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…

This document summarizes the GCTF Prison Deradicalization and Reintegration Plenary Meeting organized by Hedayah, UNICRI and the ICCT in Abu Dhabi, June 2013.

This document summarizes the regional workshop on “The Legal Aspects related to the Prevention of Terrorism” convened by Hedayah and UNODC in Abu Dhabi, May 2013.

This document provides additional guidance to GCTF members and other countries who are attempting to incorporate the Rome Memorandum into their own programs. It summarizes the conclusions and findings of the expert workshop convened by Hedayah and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT) in Abu Dhabi, May…

This monograph explores how Yemen’s “Arab Spring” uprising paralyzed that country’s government and shattered its military into hostile factions for over a year beginning in early 2011. There is further consideration of the problems that Yemen continues to face in restructuring its military and especially the ground forces so that…

Before 2011, many would have argued that the Web 2.0 or social media was originally designed for business purposes and had little to do with conflict at all. However, following recent events, mainly in the Arab world, this view faces some serious challenges. Some would go so far as to…

Social media now permeates almost every aspect of our lives, from how we manage relationships to the way we shop and work. It is not surprising, then, that the private sector has long recognised its potential as a route for influencing consumers. Campaigners, too, are beginning to recognise its power…