Desecuritizing Kenyan Youth: Young People’s Perspectives on Community Priorities in Mombasa
Against the backdrop of heightened international and domestic concerns over the vulnerability of Kenyan youth to violent extremism, this policy brief focuses on the hardships and priorities of youth in Kenya through the voices of young people themselves. Drawing on a series of focus group discussions conducted by the Kenya Community Support Centre (KECOSCE) in September 2018, the paper explores the daily challenges confronting young people in Mombasa County as they struggle to make ends meet in the face of joblessness, wage theft, nepotism, and political corruption.
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Reintegrating Former Boko Haram Associates / Réintégration des ex-associés de Boko Haram
This policy brief assesses Cameroon’s strategies and policies for reintegrating associates of Boko Haram against the recently adopted Lake Chad Basin regional stabilization strategy, the realities experienced by Boko Haram-affected communities, and the experiences of individuals detained on account of their associations. For comparative purposes, references to the experience of Niger are included. Co-authored by academic experts, the brief offers a set of recommendations promoting a cohesive approach, calling for government action, and recognizing the role of communities at the forefront of reintegration efforts. >Version française disponible.<
Integrative Complexity Interventions to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism
This policy brief explore the concept of integrative complexity - an empirical, peer-reviewed, and cross-culturally validated measure of the complexity of thinking - and the ways it can be applied in contexts of violent extremism and other instances of intergroup conflict. As policymakers and practitioners work to address the larger structural factors fueling violent extremism, psychological interventions may help address the binary construct of thinking that can make violent extremist ideologies sound appealing at the individual level.
Untangling a Marriage of Convenience: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
This brief examines where and how anti–money laundering (AML) frameworks are fit for purpose relative to countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) and considers where additional CFT-specific efforts are necessary. There is a convergence between the types of information and stakeholders relevant to money laundering and terrorism financing, and after the September 11, 2001 attacks it was expedient to add CFT to existing AML frameworks. Yet in practice, critics have argued this “marriage” places undue burden on the private sector and resulted in ineffective and even harmful outcomes.
Compendium of Good Practices in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders
The Compendium of Good Practices in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders presents good and promising practices in the rehabilitation and reintegration of violent extremist offenders in correctional settings, while also discussing how practices related to prison regime, security, intelligence, and risk assessment can impact these two processes.
When the Dust Settles: Judicial Responses to Terrorism in the Sahel / Quand la poussière retombe: La justice face au terrorisme dans le Sahel
In the Sahel, weak law enforcement capacities, vast ungoverned territories, and underdeveloped criminal justice systems have contributed to the proliferation of nonstate armed groups. This report builds on a set of recommendations unanimously adopted by the chief justices of the Sahel and features contributions from supreme court justices from the region. The recommendations and the report affirm the primacy of the criminal justice framework and reflect the demonstrated commitment of the judiciaries of the Sahel countries in promoting human rights while countering terrorism.
A Closer Look
This policy brief examines gender from the perspective of women’s roles in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) in Southeast Asia. It identifies key challenges, gaps, and needs, and offers recommendations for national and regional stakeholders, international donors, and program implementers to consider in advancing gender sensitive P/CVE policies, strategies, and programs in the region.
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New York, NYPassing the Baton: Sustaining Security Council Efforts in Preventing and Countering Terrorism
The Global Center, together with the Permanent Missions of Indonesia and Peru to the United Nations, hosted a closed-door roundtable as part of its “Passing
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New York, NYRemarks by Global Center Executive Director during Arria Formula Meeting of the Security Council on Preventing and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
The permanent missions of Australia, France, Indonesia, Peru, and Tunisia co-hosted an arria formula meeting on preventing and countering the financing of terrorism, a core
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Addis Ababa, EthiopiaStrengthening Ethiopia’s Capacity to Counter Money Laundering and Illicit Financial Flows -- Program Close
In 2018, the Global Center marked its sixth year of partnership with the Ethiopian Financial Intelligence Center (EFIC), Federal Attorney General (AG), and other stakeholders
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Djibouti, DjiboutiCountering Illicit Financial Flows in Djibouti / Lutter contre les flux financiers illicites à Djibouti
The Global Center and the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of Djibouti held a workshop on countering illicit financial flows. Magistrates as well as representatives of
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New York, NYRemarks by Global Center Executive Director during Special Meeting of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee to review the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principles
The Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee held a Special Meeting to review the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principles, which consist of 35 recommendations
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New York, NYPerspectives on Promoting Cooperation among Criminal Justice Practitioners of South Asia in Countering Terrorism
The Global Center, the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, and Baker McKenzie, LLP co-hosted a roundtable discussion to promote cooperation among criminal justice practitioners of
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Yaoundé, CameroonTraining Series on Counterterrorism and Human Rights in Cameroon
The Global Center and the National School of Administration and Magistracy (know as ENAM) held a first training series on the topic of good governance
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New York, NYInteractive Briefing: Reviewing the Madrid Guiding Principles on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the Global Center, with the generous support of the government of the Netherlands, organized an interactive briefing reviewing
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoSenior Officials Workshop on Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons in Trinidad and Tobago
The Global Center, in cooperation with the Commonwealth Secretariat Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Unit, facilitated a workshop on CVE in prisons for senior officials from
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