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Online Violent Radicalization (Over): Challenges facing Law Enforcement Agencies and Poli…
It is unquestionable that the internet has had a profound and dramatic impact on how we interact and communicate with each around …
Failed and Friendless – the UK’s ‘Preventing Violent Extremism programme.
This article suggests that Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE), the government’s ‘hearts and minds’ response to the threat of domestic Islamist terrorism within …
British Counter-Terrorism After 7/7: Adapting Community Policing to the Fight Against Dom…
After the Madrid and London train-bombings, perceptions of the sources of Islamic terrorism changed. The British response to domestic jihadism was to …
Pursue Prevent Protect Prepare The United Kingdom’s Strategy for Countering International…
Since 2003, we have had a comprehensive strategy in place to counter the threat to this country and to our interests overseas …
Islamist De-Radicalization in Algeria: Successes and Failures
In October 1997, the self-declared armed wing of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), known as the Islamic Salvation Army (AIS), declared a …
ETHNICITY AND RACE-BASED PROFILING IN COUNTER-TERRORISM, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER CONTR…
To map out the boundaries of our scrutiny, first the concept of profiling needs to be defined. Once this task is accomplished, …
From Profiles to Pathways and Roots to Routes: Perspectives from Psychology on Radicaliza…
Attempts to profile terrorists have failed resoundingly, leaving behind a poor (and unfair) impression of the potential for a sound psychological contribution …
Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in East Africa
While innovative collaborative efforts among East African states, external donors, and civil society through the establishment of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s …
Migration Control in Europe After 9/11: Explaining the Absence of Securitization
Rejecting the predominant view that 9/11 encouraged a ‘securitization’ of migration control, this article argues that political discourse and practice in Europe …
Al Qaida Recruitment Trends in Kenya and Tanzania
At first glance, Kenya and Tanzania, the scene of some of Al Qaida’s most impressive attacks, would appear to be fertile ground …
The Chilling Effect of Government Surveillance Programs on the Use of the Internet by Mus…
Al-Qaeda used the Internet to covertly plan and execute the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and each of its subsequent terrorist …
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 September 2006
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirming its role under the Charter, including on …