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Returning From the Islamic State

Germany’s HAYAT counseling service shares its experience with deradicalization By Julia Berczyk, HAYAT-Germany The phenomenon of people traveling to participate in foreign conflicts is by no means new or intrinsically tied to the…

Mothers Against Terror

Families are best placed to address radicalization before it escalates into violence By Dr. Edit Schlaffer and Dr. Ulrich Kropiunigg, Women without Borders/SAVE Radicalization is a process that often takes place at home under the noses…

Violence Prevention Network

A description of best practices for successful deradicalization programs By Judy Korn, Violence Prevention Network founder and executive director & Alexander Brammann, Violence Prevention Network trainer and counselor “It was…

A Global Role for Europe

The U.S. pivot to Asia forces Europe to rethink the way it projects power in the world By Prof. Dr. Sven Bernhard Gareis, Marshall Center In April 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama visited Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and…

The EU & NATO

Promoting collaboration between two of the world’s most powerful organizations By Dr. Dinos Anthony Kerigan-Kyrou Emerging Security Challenges Working Group The European Union and NATO are quite different organizations. The EU,…

A New Generation of Warfare

Russia has taken advantage of European disunity to wage asymmetric warfare By Dr. Jānis Bērziņš National Defense Academy of Latvia, Center for Security and Strategic Research Russia’s belligerent attitude toward Ukraine surprised…

Improving the Neighborhood

NATO and the EU have a joint role to play in stabilizing Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and North Africa By Daniel Ionita, Romanian secretary of state for strategic affairs within the Foreign Affairs Ministry Laria Stoian, Diplomat in the…

Rethinking the European Neighbourhood Policy

A comprehensive review is underway By Prof. Dr. Ralf Roloff, Marshall Center The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) has been surprised by two major events in recent years: the Arab Spring and the Ukraine crisis. Both events have shown…

Strengthening the Flank

Poland updates its defense strategy and reconfirms its role in NATO By Col. Mariusz Fryc, Ph.D. Polish National Security Bureau Strengthening the eastern flank of NATO within the framework of consolidating the Alliance’s collective…

The Governance of Energy Security

A Sensible Energy Policy Requires a Regional and Global Perspective By Rūta Bunevičiūtė European Affairs Committee Office The majority of articles in this issue discuss energy security in Europe, with Europe or for Europe. Some recent…