This paper explores right-wing extremist politics in Slovakia in relation to the DEREX project. The DEREX project is an index used as an analytical method for identification of the extent of potential support to extremist political activities, developed by a think-tank called Political Capital.
This brochure, published by the BfV, describes the most important current elements of right-wing extremist activity on the Internet, documenting specific modi operandi of right-wing extremist protagonists. The brochure meticulously outlines the variety of different forms of internet presence of the far-right.
Based on original fieldwork in Jakarta and Central Sulawesi, including interviews with 23 current and former Poso-based jihadists, this article examines the emotional, psychological, rational, and relational factors that can lead militants to turn away from terror tactics. The article contends that Poso jihadis are disengaging from violence both physically…
The second bi-annual report on violent extremism in Finland has been published as part of the Ministry of Interior’s National Action Plan for Preventing Extremism., This situation overview aims to provide an up-to-date assessment of violent extremist movements active in Finland, and of other ideologically based movements that could resort…
This report, commissioned by Public Safety Canada, aims to review the state of knowledge about efforts to counter narratives of violent extremism and make recommendations for governments, such as the Canadian government, to guide their emerging work in this sensitive area of policy. In order to make sense of the…
Community and Radicalisation: an Examination of Perceptions, Ideas, Beliefs and Solutions throughout Australia was a year-long national study designed and conducted as a qualitative research project through a partnership between Victoria Police, Victoria University and the Australian Multicultural Foundation. The key aims of the study were:, • To identify how…
This Action Agenda outlines a range of proposed activities to enhance existing CVE-relevant efforts at a regional, national and international level. This report was formulated from the findings of a workshop in Ouagadougou on the subject of countering violent extremism in West Africa and the Sahel, hosted by Burkin Faso…
This volume of collected articles intendes to contribute to the ongoing review of the right-wing in Europe, and to suggest the shape that an effective posture against the European radical right might take. It offers a follow-up to a 2011 book issued by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, entitled “Is Europe…
In the study at hand, Dr. Mohammad Abu Rumman, a renowned expert on Political Islam in the Arab world, presents a timely and profound analysis of these actors. He discusses the historical and ideological backgrounds of the Islamist movements, their public discourse as well as the links between their religious…
This paper reviews the evidence for the links between drug smuggling and extremist activity in the Sahel-Sahara region. While it demonstrates that such links clearly exist, the paper argues that the widespread talk of a drug-terror nexus in the Sahel is misleading, for several reasons. First, much of the evidence…
This article discusses whether Islamist extremism has become mainstream in North Africa, the effect that al-Qaeda is having on the region, and what can be done to prevent violent extremism in the region in the present and future.
On 23-24 October 2012, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department/Action against Terrorism Unit (TNTD/ATU) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) jointly held an expert roundtable on Youth Engagement to Counter Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT). The roundtable brought together over 100…
