A review of the United Kingdom’s Prevent Strategy for 2011, to take account of developments since the original version was published in 2008. This document outlines the context for, framework guidelines, and objectives of the comprehensive strategy.

The National counter-terrorism strategy for The Netherlands, 2011-2015,

The Netherlands supports safe and reliable ICT1 and the protection of an open, free internet. Society’s growing dependence on ICT makes it increasingly vulnerable to the misuse and disruption of ICT systems. For this reason, the Government has launched a National Cyber Security Strategy, with input from a wide range…

This paper seeks to analyze some of the causes of radicalization and recruitment in refugee/IDP camps, and makes the argument that receiving a wellrounded education, even if it produces mediocre academic results, is the most effective method of counter-radicalization in crisis situations and reduces the space for extremist organizations to…

Ahead of the publication of the review of the ‘Prevent’ strand of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST), this paper analyses the main Islamic terrorist attacks in the UK since 9/11. The conclusions made from this analysis aim to challenge commonly held assumptions and provide a background for an assessment of…

This work, commissioned by the Office for Public Management of the UK government, was intended to conduct a review of existing literature in preventing violence (gun, gang activity) and violent extremism. The literature reviewed includes programs and interventions primarily in the UK, but also includes evidence from preveting violence and…

This report presents the findings from a large-scale, in-depth research study into teaching methods – knowledge, skills, teaching practices and behaviours – that help to build resilience to extremism. The focus is on teaching methods to be used in a general classroom setting rather than as part of interventions targeted…

This document reviews various laws and legal frameworks, financial measures, and institutional policies that have been implemented to combat terrorism in Cyprus.

The purpose of this analysis is to describe the threat from solo terrorism and lone wolf terrorism against the West, including against Denmark. Attacks carried out by individuals is no new phenomenon, however, it is noteworthy that in the past two years, several attacks or attempts at attack in Western…

In May 2008, on the campus of the University of Nottingham, two men of ethnic minority background – a student and an administrator – were arrested and held for six days under the Terrorism Act 2000. Their crime was to have in their possession three documents – all of which…

This project builds on a previous study undertaken collaboratively by the same research team, which examined police-community engagement and partnership in relation to counterterrorism (Spalek, El-Awa & McDonald, 2009). The focus of the study being reported here is still very much upon police-community engagement and partnership in relation to counterterrorism,…

As a complementary component of the ongoing Intercultural Navigators Project, the British Council partnered with the University of St. Andrews to develop the European Survey of Youth Mobilization (ESYM), an innovative and multidisciplinary approach to the study of youth political activity. The European Study of Youth Mobilisation consisted of two…