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…
Human rights advocate Mohammed Ali highlights the period of ‘Waithood’ which many youth in developing countries go through, and the struggles and risks they take as they reach out for something other than waithood. For the young and unemployed in the world’s big cities, dreams of opportunity and wealth do…
Over the past decade, the understanding of how and why individuals engage in violent extremism and terrorism has evolved and become more nuanced, as have the tools to prevent these threats. A field of policy and practice called counter violent extremism (CVE) has emerged that focuses on countering the pull…
A stronger bridge between security policymakers and the peacebuilding community, with coordinated and clearer lines of engagement, could better advance efforts to prevent violent extremism. A USIP expert examines the challenges facing CVE policy and practice and how peacebuilders can help to overcome them. This report explores the nexus of…
Seeded following the United Nations Symposium on Supporting Victims of Terrorism held in September 2008, the initiative provides a platform for survivors of terrorism to share their experience in their own words, working to spread their message in vulnerable communities.
Hours Against Hate aims to campaign against bigotry and promote pluralism and respect across lines of culture, religion, tradition, class, and gender.
