This paper presents the results from exploratory primary research into the role of the internet in the radicalisation of 15 terrorists and extremists in the UK. The 15 cases were identified by the research team together with the UK Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and UK Counter Terrorism Units…

This field observation examines 58 police interrogators’ rapport-based behaviors with terrorist suspects; specifically, whether rapport helps elicit meaningful intelligence and information. The Observing Rapport-Based Interpersonal Techniques (ORBIT; Alison, Alison, Elntib & Noone, 2012) is a coding framework with 3 elements. The first 2 measures are as follows: (i) 5 strategies…

In recent years, policymakers and practitioners have recognized that “hard” counterterrorism measures alone cannot address terrorism, a threat that is increasingly diffuse and unpredictable. Furthermore, these approaches ineffectively address the enabling environment for violent extremism, such as the conditions, grievances, and ideologies that may contribute to the violent radicalization and…

The present work employs a utilization-focused evaluation perspective to ask the big question regarding so-called deradicalization programs: how to evaluate the degree to which a given terrorism risk reduction initiative reduces post-detainment terrorism engagement. Its dual objectives are: (a) to provide a roadmap for conducting such an impact analysis with…

The anti-terror public media campaigns started in Iraq around 2004 and wascalled ‘Terror has no Religion’ in order to combat the threats of sectarianism and Al-Qaeda.After the withdrawal of the US forces from the country in late 2010, the campaign stopped,but a new and similar one emerged that is called…

Using examples from a wider study, the authors explore different ways in which individuals have used the Internet in their processes of radicalisation and point out that policy-makers and researchers need to focus their efforts on understanding not merely the content tthat is available online, but the ways in which…

This paper focuses on the death penalty for terrorism-related offences, an issue that has exercised many countries. It looks at evolving standards and practice internationally and considers how Kazakhstan can meet its human rights obligations while countering terrorism and maintaining the security of its people.

This article provides a brief historical background on which to describe and define the modern Islamist and includes analysis of differing political scientists. Features of Islamist political parties, namely the AKP of Turkey and the old and new Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoots are described. The researcher offers a definition…

This detailed piece gives an in-depth and extensive analysis of the correlations between group size, threat levels and the connections that the groups have with one another, providing experts, key stakeholders, law-enforcement agencies and the interested public with a new angle in the study of domestic extremism in Hungary.

This paper reviews current literature on the recent and growing phenomenon of lone wolf terrorism. It aims to add data to this subject by analyzing trends and developments using a dataset created using RAND, START, and LexisNexis Academic databases. Analysis of the dataset clarifies five (5) finding trends:n1. increased number…

This document is a synthesis and a summary of roundtable discussions of the roundtable organized by Hedayah and Sisters Against Violent Extremism (SAVE) in Abu Dhabi, September 2013.

This article focuses on evaluating if districts of left-wing extremism (LWE) in the context of India have any influence on educational development. The study is based on a secondary analysis of data from the District Information System for Education which measures the functionality of schools. The study concluded that there…