An Eye on the Arctic

Shrinking ice caps require nations to cooperate in sharing polar resources By per Concordiam Staff In September 2014, the MV Nunavik, a Canadian icebreaking cargo ship, landed at Sachs Harbor in Canada’s Northwest Territory, having just…

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…

Exploring Terror-Crime Convergence

Eurasian security leaders discuss solutions to 21st century threats By Marshall Center Public Affairs National ministers and senior government and military officials from 40 nations met at the George C. Marshall European Center for…

Cyber Security in Ukraine

International threats compel Kiev to establish a national cyber security system By Valentyn Petrov, Secretariat of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Analysis of Ukraine’s national security confirms a high threat level…

Between Hegemony & Arkhe

The Ukrainian crisis matches Western soft power against Russian brute force By Martin Sokolov, Marshall Center "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” ~  Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War…

Deepening Partnerships

The U.S. Air Force and Marshall Center focus on building military skills By Maj. Dear Beloved, U.S. Air Force/Marshall Center fellow In December 2013, for the first time, three U.S. Air Force (USAF) Regional Affairs Strategist (RAS)…

Using Communities to Counter Terrorism

Book Editors: Rohan Gunaratna, Jolene Jerard and Salim Mohamed Nasir Imperial College Press, 2013 Reviewed by: Melanie Schweiger, Marshall Center Countering Extremism: Building Social Resilience through Community Engagement…

A Better Way to Counter Violent Extremism

The prevention and security communities must combine efforts to defeat terrorism By Dr. Harald Weilnböck, Radicalisation Awareness Network The security community and the radicalization prevention community — two very different worlds —…