The first lesson of the Canadian model is that the government has an important role to play in supporting academic and policy research.
Tag: extremism
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The struggle to secure the country’s future will not be confined to Mosul.
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Considering that creating divisions between Muslim and non-Muslim Europeans is a key aim of violent Islamists such as the Islamic State, it seems imperative to focus on strengthening voices calling for unity rather than further fueling division.
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The reasons for recent developments are many and rightly concern not only local actors but the former colonial power in the region, France.
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Understanding the enduring appeal of al-Shabaab—and the failure of state authorities to counter, or even prevent their activities from aiding it—will be key to forming a new security pact for Somalia.
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The responsibilities for the new under-secretary-general should reflect more balance and emphasis across all four pillars of the UN’s 2006 Global Strategy and be mindful of the strategic message that they send.
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Experts in countering violent extremism who have probed terror attacks in the US and Europe have revealed exclusionary policies as a critical factor.
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This week’s deadly al-Shabaab attacks on a Mogadishu hotel and Kenyan troops attached to an African Union peacekeeping mission are a reminder that the militant group’s influence across Somalia owes much more to its strategy of capitalizing on clan and political grievances than to the appeal of its jihadist ideology.The assault on the Dayah Hotel on Wednesday, […]
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Despite the steady growth of violent extremism in the country, Tunisian authorities have been slow to put together a counterterrorism strategy.
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More effective cooperation with local vigilante groups known as the Civilian Joint Task Forces has increased the army’s intelligence gathering capabilities, operational reach, and overall momentum.
