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Franziska Praxl-TabuchiGendered Pathways to Radicalization and Desistance from Violent Extremism
This policy brief explores the drivers of radicalization to and engagement in violent extremism and the factors of disengagement and desistance among women and girls by examining cases of individuals that went through the United Kingdom’s Channel program. It aims to enhance understanding of gender-sensitive interventions that address the specific...
Latest Publications
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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New York, NYHigh-level Event on Preventing the Radicalization to Violent Extremism in Prisons
The Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations together with the Permanent Missions of Belgium, Burkina Faso, and Indonesia, the Global Center, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), organized a high-level dialogue on preventing the radicalization to violent extremism in prisons. The high-level event, the first...
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New York, NYViolent Right-Wing Extremism: Prevention and Response
The Group of Friends of Preventing Violent Extremism, chaired by the governments of Norway and Jordan, hosted an open meeting to discuss the threat of violent right-wing extremism, followed by a screening of the documentary film “White Right-Meeting the Enemy.” Opening statements were delivered by the Permanent Representatives of the...
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Washington DCUntangling a Marriage of Convenience: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
The Global Center and InterAction’s Together Project, with support from the Government of Norway, hosted a panel discussion on supporting a human rights-based approach to countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) efforts. The event featured a presentation of the key points from the Global Center’s recent policy brief Untangling a...
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Yaoundé, CameroonSecond Training Series on Counterterrorism and Human Rights Delivered in Cameroon
The Global Center and the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) held a second training series for magistrates and civilian administrators on the topic of good governance and access to justice in countering terrorism. The trainings resulted in a set of recommendations adopted by participants which will be submitted...
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Jakarta, IndonesiaCountering Violent Extremism in Prisons in Indonesia
The Global Center implemented a train-the-trainer workshop for Indonesian prison and service staff, in cooperation with the Indonesian Directorate General of Corrections (DGC). The workshop aimed to train a cadre of local facilitators to deliver training for prison staff on the management of violent extremist offenders in maximum security facilities...
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New York, NYCountering the Financing of Terrorism with Respect for Human Rights Principles
The Global Center, in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations, convened a group of experts to discuss the development and implementation of effective and targeted countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) measures in accordance with human rights and financial inclusion principles and inform ongoing discussions...
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The Hague, The NetherlandsGCTF CVE Working Group Workshop on the CVE Challenges of Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters and their Families
The Global Counterterrorism Forum Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Co-Chairs, Australia and Indonesia, in collaboration with the Global Center, hosted a workshop on the CVE challenges of returning foreign terrorist fighters and their families. This workshop provided an opportunity for CVE policymakers, practitioners, experts, and civil society organizations to...
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Mombasa, KenyaEmpowering Youth Leaders to Counter Violent Extremism in Kenya and Nigeria
In cooperation with the Kenya Community Support Centre and Carefronting Nigeria, the Global Center hosted a capacity-building workshop for youth-based preventing and countering violent extremism organizations in Kenya. The workshop was delivered as part of a wider organization support and small grants process, in which twenty civil society organizations from...
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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 with past and current UN Security Council members as part of its “Passing the Baton” series, to share lessons learned and identify priorities in relation to the Council’s support to...
Countering the Financing of Terrorism with Respect for Human Rights Principles
The Global Center on Cooperative Security, in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations, convened a group of experts on 11 March 2019 to discuss the development and implementation of effective and targeted countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) measures in accordance with human rights and financial inclusion principles and inform ongoing discussions regarding CFT, including an upcoming UN Security Council open debate on the topic on 28 March 2019. The meeting included representatives of UN counterterrorism-adjacent entities, member states, the private sector, and civil society.
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