalisation. The aim is to raise awareness of…
