This National Security Strategy (the Strategy) is Australia’s first. It provides an overarching framework for our national security efforts, and sets priorities for the next five years. The Strategy is an important next step following the 2008 National Security Statement, which articulated Australia’s national security agenda and set in motion…
This report presents the findings of a pilot demonstration project of the Center on Global Counter Terrorism Cooperation (CGCC) titled “Assessing Community Attitudes Towards Violent Extremism and the Impact of International Prevention Programming,” undertaken in Kenya and Somaliland. In accordance with the core objectives of the project, this report offers…
Following the intervention of the Kenya Defence Forces in Somalia in October 2011 in reaction to the increase in kidnappings on the Kenyan coast, the threat of terrorism in Kenya increased considerably. Initially the perception was that the threat originated from Somalia and that Somali nationals or Somali-Kenyans consequently committed…
This document provides a transcription of the opening remarks by the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Lamberto Zannier at the Conference on ‘Preventing Terrorism through Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Europe’ in Budapest, Hungary from 29-30 May 2013.
This report assesses the impact of the military-led response to extremist violence on PATA’s security, society and economy. It identifies measures to strengthen the state’s writ and to reverse the tide of religious militancy. It is based on extensive field research, including interviews with police officials, lawyers, human rights activists,…
The OSCE participating States committed themselves to protect and respect human rights in the fight against terrorism as early as the Madrid Meeting in 1983. This approach reflects the OSCE comprehensive and cross-dimensional concept of security, which recognizes that security goes beyond politico-military issues to fully encompass economic, environmental and…
The preoccupation with the challenges posed by violent actors has long existed for many states, whether such actors are characterized as terrorists or insurgents, nonstate or paramilitary actors. The events of September 11, 2001, brought a new urgency and vibrancy to state action in the realm of counterterrorism, illustrated by…
This paper investigates pragmatic acts in the discourse of tweeters and online feedback comments on the activities of Boko Haram, a terrorist group in Nigeria. The tweets and comments illustrate acts used to express revolutionary feelings and reflect what people say and imply in times of crisis. Tweets about Boko…
To draw on the lessons and good practices that have emerged from activities related to countering violent extremism and similar fields, the Government of Canada, as part of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Working Group on Countering Violent Extremism, hosted a two-day international symposium on measuring the effectiveness of CVE…
Improving the long-term life outcomes of disadvantaged youth remains a top policy priority in the United States, although identifying successful interventions for adolescents – particularly males – has proven challenging. This paper reports results from a large randomized controlled trial of an intervention for disadvantaged male youth grades 7-10 from…
The most important thing to know about theories of change is that they are intended to be helpful and practical. They are not an academic exercise to make your work more difficult, but instead, a tool to improve the design, implementation and assessment of your programs. This guide is to…
Debate continues about the relationship between schools divided on ethno-religious lines and their implications for social cohesion. One argument against the existence of separate schools is that they limit opportunities for children from different groups to engage with each other, promoting intergroup suspicion and sectarianism. Using intergroup contact theory we…
