Foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) have, over the past few years, constituted one of the major threats to international peace and security. On 24 September 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2178 as a response to the increasing threat posed by FTFs, requiring Member States to implement criminal justice…
El texto aporta una reflexión analítica comprehensiva sobre las tendencias del yihadismo global, la peculiaridad del modus operandi de las organizaciones terroristas y el perfil de las personas inspiradas por la violencia y como estos factores contribuyen amoldear la respuesta policial en un escenario atravesado por la incertidumbre y la…
Evitar la radicalización violenta es uno de los grandes debates y desafíos que nos encontramos hoy en las sociedades occidentales. Aunque no toda radicalización hay que vincularla directamente ni con la violencia ni con el terrorismo, hay que prevenir la radicalización a priori para que esta no desemboque en los…
The intent of this practitioner guide is to better acquaint development practitioners with the use of surveys in preventing or countering violent extremism (CVE). Surveys are an excellent way to gather systematic data about violent extremism, as well as the behaviors and attitudes of the general public or important segments…
The report reflects the media monitoring findings conducted by the Media Development Foundation (MDF). The goal of the media monitoring was to study the factors conducive to radicalization of Muslim youth and explore the role of media in this process. The target of media monitoring was the Georgian, Russian, Azerbaijani…
It is right before daybreak on December 26. Village Duisi in Pankisi Gorge is wrapped in darkness. Nineteen-year-old Temirlan is laying in his bed. He does not know anything yet. It has been one month since anti-terrorist special operation orchestrated on Gabriel Salosi Av- enue in Tbilisi.2 State Security Service…
This report represents the analysis of qualitative research findings on the major challenges of Azerbaijan’s and Georgia’s policies on countering violent extremism and radicalization. Desk research was conducted in the case of Azerbaijan to uncover the root causes of violent extremism, while the research conducted in Georgia covered the following…
With two-thirds of all countries in the world experiencing a terrorist attack in 2016, terrorism has become an unprecedented threat to international peace, security and development, feeding off violent conflict. As conflicts have grown in intensity and number over the past decade, terrorist attacks have also increased and spread. According…
Social psychological factors pertain to all aspects of terrorism, including how terrorist organizations operate, and the impact of terrorism on everyday people. The present analysis focuses on the aspect of terrorism where social psychology’s voice is perhaps most critical: radicalization (i.e., how terrorists are made) and deradicalization (i.e., how terrorists…
The RAN´s Communication and Narratives working group (RAN C&N) has developed the following practical guidelines for carrying out effective alternative and counter-narrative campaigns. The guidelines combine lessons learned and key elements from the RAN C&N meetings with an easily accessible overview of relevant research.
On ne saurait trop souligner l’extrême complexité de la relation entre terrorisme et médias. Depuis plusieurs années, aucun autre sujet n’a probablement donné lieu à une telle couverture édiatique permanente et n’a autant mis les professionnels au défi de conserver une éthique journalistique et de pratiquer un journalisme équilibré. Bon…
Link to the official UN Security Council Resolution 2396.
