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10 years of fighting Shabaab: Time to focus on soft power
Opinion piece arguing that Kenya's experience with al Shabaab and best practices in CVE abroad have shown that military campaigns offer stopgap …
Kenya Launches New Community-Based Interventions Programme
This article reports on the launch of PROACT, a new community-based intervention programme in Kenya designed to strengthen coordination between national, sub-national …
Countering Violent Extremism: Reflections from New Research
This Policy Brief draws from insights and perspectives of practitioners and researchers who have contributed to a new book, Confronting Violent Extremism …
Journey to Extremism in Africa: Drivers, Incentives and the Tipping Point for Recruitment
associated individuals and groups and requested that the Secretary-General provide
Youth and violent extremism on social media: Mapping the research
Does social media lead vulnerable individuals to resort to violence? Many people believe it does. And they respond with online censorship, surveillance …
Preventing and countering violent extremism in Africa: Mining and Australia's interests
Australia has commercial and strategic interests in helping to prevent and counter violent extremism in Africa. Australian mining companies are engaged across …
Preventing and countering violent extremism in Africa: The role of the mining sector
Terrorism and violent extremism remain significant threats to international peace and security. Although few countries have been immune, Africa has been particularly …
The Determinants of Religious Radicalization: Evidence from Kenya
A variety of theories attempt to explain why some individuals radicalize along religious lines. Few studies, however, have jointly put these diverse …
Preventing Violent Extremism Through Promoting Inclusive Development, Tolerance and Respe…
This UNDP discussion paper presents a development-led framework for preventing violent extremism (PVE), arguing that security-focused approaches alone are insufficient to address …
Turning Away from MS-13 and Al-Shabaab: Analyzing Youth Resilience in Honduras and North …
This report analyzes survey data from 200 participants in USAID-funded, EDC-implemented youth programs in North East Kenya and Honduras. The report uses …