Earlier this month, 18-year-old Mahin Khan of Tucson, Arizona pleaded guilty to terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism, and conspiracy to commit misconduct involving weapons. The plea is unusual because it was entered in state court rather than federal court, making it Arizona’s first terrorism-related case. State terrorism prosecutions are extremely…

Countering violent extremism (CVE) is a widely used and defined term. From a practitioner’s perspective, it works on three levels: prevention of radicalization, intervention with individuals in danger of radicalization, and de-radicalization. The European Union pursues a holistic approach, which includes transnational collaboration and eliminating possible root causes of radicalization….

Since 9/11, the U.S. government has spent many billions and mobilized thousands of employees to thwart jihadi terrorist plots in America and abroad. Measured by American lives saved, the U.S. government has had extraordinary success using all elements of its national security toolbox to capture, arrest, and kill terrorists worldwide….

The Human Rights Council, in its resolution 30/15, decided to convene a panel at its thirty-first session to discuss the human rights dimensions of preventing and countering violent extremism. The panel discussion was held on 17 March 2016.

In its resolution 30/15, the Human Rights Council expressed deep concern at the profound threat posed by acts resulting from violent extremism to the realization and enjoyment of human rights and by the increasing and serious human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law by violent extremist and terrorist…

CEP’s country reports detail the history of extremist movements, major terror attacks, and counter-extremism measures. Reports include information on radicalization and foreign fighters, extremism and terrorist movements, and domestic and international counter-extremism initiatives.

Cet article porte sur la représentation de la violence dans le cinéma français. Il analyse comment et pourquoi un certain nombre de réalisateurs français (Catherine Breillat, Claire Denis, Gaspar Noé, Bruno Dumont), classés sous le terme New French Extremism, mettent en scène de manière extrême cette violence depuis le début…

CEP’s country reports detail the history of extremist movements, major terror attacks, and counter-extremism measures. Reports include information on radicalization and foreign fighters, extremism and terrorist movements, and domestic and international counter-extremism initiatives.

Kyrgyzstan models itself as Central Asia’s only parliamentary democracy, but multiple challenges threaten its stability. Divided ethnically between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks and geographically north and south, the state is deeply corrupt and fails to deliver basic services, in particular justice and law enforcement. Its political institutions are under stress: the…

Highlights: • Women are victims of all forms of violent radicalism, but can also be participants, or active accomplices, of violence in the name of an ideology. • Pursuant to the mandate in the 2015-2018 Government Action Plan, Radicalization in Québec: Act, Prevent, Detect and Live Together, the Secrétariat à…

In 2011, the United States adopted the Strategy for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States (Strategy) and a corresponding Strategic Implementation Plan. Since publication, the mission to prevent violent extremism has progressed, and violent extremist threats have continued to evolve. The overall goal of the…

The report begins by examining the emergence of ISIS and its unique media strategy, which has been credited with spurring the group’s global reach. It then turns to the development of the CVE strategy and the various initiatives Western governments have undertaken to halt the spread of violent extremism, particularly…