CEP threat reports detail the history, violent activities, designations, associations, and rhetoric of extremist organizations.

This Research contributes to the comprehensive grasp of the potential of youth radicalization, which could lead to violent extremism in Serbia. The Research re-affirms that the weak spots in Serbia are societal fragmentation along the ethnic lines, lack of possibilities for young people and especially the role of global and…

This literature review seeks to recalibrate our understanding of online radicalisation, how it is conceptualised within the literature and the extent to which the policy debate has advanced in response to technological and legal developments. Among the findings are the following:• In recent years, the overwhelming focus of this avenue…

From the Nazi regime of the 1940s through the Islamic State of today’s Middle East, an obscured element of history runs though the phenomenon of violent extremism: the participation of women. Contrary to the classic image of women as victims or, at least more recently, peacemakers, new research shows how…

This paper reflects on why the field has struggled to effectively design, monitor and evaluate programmatic efforts and offers insights on how methodologies developed for and lessons learned by the fields of peacebuilding and development can be applied to address current challenges. This paper aims to contribute to improving the…

This Special Report focuses on efforts to rehabilitate former fighters who have participated in violent extremist groups abroad and to reintegrate them into their home society. With an aim to drawing lessons from previous programs, it looks at European exit programs for members of violent groups and criminal gangs, and…

Violent extremism has wreaked a terrible toll on Pakistani society, and threatens further damage in the coming years. In 2010-2015, more than 10,000 people died from violent extremism, and Pakistan is consistently ranked among the top five countries in the Global Terrorism Index. In such circumstances, there can be few…

Southern Libya remains a region of endemic instability wracked by communal conflict, a shortage of basic services, rampant smuggling, and fragmented or collapsed institutions. The region has long existed on the periphery of Libya’s politics and international concerns—but that must change. Increasingly, the vacuum of governance in the south has…

Young people join violent extremist groups far more frequently than other age groups. However, this is no more a reliable indicator of vulnerability to recruitment than being male, Muslim, a petty criminal, or having mental health problems. Violent radicalisation occurs when grievances, ideology, potent narratives and charismatic recruiters collide. To…

“Iman” – when faith is at the crossroads. The story of 4 Sudanese from different walks of life who, through various circumstances and for different reasons, are drawn towards violent radicalization. Their stories intercut throughout the film but the characters never meet. Based on real events, the film puts a…

Through an analysis of empirical and non-empirical literature, this review examines treatment of the topic of Islamist radicalisation and violent extremism in the Western Balkans. This literature indicates that regional wars which took place from 1991 to 2001, along with poverty, national and ethnic tensions and the presence of significant…

Although democratic and liberal societies proscribe the use of violence to promote political ideas, political violence is considered by some groups as a manner of doing politics in a different way. We conducted a qualitative sociological survey among French far left groups. In their discourse, we identified four grammars of…