Countering Violent Extremism

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A US army instructor walks next to Malian soldiers on April 12, 2018 during an anti-terrorism exercise at the Kamboinse

Militarized Counterterrorism in Africa: Moving Beyond a Failed Approach

Leading with a heavy military response, particularly when government partners are repressive, ultimately makes things worse. The need for a new approach is clear. It should focus…
A protester holds a sign with a red heart reading the hashtags 'spreadlove' and 'stophate' during an anti right wing demonstration near the place of the terror attack on a christmas market in Berlin on December 21, 2016.

GIFCT: Possibly the Most Important Acronym You’ve Never Heard Of

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) raises questions about who decides what counts as terrorism or the even more loosely defined extremism.
Two waving flags of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The Odd Couple at the Center of the U.N.’s Counterterrorism Growth

Outsized funding from Saudi Arabia and Qatar underlies key weaknesses in UN efforts, illustrated in this first virtual "CT Week" at the United Nations.
Red and blue Lights of police car in night time.

White Supremacist Infiltration of US Police Forces: Fact-Checking National Security Advisor O’Brien

What the available research says about systemic discrimination in law enforcement as well as links to racist and white supremacist ideology.
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Far-Right Infiltrators and Agitators in George Floyd Protests: Indicators of White Supremacists

Evidence points to specific White Supremacist and far-right groups having infiltrated George Floyd protests, writes scholar of violent extremism, Georgia State University professor…
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Ten Days that Show Why Trump’s Wrong on Terrorism

Three events in the past 10 days have shown that, for all of his talk about getting tough on terrorists, President Donald Trump lacks any real understanding of how to protect America…
German police officers escort a veiled woman and two children outside the association linked to mosque Ibrahim Alkhalil in Berlin's central Tempelhof-Schoeneberg district, on September 22, 2015 where they conduct raids targeting individuals suspected of inciting people to go and fight for the Islamic State group in Syria.

Why Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Law and Practice Is Failing a Human Rights Audit

Current approaches to preventing and countering violent extremism programs lack a consistent grounding in rule of law or human rights.
paper work displayed on a glass panel during a hackathon competition reads "ISIS Inc Extremist Club"

The U.N. Needs Help Sustaining the Global Approach to Violent Extremism

Advocates have few forums to discuss implementation and sensitive issues such as government actions that contribute to radicalization.
A screenshot of the first page of the Increasing Efficiency of All United States-Based Terrorism Information Sharing Act of 2019.

Reevaluating Our Counter-Terrorism Information Sharing Methods

Senator Hassan writes for Just Security about bipartisan legislation that she introduced with Republican Senator Johnson of Wisconsin, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental…
Fully veiled women walk behind a man with a gun in the northern Kuridish-Syrian city of Qamishli as Uzbek women and children linked to the Islamic State group are handed over to diplomats from the Central Asian country for repatriation, on May 29, 2019.

CVE’s Relevance and Challenges: Central Asia as Surprising Snapshot

With its traditional over-emphasis on security-heavy responses to threats, experts didn't expect the region to be so receptive to "whole-of-society" approaches to counter violent…
Women and children ride in the back of a truck at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp for the displaced where families of Islamic State (IS) foreign fighters are held, in the al-Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria on December 9, 2019.

Rehabilitating the Islamic State’s Women and Children Returnees in Kazakhstan

Many countries are looking at what kind of model Kazakhstan builds with its efforts to reintegrate ISIS returnees, and whether it will be effective. The countries that get this…
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No Place to Hide, No Place to Post: Lessons from Recent Efforts at “De-Platforming” ISIS

A recent scramble to reduce or eliminate the presence of ISIS in online platforms suggests that depriving the group of its virtual safe haven on any particular platform may be…
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