Over the past two decades, violent jihadis have generated substantial attention in the United States. At the same time, other types of violent extremists have been relatively neglected. Far-right terrorism, for example, has a long history in the United States and stems from a broad constellation of networks, organizations, and…
This guide is the fruit of collaboration by Search for Common Ground colleagues past and present from around the world. Through an appreciative inquiry process, we asked ourselves what we have learned from our years of work in transforming violent conflict and responding to violent extremism. This guide captures those…
CEP threat reports detail the history, violent activities, designations, associations, and rhetoric of extremist organizations.
#UnitedCVE: an on-going OSCE-wide social media campaign to promote OSCE values in support of the global consensus against violent extremism.
The RAN Centre of Excellence (CoE) has selected a variety of practices and has gathered them under seven different themes or “approaches”. Each of the seven approaches are described, notably their aim(s) and underlying methodologies. This is then complemented by lessons learned and by a set of relevant examples of…
UNESCO’s new guidance tool, Preventing violent extremism through education: A guide for policy-makers, will help policy-makers within ministries of education prioritize, plan and implement effective actions for the prevention of violent extremism through education, and contribute to national prevention efforts.
This is the second of two position papers from the Radicalisation Awareness Network’s Health and Social Care (RAN H&SC) working group focusing on Multi-Agency Working (MAW). The first paper, published in 2018, provided the context for MAW in preventing and responding to violent extremism. In particular, it considered different models…
The mobilisation of jihadist foreign fighters that has taken place as a result of the conflict in Syria and Iraq has been unprecedented. According to the United Nations, up to 40,000 foreigners from nearly 100 countries have participated in the war. Not all of them will remain part of the…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was requested by Member States in General Assembly resolution 68/187 of 18 December 2013, among other measures, to “continue to enhance specialized legal knowledge through the preparation of best practices, in close coordination with Member States, on assistance to and support…
This Handbook was developed with a view to providing coherent and consistent guidance to national authorities on the treatment of children recruited and exploited by terrorist and violent extremist groups, with emphasis on the role of the justice system. The Handbook contains four chapters. Chapters I-IV combine legal guidance on…
This module aims to help criminal justice practitioners engaged in counter-terrorism to act more efficiently and swiftly by becoming more familiar with the mechanisms in place for extradition and mutual legal assistance and, in particular, with the tools afforded by the universal conventions and protocols for effective cooperation with foreign…
