Editor’s Note: Community and civil-society programs to counter violent extremism (commonly referred to as “CVE”) seem to have fallen out of favor under a Trump administration that wants to look tough on terrorism. Perhaps more surprisingly, voices on the left of the spectrum also seem to believe CVE programs are useless or even counterproductive. Andrew Glazzard, a senior research fellow at RUSI, and Eric Rosand, who worked on CVE at the State Department before directing the Prevention Project, argue that these criticisms are overstated and often quite wrong. CVE programs have many weaknesses, but they remain a vital part of counterterrorism.