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A growing threat imperils entire regions By Ayhan Gücüyener, research fellow, NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence magine being a member of a terrorist organization and wanting to create chaos and fear, but keep your anonymity. A…

New policies promote the inclusion of immigrants By Martin Hofmann photos by reuters Integration started to attract an increasing amount of attention during the second half of the 1990s, often based on the assumption that in some ways…

Governments must broaden the gathering and sharing of ISIS intelligence By James Howcroft, Director, Marshall Center Program on Terrorism and Security Studies Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Three years after declaring itself a…

A sense of nonbelonging fuels violent radicalization in the United Kingdom By Lorand Bodo, Ridgeway Information Thus far, most of the models and theories attempting to explain how and why individuals become radicalized tend to view…

The importance of gender perspectives in countering violent extremism BY Julie Arostegui LeMaster, J.D. Human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment are often considered secondary issues to be dealt with once a state or region has…

How terror groups exert influence in the North Caucasus By Darya Nicolson In September 2014, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2178 concerning the “acute and growing” threat posed by foreign terrorist…

FM radio is a potent weapon against extremist propaganda in Somalia By John Hutchings In today’s high-tech environment, social media and digital communications are ubiquitous in almost every sector of society, culture, business and…

Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration efforts were shaped to fit the situation By Capt. Andrew Upshaw, U.S. Army The effective disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of groups that previously supported violence is key…

Confronting violent extremism on multiple fronts By Mohamed Keita Reducing terrorism and violent extremism in Mali seems technically and tactically difficult, owing to the asymetric nature of the threat and the growing complexity of the…

Is Russia creating the ‘Eurasian triumvirate’ with Iran and Turkey? By Ridvan Bari Urcosta Institute of International Relations at the University of Warsaw From the fall of the Berlin Wall until 2014, the West and the international…