More than eleven years after the 9/11 attacks and nearly a decade since the rise of popular online jihadist internet forums, there is strikingly little empirical research on the manner in which jihadist activists use the web to propagate their cause. Whereas researchers and policy analysts have systematically collected and…
This article looks at the effect of public support on the counter terrorism initiatives of three different “Western democracies” – the British Government response to the Provisional Irish Republican Army, the Italian Government’s response to the Red Brigades, and the Canadian Quebecois Government’s response to Quebec Liberation Front. These examples…
Ever since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has experienced a deluge of religious activity. All of the Central Asian republics—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan —have seen the rapid construction of new mosques; the opening of madrassas; and a noticeable upswing in Muslim consciousness, evidenced in a…
The OSCE’s contribution to broader international efforts against terrorism was given particular impetus with the adoption of the Bucharest Plan of Action for Combating Terrorism in December 2001 and the OSCE Charter on Preventing and Combating Terrorism in December 2002. Over the past ten years, the OSCE participating States have…
This is the Croatian Action Plan for the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (published in the original Croatian).
Observers have argued that radio programming can alter norms, especially through hate radio designed to increase animosity between groups. This article tests whether or not radio programming under the countering violent extremism (CVE) policy framework can reduce potential conflict and increase civic engagement and positive views of foreign nations. Data…
What connects China to the challenges of separatism in Balochistan? Why is India important when it comes to water shortages in Pakistan? How does jihadism in Punjab and Sindh differ from religious militancy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)? Why do Iran and Saudi Arabia matter for the challenges…
The European Commission-funded Radicalisation Awareness Network on Health (RAN HEALTH) is the working group for the sharing of information within the health sector. Healthcare professionals meet and treat people who are vulnerable to radicalisation leading to violence. The key challenge for the healthcare sector is to interpret signs of radicalisation,…
The European Commission-funded Radicalisation Awareness Network Prison & Probation Working Group is meant to prevent radicalisation in prison and during probation. In prison and probation programs, radicalisation and deradicalisation meet. Sentenced radicals can either be determined to be faithful to their ideology, consider quitting their radical activities or want to…
The European Commission-funded Radicalisation Awareness Network Internal and External dimensions (RAN INT/EXT) focusses on the role of the diaspora in countering radicalisation and on the issue of “foreign fighters”. The working group aims at raising awareness towards the phenomenon of “foreign fighters” in Europe, at sharing good practices and developing…
The European Commission-funded Radicalisation Awareness Network Working Group on the Internet and Social Media (RAN@) explores and researches the role of Internet and social media in relation to radicalisation and to counter-messaging. RAN @ focuses on areas where the largest gains can be made, and the group therefore focuses on…
The European Commission-funded Radicalisation Awareness Network Prevent (RAN PREVENT) is the working group on early interventions to prevent violent extremism. RAN PREVENT brings together front line practitioners working ‘on the ground’ with vulnerable people (under the age of 26) who can get involved in extremist behaviour and political violence. The…
