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Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Literature Review
This multifaceted report demonstrates the complexity of understanding Violent Extremism (VE) and best strategies for Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). This has been …
COUNTERTERRORISM SINCE 9/11 Evaluating the Efficacy of Controversial Tactics
In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. government employed several new counterterrorism (CT) tactics, some of which aroused a great deal of …
Playing Ostrich: Lessons Learned from South Africa’s Response to Terrorism
From terror financing to access to safehouses and fraudulently acquired South African passports and identity documents to the provision of paramilitary training …
RA D I C A L I S A T I O N : T H E R O L E O F T H E I N T E R N E T A WO R K I N G…
It has become a truism to say that the Internet has revolutionized our lives. It has changed so many aspects of how …
Online De-Radicalization? Countering Violent Extremist Narratives: Message, Messenger and…
The impact of violent extremist narratives on the processes of radicalization, recruitment, and “identity-building” has been established by multiple research findings. In …
Conflict Prevention: Old Wine in New Bottles?
The notion of conflict prevention has a general appeal to most scholars within conflict research. It implies that we might be able …
Community Policing, Trust, and Muslim Communities in Relation to “New Terrorism”
The following article examines the role of trust between police and communities in the context of “new terrorism,” drawing upon data that …
COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2009
In 2009, al-Qa’ida’s core in Pakistan remained the most formidable terrorist organization targeting the U.S. homeland. It has proven to be an …
FROM SUSPECTS TO CITIZENS: PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN A BIG SOCIETY
The Coalition Government has the opportunity to initiate a new era of counter terrorism policy. It has started well by signaling its …
Targeted Killings in Afghanistan: Measuring Coercion and Deterrence in Counterterrorism a…
This article examines the coercive and deterrent utility of targeting the leaders of violent, non-state organizations with precision force. Building on the …
Terrorist Financing and the Internet
While al Qaeda has used the Internet primarily to spread its propaganda and to rally new recruits, the terrorist group has also …
Legitimacy and Deterrence Effects in Counter-Terrorism Policing: A Study of Muslim Americ…
This study considers the circumstances under which members of the Muslim American community voluntarily cooperate with police efforts to combat terrorism. Cooperation …