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Nations must address the challenges posed by global population trends Rapid population growth, especially in the developing world, will likely increase and exacerbate global security challenges such as civil wars, ethnic violence,…

Seeking answers to evolving dilemmas By Demetrios G. Papademetriou, president, Migration Policy Institute Europe, and Caitlin Katsiaficas, research assistant Three years after the latest European migration crisis erupted with a spike in…

Refugee situations require international solutions By Katharina Lumpp, representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Germany Photos by UNHCR The thousands of refugees seeking protection in Europe during 2015…

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…

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…