The ability of terrorists to cause mayhem, ruin lives and generate fear is something that we continue to witness in almost every part of the world and on an almost daily basis. More and more, however, we are beginning to observe that their ability to wreck damage goes far beyond the physical plane and extends its bloody hands into the minds and hearts of our young people. In view of this situation, SEARCCT in 2012 decided to make ‘youth and terrorism’ one of our core focus areas and incorporated this theme as one of our seven flagship subjects. We conducted research in the area of youth radicalisation at the national and regional levels, developed strategies to reach out to them, conducted various programmes on the ground among the youth, and shared and learned with various partners across the globe.