A practitioner-oriented Toolkit is available to policymakers and practitioners in GCTF Member States and includes all existing and new tools that address the life cycle of radicalization to violence. The Toolkit is a web-based instrument (website and mobile application), which provides guidance and inspiration in developing tailor-made responses to any…

In order to support the practical implementation of The Hague—Marrakech Memorandum and its addendum, in particular on the CVE and returnee elements of the FTF phenomenon, this document provides a catalogue of existing programs sponsored or led by countries that all UN member states may find useful or appropriate for…

High public fear of terrorism globally has led governments to make counter-terrorism, and its affable cousin, countering violent extremism (CVE), top priorities. On both domestic and international fronts, the idea is that every government department, public servant, NGO, university or media outlet needs to do its part. On the face…

The Youth Civil Activism Network (YouthCAN) is designed to upscale and optimize grassroots efforts to combat violent extremism of all forms. It connects a wide array of youth activists from around the world, including artists, tech entrepreneurs, civil society leaders, youth workers, filmmakers, cartoonists, students and innovators. The network was…

On top of longstanding tensions that lead to violence, youth in university campuses in Afghanistan are vulnerable targets for recruitment by radical groups including violent extremists. Providing university campuses with resources to develop and teach peaceful conflict resolution tools and techniques enables students and faculty members to fight for their…

Let’s Talk About It is an initiative designed to provide practical help and guidance to the public in order to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism…..

This paper contains non-binding recommendations put forward by the Chairmanship as a further contribution to the discussions on the United Nations Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism and its implementation in the OSCE region in support of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

Terrorist groups repeatedly take actions that are ultimately politically counter-productive. Sometimes these are the result of deliberate calculations that happen to be mistaken – Al-Qaeda’s decision to conduct the 9/11 attacks is the most obvious example of an ultimately self-defeating operation. Sometimes they reflect the challenges groups face in controlling…

Like many other young Westerners, Mohamed Elmi Ibrahim was attending university, majoring in English. He maintained a blog where he posted pictures of pilgrimages to Mecca, unsurprising for a young Muslim publicly displaying his faith. Ibrahim’s blog also contained pictures of snow-filled landscapes featuring the northern lights, also unsurprising for…

This October, the first American convicted on Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-related charges is set to be released. Shannon Maureen Conley of Colorado was convicted in 2015 for attempting travel to the so-called Islamic State. In court, she claimed to have completely rejected jihad, and her psychiatric evaluation…

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) conducted an independent research study — a process evaluation — of the LAPD’s strategy of using countering violent extremism tailored community policing (CVETCP). A process evaluation examines the course and context of a program so as to understand what is happening,…

Although the phenomenon of foreign fighters is certainly not new, recent developments in Syria and Iraq have put this issue back on the European Union’s security agenda. The Western Balkan region is not an exception to this trend. Violent extremism in the region is generally perceived through the lens of…