extremism OSCE Mission, police to discuss how to help prevent violent extremism and radicalization in Kosovo By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:34:40 +0000 PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 27 June 2016 – The OSCE Mission together with the Kosovo Police will hold a two-day conference on preventing violent extremism and radicalization, starting tomorrow in Prishtinë/Priština. The conference will gather representatives of law enforcement agencies, religious communities, civil society, academia and media, and will explore a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the threats of violent extremism and radicalization in Kosovo. Participants will also elaborate on measures taken so far to prevent violent extremism and radicalization, as well as the challenges they face. Major Fatos Makolli, Director of the Directorate against Terrorism of the Kosovo Police, and Naim Hoxha, Organized Crime Advisor at the OSCE Mission, will deliver opening remarks. Media representatives are invited to attend the opening of the conference on Tuesday, 28 June 2016, at the Hotel Sirius in Prishtinë/Priština, starting at 09:30 hrs. Related StoriesOSCE Mission assesses implementation of new Criminal Procedure Code of KosovoMini-Olympic Games 2016OSCE Mission-organized Junior Basketball Tournament Full Article OSCE Mission in Kosovo Policing South-Eastern Europe Media advisory
extremism OSCE calls for multidisciplinary approach to preventing violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT Partnership between the security sector, civil society, local government and communities, and the private sector is of vital importance to effectively counter violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovi Full Article
extremism Developing counter narratives to combat online violent extremism content, in focus of OSCE-supported course in Bosnia and Herzegovina By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina this week organized a series of short courses, which concluded today in Sarajevo, on the use of Internet and social media in developing counter narratives to online content promoting violent extremism Full Article
extremism OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s youth summits challenge stereotypes and promote tolerance to counter violent extremism By feeds.feedblitz.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT Some 100 high school students, pedagogues and psychologists from across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) took part in two youth summits in Teslić and Vogosća this week co-hosted by the OSCE Mission to BiH and the BiH Security Ministry ... Full Article
extremism OSCE Mission, police to discuss how to help prevent violent extremism and radicalization in Kosovo By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:34:40 +0000 PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 27 June 2016 – The OSCE Mission together with the Kosovo Police will hold a two-day conference on preventing violent extremism and radicalization, starting tomorrow in Prishtinë/Priština. The conference will gather representatives of law enforcement agencies, religious communities, civil society, academia and media, and will explore a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the threats of violent extremism and radicalization in Kosovo. Participants will also elaborate on measures taken so far to prevent violent extremism and radicalization, as well as the challenges they face. Major Fatos Makolli, Director of the Directorate against Terrorism of the Kosovo Police, and Naim Hoxha, Organized Crime Advisor at the OSCE Mission, will deliver opening remarks. Media representatives are invited to attend the opening of the conference on Tuesday, 28 June 2016, at the Hotel Sirius in Prishtinë/Priština, starting at 09:30 hrs. Related StoriesOSCE Mission in Kosovo organizes Junior Basketball TournamentOSCE Mission assesses implementation of new Criminal Procedure Code of KosovoMini-Olympic Games 2016 Full Article OSCE Mission in Kosovo Policing South-Eastern Europe Media advisory
extremism Empowerment of youth crucial in preventing violent extremism, conclude participants at OSCE meeting in Vienna By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:59:45 +0000 VIENNA, 14 June 2016 – Preventing and responding to the terrorist radicalization of youth north and south of the Mediterranean was in focus of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group meeting held today in Vienna. “We need to step up efforts to prevent radicalization amongst youth”, said the Chairperson of the Contact Group, Permanent Representative of Austria to the OSCE Christian Strohal. “Ensuring the participation of youth, socially, economically and politically, is very important in this regard.” Fadwa Al Ahmadi, a youth activist from Tunisia, stressed the need to create spaces for youth to express themselves: “Youth empowerment is crucial in preventing violent extremism in North Africa. We must help them to be heard.” Véronique Roger-Lacan, the Permanent Representative of France to the OSCE, said: “We support wholeheartedly the efficient work carried out by the UnitedCVE team, in their relationship with the youth of the OSCE’s 57 participating States. We call on civil society to maintain its engagement against the radicalization of youth. We continue to co-operate in the fight against recruiters and terrorists.” French filmmaker Fabienne Servan Schreiber, who works on creating counter-narratives to radicalization in film, stressed the importance of working with parents affected by violent extremism and sharing their stories: “Parents are on the frontlines and must be at the centre of the fight against violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism.” “We must help parents to help their children,” said Valérie de Boisrolin, President of the French Association Syrie-Prevention-Famille, whose daughter left to Syria in 2013. “There is such ignorance about religion among young people who leave to fight in Syria. We also need to make youth aware of the reality of terrorism on the ground, violence and abuse. We must unite and do all we can to work with young people who come back from the hands of ‘Daesh’.” OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier launched in 2015 the organization-wide campaign ‘OSCE United in Countering Violent Extremism’ (#UnitedCVE) to underscore that the OSCE stands together as one in countering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism.Related StoriesWinners of OSCE design contest challenge violent extremism with creative cartoons#LetsDoodle: challenging violent extremism with cartoonsOSCE organizes field study in sustainable energy for the OSCE Mediterranean Partner Countries. Full Article Secretariat - External Co-operation Secretariat Combating terrorism Press release
extremism Combating violent extremism through modern communication technologies discussed at OSCE–supported international conference in Kyrgyzstan By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 05:53:41 +0000 ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 18 June 2016 – An-OSCE supported conference attended by some 100 participants from 20 countries on international co-operation in countering terrorist and extremist organizations through the use of modern communication technologies concluded today in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. The three-day event was organized by Kyrgyz government and the Anti-Terrorist Centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and a local NGO, the Civil Initiative on Internet Policy Public Fund. Welcoming the participants, Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev stated that there was a clear awareness in the country that extremism and terrorism cannot be resolved by force only. “It is extremely important for us that our country is an example of the search for new methods of work with the population and positive co-operation with religious leaders, in order to achieve the objective of sustainable secular development.” Manuel Marion Mainer, Senior Programme Officer at the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, said: “We have to go beyond traditional approaches involving only the law enforcement and judiciary in the fight against crime. To prevent and counter terrorism effectively, we need collaboration among all state institutions and public authorities, as well as partnerships with civil society organizations and the businesses. Engaging youth and youth organizations is of paramount importance. The meeting was part of the OSCE Centre’s project on combatting terrorism and preventing violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism.Related StoriesTo mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports public awareness raising campaignOSCE Centre in Bishkek supports summer school on topical issues of police reformOSCE Centre in Bishkek trains defence lawyers and prosecutors on right to liberty and freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention Full Article OSCE Centre in Bishkek Combating terrorism Central Asia Press release
extremism #LetsDoodle: challenging violent extremism with cartoons By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 08:55:35 +0000 Article The OSCE, in partnership with eYeka, launched the #LetsDoodle contest asking artists to create a cartoon character challenging violent extremism with creativity, imagination and humour, as part of the OSCE United in Countering Violent Extremism (#UnitedCVE) communications campaign. Thu, 2016-07-28 10:39 Secretariat Combating terrorism Conflict prevention and resolution OSCE United in Countering Violent Extremism OSCE contest challenges violent extremist narratives through art OSCE Chairperson and German Foreign Minister Steinmeier and German Interior Minister de Maizière open high-level OSCE Counter-Terrorism Conference Twitter box: #UnitedCVE Tweets It may be easy to resort to binary thinking, or ‘thinking in black and white’, but it is too simplistic to understand our complex world. It forces us to focus on differences, “us” vs. “them”, rather than on our common ground, shared interests and aspirations: universal human rights, peace, security and prosperity. The OSCE launched the #LetsDoodle contest in partnership with eYeka, a global community of talented creators, asking artists to create a cartoon character challenging violent extremism with creativity, imagination and humour. A total of 29 creative concepts from 16 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation were received in support of the OSCE United in Countering Violent Extremism (#UnitedCVE) communications campaign. [node id=256676 type="panel" preset="medium" magnify="no"] Together even stronger My cartoon character, MIX the sheep, is born of diversity,” says Jalal Bouanani from France, who won the first prize with his ‘Together even Stronger’ concept. “This is a nice, peaceful lamb, like a human being from birth. MIX will be a bridge-builder and the champion of actions against ignorance, racism, and polarization that can lead to violence.” [node id=256686 type="panel" preset="medium" magnify="no"] Come to the peace side The second prize winner, Peno Mishoyan from Armenia, created his ‘Pigeon Legion’ comprised of the Teacher Preacher, Peace Guard and Media Master who peacefully challenge violent extremism together. “I chose pigeons, or doves, as characters since this bird is a well-known symbol of peace and non-violence. The three of them stand united, strong, confident and cheerful.” [node id=256691 type="panel" preset="medium" magnify="no"] See a bigger picture “Birdy takes a bird’s-eye-view of violent extremism,” says the third prize winner, Tim Cordell from the United Kingdom. “Seeing the bigger picture helps him see the world in a more sensible and nuanced way. He can focus on similarities between people, not the differences, and likes to spread his insightful observations as wide as his wings will let him.” [node id=256696 type="panel" preset="medium" magnify="no"] Thinking positively with Clozz and Opun ‘Clozz and Opun’, created by Jerome Picard from France, the fourth winner, are also birds: they sit on a wire and ‘chat’ about everyday life situations. “Intelligence, both knowledge and emotional intelligence, is stronger than ignorance. Critical thinking will help overcome violent extremism,” said Jerome. [node id="246381" preset="medium" align="left" description="Lamberto Zannier, OSCE Secretary General, joining the brainstorming in support of the #LetsDoodle contest launched for the young artists and designers as part of the OSCE #UnitedCVE campaign, Berlin, 31 May 2016."] The #LetsDoodle contest was launched at the OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism conference in Berlin, where youth participants together with the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier joined the brainstorming to help promote the contest. “I was impressed and inspired by all the ideas that were submitted for this contest, how diverse and well thought-out they were,” said Zannier. “This only proves how much we, as the international community, stand to gain by tapping into the skills and creativity of an expanded range of people to prevent violent extremism.” To see the complete entries of the winners, follow @UnitedCVE on Twitter and other OSCE social media channels. Related StoriesWinners of OSCE design contest challenge violent extremism with creative cartoonsOSCE supports training of 16 National Points of Contact on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540Empowering youth at all levels key to countering violent extremism, conclude participants at OSCE-supported discussion in Tunis Full Article Secretariat Combating terrorism Conflict prevention and resolution Article
extremism Winners of OSCE design contest challenge violent extremism with creative cartoons By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:43:36 +0000 VIENNA, 28 July 2016 – Artists from France, Armenia and the United Kingdom won the #LetsDoodle drawing competition organized under the OSCE’s United in Countering Violent Extremism campaign. The competition was launched on 31 May 2016 in partnership with eYeka, a global community of talented creators, calling for the development of a cartoon character that challenges the binary, us versus them, thinking that often underpins violent extremist narratives. A total of 29 creative concepts were submitted by artists and designers from 16 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation. “My cartoon character, MIX the sheep, is born of diversity,” says Jalal Bouanani from France, who won the first prize. “MIX will be a bridge-builder and the champion of actions against the ignorance, racism, and polarization that can lead to violence.” The second prize winner, Peno Mishoyan from Armenia, created his ‘Pigeon Legion’ comprised of the Teacher Preacher, Peace Guard and Media Master who together peacefully challenge violent extremism. The winners of the third and fourth prize, Tim Cordell of the United Kingdom and Jerome Picard from France, respectively, also used birds as the key characters in their entries. “I was impressed and inspired by all the ideas that were submitted for this contest, how diverse and well thought-out they were,” said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier. “This only proves how much we, as the international community, stand to gain by tapping into the skills and creativity of an expanded range of people to prevent violent extremism.” The winning concepts will become part of the OSCE United in Countering Violent Extremism (#UnitedCVE) communications campaign. Launched in June 2015, the campaign highlights the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to countering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism and reinforcing a global consensus against this threat. Follow the campaign on Twitter for more updates.Related Stories#LetsDoodle: challenging violent extremism with cartoonsOSCE organizes field study in sustainable energy for the OSCE Mediterranean Partner Countries.Special Representative praises Bulgaria for efforts to eliminate modern-day slavery Full Article Secretariat Combating terrorism Press release
extremism OSCE Mission, police to discuss how to help prevent violent extremism and radicalization in Kosovo By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:34:40 +0000 PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 27 June 2016 – The OSCE Mission together with the Kosovo Police will hold a two-day conference on preventing violent extremism and radicalization, starting tomorrow in Prishtinë/Priština. The conference will gather representatives of law enforcement agencies, religious communities, civil society, academia and media, and will explore a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the threats of violent extremism and radicalization in Kosovo. Participants will also elaborate on measures taken so far to prevent violent extremism and radicalization, as well as the challenges they face. Major Fatos Makolli, Director of the Directorate against Terrorism of the Kosovo Police, and Naim Hoxha, Organized Crime Advisor at the OSCE Mission, will deliver opening remarks. Media representatives are invited to attend the opening of the conference on Tuesday, 28 June 2016, at the Hotel Sirius in Prishtinë/Priština, starting at 09:30 hrs. Related StoriesOSCE Mission in Kosovo organizes Junior Basketball TournamentOSCE Mission assesses implementation of new Criminal Procedure Code of KosovoMini-Olympic Games 2016 Full Article OSCE Mission in Kosovo Policing South-Eastern Europe Media advisory
extremism Building Resistance to Violent Extremism By f1.media.brightcove.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100 Full Article
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extremism Pakistan's Punjab turning into hotbed of extremism, U.S. had warned By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 22 May 2011 00:20:48 +0530 Full Article Terrorism
extremism 230969: Extremism in Southern Punjab and Northern Sindh By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 22 May 2011 05:02:06 +0530 Though the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) continue to grab headlines for terrorist violence, poor and underdeveloped regions in the rest of "settled" Pakistan are increasingly the recruiting and training ground for extremism and militancy. Full Article The Cables
extremism The Israeli response to Jewish extremism and violence [Electronic book] / Ami Pedahzur. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2018] Full Article
extremism The kingdom, the power, and the glory : American evangelicals in an age of extremism / Tim Alberta. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] Full Article
extremism Corruption and Extremism [electronic journal]. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Full Article
extremism Countering right wing extremism in education [electronic resource] : schooling in the racist badland / Christer Mattsson, Thomas Johansson, and Jesper Andreasson. By darius.uleth.ca Published On :: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge , 2025. Full Article
extremism Joining the battle against extremism (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:51:00 GMT Whoever has a hammer sees every problem as a nail. Those in the security business tend to see the answer to radicalism and terrorism in military might, and those in the financial business in cutting flows of money. Full Article
extremism Understanding the battle against extremism By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 10:12:00 GMT Whoever has a hammer sees every problem as a nail. Those in the security business tend to see the answer to radicalism and terrorism in military might, and those in the financial business in cutting flows of money. Full Article
extremism Gelber Prize winners blame 'politics of imitation' for extremism in Central Europe By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:29:42 EDT Extreme leaders, inequality, and unhappy citizens: what happened to the promise of a new day in Eastern and Central Europe? From the fall of the Wall to this pandemic era, looking at the legacy of an ill-fitting “politics of imitation,” with 2020 Gelber Prize-winners Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes. Full Article Radio/Ideas
extremism Former neo-Nazi and counter-violent extremism experts issue warning to Australia By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:09:00 +1000 Arno joined a neo-Nazi skin head group to "repulse" society. He says governments are ignoring his warnings about far-right extremists like he once was. Full Article 1233 ABC Newcastle brokenhill coffscoast northcoast newcastle sydney illawarra centralwest adelaide riverland hobart northtas melbourne Community and Society:Religion and Beliefs:All Education:Community Education:All Government and Politics:Federal Government:All Information and Communication:Internet:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:All Unrest Conflict and War:Terrorism:All Afghanistan:All:All Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880 Australia:NSW:Coffs Harbour 2450 Australia:NSW:Grafton 2460 Australia:NSW:Newcastle 2300 Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000 Australia:NSW:Wollongong 2500 Australia:NSW:Young 2594 Australia:SA:Adelaide 5000 Australia:SA:Renmark 5341 Australia:TAS:Hobart 7000 Australia:TAS:Launceston 7250 Australia:VIC:Melbourne 3000 Bangladesh:All:All Brazil:All:All Denmark:All:All India:All:All Nepal:All:All Norway:All:All Pakistan:All:All United Kingdom:All:All
extremism 'Bolsonaro é líder mais isolado do populismo de direita hoje', diz pesquisador do extremismo político By www.bbc.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 20:41:00 GMT Para Cas Mudde, que há três décadas estuda movimentos de ultradireita, presidente brasileiro pode sair politicamente enfraquecido da pandemia de covid-19. Full Article
extremism Syria: Destruction of Civil Society Means Dictatorship, Extremism and Displacement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 08:56:47 +0000 7 October 2016 Rana Marcel Khalaf Former Academy Associate The void in governance in Syria caused by the conflict has enabled a previously oppressed civil society to rise. Now this new society is under threat. Sustained commitment from the international community is required. 2016-10-07-white-helmets-syria2.jpg Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, search amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following an air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Aleppo, on October 4, 2016. Photo: Getty Images. The void in governance created by the ongoing Syrian conflict has been capitalized upon by warlords, militias and extremist groups to expand and consolidate their power – but has also helped to generate activism, with new leaders born as a reaction to authoritarian governance and conflict limitations.As public social services have been taken over as war tools, local coordination committees, local councils, humanitarian support groups, citizen journalist networks, women’s groups, and more, have mushroomed across all of Syria. But this new civil society continues to be threatened by many challenges.It remains hindered by structural weakness and limited capacity - largely as a result of the legacy of Ba’athist policies, which did not allow civil society to exist in the so-called Damascus Spring, but only under the umbrella of the Government, First Lady Asma al-Assad and business NGOs (GoNGOs, FLNGOs and BoNGOs). Beyond this, civil society was limited to purely charitable and religious causes, known as “moujtamaa ahli”.In addition, Syrian civil society is often a victim of counter-terrorism legislation, with laws and regulations across many countries and institutions prohibiting Syrians from registering an organization and opening bank accounts. This makes it difficult to secure financial support in an environment where funding has already been dwindling due to a “Syria fatigue” among potential donors, and where any money available is mainly directed at large, often international, NGOs.Trust, hope and legitimacyTo reach funds, many organizations have to submit to this “NGOization” process. But even this rarely allows for civil society to foster its own interests through core funding. Civil society in Syria is treated more as a “project” with strict indicators, deals and deadlines, when working under conflict necessitates building relationships of trust with a community over time and often has to cover the direct needs on the ground to gain local legitimacy and increase effectiveness. Trust, hope and legitimacy are not aspects you can report against or cover in a sophisticated proposal.But despite such obstacles, activists and civil society groups continue to volunteer for various causes, ensuring many have not had to seek refuge elsewhere. And their work has included challenging authoritarian and extremist governance.In Aleppo in 2014, it was civil society with the support of a military faction of Jaish Al Mujahideen that helped expel ISIS. Local councils have since been providing services ranging from humanitarian aid and garbage collection to re-establishing order and resolving local conflicts, thus challenging the legitimacy of jihadist institutions.NGOs such as the Civil Defense Forces (known as the White Helmets) continually risk their lives to save others by rescuing people from bombed out buildings. On September 19, when a UN sanctioned aid convoy was attacked in Aleppo – reportedly by Russian aircraft – it was the White Helmets that responded, before then coming under attack themselves.Human rights activists, meanwhile, persist in documenting human rights abuses in the hope that the perpetrators will eventually be held accountable.However, a Syrian civil society tragedy is unfolding as their work is struggling to survive. To give but one example, Kesh Malek, one of the biggest groups running home-based schooling for children in Aleppo, has already had to close some of its schools.Lacking international protection, the fate of these children in relation to arms and radicalization is all the more alarming. Several local councils have also been much weakened, especially vis-à-vis warlords, authoritarian and/or extremists actors.At its best, the current bombing campaign serves to kill any potential alternatives to an authoritarian regime, and only boosts human suffering, radicalization and displacement.If this situation is to be reversed, international actors need to ensure security at the local Syrian level, showing that Syrian security is as important as that of Europe.This means financial security through a deeper and more sustainable capacity building and funding to civil society, and it means protecting civilians and civil society groups though the creation of a safe haven.To comment on this article, please contact Chatham House Feedback Full Article
extremism Building Resistance to Violent Extremism By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100 Full Article
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extremism Preventing violent extremism during and after the COVID-19 pandemic By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:41:51 +0000 While the world’s attention appropriately focuses on the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, the threat of violent extremism remains, and has in some circumstances been exacerbated during the crisis. The moment demands new and renewed attention so that the gains made to date do not face setbacks. Headlines over the past few weeks have… Full Article
extremism It happens on the pavement: Putting cities at the center of countering violent extremism By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2016 11:40:00 -0400 In March alone, at least nine cities across three continents were hit by terrorist attacks. Municipalities—from megacities to tertiary cities—continue to bear the brunt of such attacks: in the short term, they provide first response and take essential security measures; in the longer term, they suffer from the fallout of intercommunal tensions and economic slowdowns, which can last for years and spread beyond the target city. Yet, post-attack discussions tend to be dominated by what national governments can do to prevent future attacks—whether through enhanced border security, law enforcement, intelligence, or military measures; or though intensified efforts to resolve underlying conflicts; or through more cooperation with foreign governments. This is understandable given the resources of national governments and their long-standing monopoly on force and foreign policy. Nevertheless, a small but growing number of cities and other local authorities are realizing that they have an essential role to play in countering violent extremism (CVE) as well. Urban trend-setters There is nothing new about cities coming to the realization that they need to act in the face of global challenges. Mayors and city-networks such as the C40 Climate Action Leadership Group have vocally engaged on the global stage to counter carbon emissions. Cities have frequently shown themselves to be generally more nimble and less averse to risk-taking than their national counterparts. Mayors operate under intense expectations to “get things done,” but when it comes to the threats of transnational violent extremism, what does that mean? Much like with climate change and other global challenges where cities are becoming increasingly active stakeholders, cities are serving as laboratories for developing and testing innovative initiatives to prevent violent extremism from taking root, designed and implemented in collaboration with local communities. [C]ities are serving as laboratories for developing and testing innovative initiatives to prevent violent extremism from taking root. The comparative advantages of local authorities are manifold: They are best positioned to understand the grievances that might make their citizens vulnerable to terrorist recruitment; to identify the drivers and early signs of violent extremism; to build trust between the community and local police; to develop multi-agency prevention efforts that involve families, community leaders, social workers, and mental health professionals; and to develop programs that offer alternatives to alienated youth who might otherwise be attracted to violence. Recognizing these advantages, local leaders are developing strategies and programs to address the violent extremist threat at each stage of the radicalization cycle. Cities across Europe have been at the forefront of these efforts, with Aarhus, Denmark often cited as a model. The approach of Aarhus involves both prevention and care, relying an extensive community-level network to help young people returning from Syria an opportunity to reintegrate in Danish society (provided they haven’t committed a crime) and mentoring to try to dissuade people from traveling to the conflict. In Montgomery County, Maryland, the county authorities are involved in a community intervention program that includes training for faith leaders, teachers, social service providers, police, and parents on how to recognize the early signs of extremism in underserviced immigrant communities. In Montreal, a $2 million, multi-disciplinary “anti-radicalization center” provides mothers who suspect their children may be vulnerable to radicalization or recruitment with resources that don’t involve contacting the police. The center focuses on training people how to identify the signs of radicalization and researching the drivers of radicalization in Montreal and what works to prevent its growth. Cities are dynamic actors, in part, because they have no problem borrowing from each other. Inspired by the Montreal initiative, Brussels opened a prevention-focused, anti-radicalization center, which—like the Montreal center—keeps the police out of the picture unless necessary to confront an imminent threat. In Australia, both Victoria and New South Wales have set aside funds to support local NGO-led interventions that target individuals who may be radicalizing and build community resilience. In Mombasa, Kenya, Governor Hassan Ali Joho is working with the regional parliament and local civil society groups to develop a county-level CVE strategy that includes a heavy focus on providing youth with positive alternatives to joining al-Shabab. Except for Mombasa, nearly all municipality-led CVE efforts are taking place in the global north. Throughout the world, mayors and other local leaders are not part of national-level conversations about how to prevent future attacks. If national governments insist on viewing national security issues like violent extremism as being the exclusive policy domain of the capital, they will miss crucial opportunities to address a threat that is increasingly localized. Part of the challenge is that, much like on other global issues, municipal authorities operate within the policy and bureaucratic frameworks of national governments. Those governments can enable or, just as frequently, impede effective local action. Thus, there is often a ceiling for local actors. Raising or breaking through the ceiling is particularly difficult in the security space, given the monopoly that many national governments want to maintain over issues of national security—even while recognizing the need for local solutions. Flattening the CVE policy space The good news is that in countries where local authorities can innovate and lead, energy around city-led CVE efforts is increasing. Cities are sharing lessons learned and challenges, with city-to-city networks like with the Strong Cities Network (SCN)—which held its first summit earlier this month in Antalya, Turkey—sprouting to facilitate cooperation. Yet, a significant majority of SCN members are in countries where national governments already acknowledge local authorities’ key role in CVE. With a few exceptions, cities from large swathes of the globe—including in regions where the problem of violent extremism is most acute, like the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Asia—are not enabled to contribute to efforts to prevent violent extremism from taking root in their communities. CVE discussions in general should highlight ways in which national policymakers have enabled effective local CVE activities, as well as roadblocks and solutions. These discussions should also be brought into multilateral platforms such as the U.N. Global Counterterrorism Forum. A number of other steps could be taken to enhance vertical cooperation on CVE. For example, countries could involve municipal-level representatives (not simply the national ministry responsible for engaging with such authorities) in developing national CVE plans and provide such authorities with a role in implementation. National governments that already do this could start including representatives of cities in security and broader foreign policy dialogues, particularly with those that continue to resist their involvement. National governments should incentivize local authorities to work with their communities to innovate in this issue area. A public-private innovation fund could be established to support city-led CVE projects in countries where political will exceeds resources; those international donors committed to supporting local solutions to global challenges and increasing the involvement of local authorities in national security conversations should invest in such a fund and, more broadly, in building the capacity of city-level officials and practitioners in the CVE sphere. None of these steps is likely to be an elixir—after all, the notion that national security issues should be handled exclusively at the national level is deeply entrenched. However, taking these steps can generate gradual improvements in vertical cooperation on CVE issues, much like we have seen with international and inter-agency counterterrorism cooperation involving national governments over the past decade. Authors Eric RosandIan Klaus Full Article
extremism Countering violent extremism programs are not the solution to Orlando mass shooting By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400 In the early hours of Sunday June 12, 2016, a madman perpetrated the mass murder of 49 people in a nightclub considered a safe space for Orlando’s LGBT community. Politicians quickly went into gear to exploit this tragedy to push their own agendas. Glaringly silent on the civil rights of LGBT communities, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz repeated their calls to ban, deport, and more aggressively prosecute Muslims in the wake of this attack. As if Muslims in America are not already selectively targeted in counterterrorism enforcement, stopped for extra security by the TSA at airports, and targeted for entrapment in terrorism cases manufactured by the FBI. Other politicians reiterated calls for Muslim communities to fight extremism purportedly infecting their communities, all while ignoring the fact that domestic terrorism carried out by non-Muslim perpetrators since 9/11 has had a higher impact than the jihadist threat. Asking Muslim American communities to counter violent extremism is a red herring and a nonstarter. In 2011, the White House initiated a countering violent extremism (CVE) program as a new form of soft counterterrorism. Under the rubric of community partnerships, Muslim communities are invited to work with law enforcement to prevent Muslims from joining foreign terrorist groups such as ISIS. Federal grants and rubbing elbows with high level federal officials are among the fringe benefits for cooperation, or cooptation as some critics argue, with the CVE program. Putting aside the un-American imposition of collective responsibility on Muslims, it is a red herring to call on Muslims to counter violent extremism. An individual cannot prevent a criminal act about which s/he has no knowledge. Past cases show that Muslim leaders, or the perpetrators’ family members for that matter, do not have knowledge of planned terrorist acts. Hence, Muslims and non-Muslims alike are in the same state of uncertainty and insecurity about the circumstances surrounding the next terrorist act on American soil. CVE is also a nonstarter for a community under siege by the government and private acts of discrimination. CVE programs expect community leaders and parents to engage young people on timely religious, political, and social matters. While this is generally a good practice for all communities, it should not be conducted through a security paradigm. Nor can it occur without a safe space for honest dialogue. After fifteen years of aggressive surveillance and investigations, there are few safe spaces left in Muslim communities. Thanks in large part to mass FBI surveillance, mosques have become intellectual deserts where no one dares engage in discussions on sensitive political or religious topics. Fears that informants and undercover agents may secretly report on anyone who even criticizes American foreign policy have stripped mosques from their role as a community center where ideas can be freely debated. Government deportations of imams with critical views have turned Friday sermons into sterile monologues about mundane topics. And government efforts to promote “moderate” Muslims impose an assimilationist, anti-intellectual, and tokenized Muslim identity. For these reasons, debates about religion, politics, and society among young people are taking place online outside the purview of mosques, imams, and parents. Meanwhile, Muslim youth are reminded in their daily lives that they are suspect and their religion is violent. Students are subjected to bullying at school. Mosques are vandalized in conjunction with racist messages. Workers face harassment at work. Muslim women wearing headscarves are assaulted in public spaces. Whether fear or bigotry drives the prejudice, government action and politicians’ rhetoric legitimize discrimination as an act of patriotism. Defending against these civil rights assaults is consuming Muslim Americans’ community resources and attention. Worried about their physical safety, their means of livelihood, and the well-being of their children in schools; many Muslim Americans experience the post-9/11 era as doubly victimized by terrorism. Their civil rights are violated by private actors and their civil liberties are violated by government actors—all in retribution for a criminal act about which they had no prior knowledge, and which they had no power to prevent by a criminal with whom they had no relationship. To be sure, we should not sit back and allow another mass shooting to occur without a national conversation about the causes of such violence. But wasting time debating ineffective and racialized CVE programs is not constructive. Our efforts are better spent addressing gun violence, the rise of homophobic violence, and failed American foreign policy in the Middle East. We all have a responsibility to do what we can to prevent more madmen from engaging in senseless violence that violates our safe spaces. This article was originally published in the Huffington Post. Authors Sahar Aziz Publication: The Huffington Post Image Source: © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Full Article
extremism Preventing violent extremism during and after the COVID-19 pandemic By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:41:51 +0000 While the world’s attention appropriately focuses on the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, the threat of violent extremism remains, and has in some circumstances been exacerbated during the crisis. The moment demands new and renewed attention so that the gains made to date do not face setbacks. Headlines over the past few weeks have… Full Article
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extremism New frameworks for countering terrorism and violent extremism By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:00:00 -0500 Event Information February 16, 201610:00 AM - 11:00 AM ESTSaul/Zilkha RoomsBrookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036 A conversation with Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken One year after the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, the United States continues to adapt its efforts to blunt the appeal of violent extremism. As part of this effort, the State Department is launching a series of new initiatives to better coordinate the U.S. response to terrorist propaganda and recruitment. On February 16, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings hosted The Honorable Antony J. Blinken, deputy secretary of state, for a discussion of the United States’ civilian-led initiatives to counter the spread of the Islamic State and other violent extremist groups. Blinken will chart the path forward, to include partnerships with industry and civil society, and outlined the challenges that lie ahead. Brookings President Strobe Talbott offered welcoming remarks. General John Allen, senior fellow and co-director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at Brookings, introduced Deputy Secretary Blinken, and Tamara Cofman Wittes, senior fellow and director of the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, joined Deputy Secretary Blinken in conversation following his remarks. Join the conversation on Twitter using #CVE Video New frameworks for countering terrorism and violent extremismAmerican diplomacy best instrument against extremismIslamic State numbers lowest since 2014Common denominators of violent extremistsProgress in Syria against Islamic State Audio New frameworks for countering terrorism and violent extremism Transcript Uncorrected Transcript (.pdf) Event Materials 20160216_cve_blinken_transcript Full Article
extremism Economic inclusion can help prevent violent extremism in the Arab world By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: News reports that “more likely than not” a bomb brought down the Russian plane over Egypt’s Sinai, together with the claim by a Daesh (the Arabic acronym for ISIS) affiliate that it was behind that attack, is yet another reminder of the dangers of violent extremism. People of many different nationalities have been victims of… Full Article Uncategorized
extremism How do education and unemployment affect support for violent extremism? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:10:21 +0000 The year 2016 saw a spate of global terrorist attacks in United States, Ivory Coast, Belgium, France, Pakistan, Turkey and Nigeria, which has led to an increased focus on ways to combat terrorism and specifically, the threat of Daesh (Arabic acronym for ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). Figures from Institute for Economics and… Full Article
extremism A better way to counter violent extremism By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:34:29 +0000 Full Article
extremism Minding the gap: A multi-layered approach to tackling violent extremism By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:20:33 +0000 Full Article
extremism Where the fight against extremism is far from over By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:03:49 +0000 The Karnataka government’s attempts to reintegrate Naxals into the mainstream through the provision of a surrender and rehabilitation package have met with limited success. Akshatha M reports on the ground realities. Full Article
extremism Healing from hate: how young men get into--and out of--violent extremism / Michael Kimmel By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:04:30 EDT Dewey Library - HN49.R33 K56 2018 Full Article
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