This 2013 report on terrorism updates five earlier studies. The purpose of this study is to focus on the security environment during the year, particularly in North, West, and Central Africa, with the hope that further research in this critical strategic region will be undertaken. A rigorous methodology regarding the…

This is the fourth annual report on Muslim?American terrorism suspects and perpetrators published by the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. This report adds educational and occupational information, as well as a comparison with Islamic terrorism in Western Europe.

This policy briefing examines the rise of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). It seeks to explore its AQIM has established itself in the Sahel region. It outlines initial steps that must be taken to counter the influence of the movement, while advocating for a counter insurgency strategy to be…

In this ICCT Research Paper, it is argued that our current understanding of detention and rehabilitation of extremist offenders is sub-optimal, and highlight several key questions that require answering before policy interventions can be truly optimised. The authors suggest that increased and structural data analysis is essential to produce evidence-based…

This paper describes the evolution of al-Qaeda from being a source of assistance to mujahedeen fighting the Red Army in Afghanistan to the armed insurgents operating today in Africa and the Greater Middle East, on the one hand, and the homegrown, often self-recruited and largely incompetent “jihadists” who are more…

Conference Handout: Evaluations, Research, Manuals & Toolkits for CVE Practitioners

This article critiques the six tenets of Saudi Arabia’s terrorism risk reduction initiative using two social psychology theories: identity theory and frame alignment theory. The search for personal identity is considered one of the motivations most likely to render detainees susceptible to new belief systems and may work either in…

This article uses Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish to examine how de-radicalization programmes in the War on Terror transform power–knowledge relations, mental discipline and punishment by attempting to instil self-governance through non-violence. By asking questions on the nature of knowledge, practice, state involvement and recidivism of de-radicalization, it contends that…

American rhetoric has repeatedly painted Canada as a conduit for terrorists to enter the USA. But what actually happens at Canada’s borders? This article analyses open-source, cross-sectional data on Canadians convicted of terrorism offences between 1999 and 2011., It applies social network analysis (SNA) – investigating stochastic networks by means…

An examination into the historical background and ideological profile of the right-wing in Bulgaria, using case studies of the far-right in action, and their electoral results of the last decade, to highlight the scale and threat of right-wing extremism in the country.

MyJihad aims to derive a more moderate understanding of the term ‘jihad’. Designed to reclaim the concept from extremist constituencies, the initiative aims to counter misinformation surrounding Islam and to share the proper meaning of Jihad as believed and practiced by the majority of Muslims.

A digital communications agency which specialises in youth engagement, Bold Creative launched its Digital Disruption programme in 2008. The project aims to empower young people to become more resilient online, teaching them to engage critically with extremist content and building capacity in vulnerable communities.