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The Politics of Preventing Violent Extremism: The Case of Uganda
This article assesses the threat of terrorism and violent extremism in Uganda. We argue against a strategic reorientation towards preventing violent extremism (PVE) among development actors. Current and emerging threats do not justify a departure from existing development priorities. Importantly, consideration of the political context pertaining to PVE in Uganda...
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Policing Reforms in the Aftermath of Conflict
The policy brief highlights how implementing a comprehensive community policing strategy can serve as a means and an end in itself when dealing with drivers of intercommunal violence and violent extremism. The brief concludes to offer a cause for optimism along with an evidence-based template for reforms that others may...
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Going Local: Supporting Community-Based Initiatives to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism in South and Central Asia
Civil society organizations represent a bulwark against violent extremism. Within South and Central Asia, a vibrant and independent civil society has been working to tackle many of the ongoing development, political, and socioeconomic challenges that often give rise to an environment conducive to violent extremism. This report captures key lessons,...
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Managing, Rehabilitating, and Reintegrating Terrorism Offenders
This article from the Global Terrorism Index 2017 explores the challenges and issues regarding prison management and the process to rehabilitate and reintegrate violent extremist offenders. As countries become better at detecting, investigating, and prosecuting terrorism suspects, including returning foreign terrorist fighters, prison services across the world are faced with...
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Mission Critical or Mission Creep? Issues to Consider for the Future of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee and Its Executive Directorate
As member states are discussing the renewal of the mandate for the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), this policy brief looks at CTED’s role in light of the need to maintain and strengthen its comparative advantage in assessing member states' counterterrorism efforts while addressing existing and emerging threats of...
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Correcting the Course: Advancing Juvenile Justice Principles for Children Convicted of Violent Extremist Offenses
To advance the work of the Global Counterterrorism Forum, the government of Australia commissioned the Global Center and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague to prepare a report and accompanying policy brief putting forward guiding principles, recommendations, and considerations for the detention, rehabilitation, and reintegration of juveniles convicted...
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Updated Guidance on ODA-Eligible Activities for Preventing Violent Extremism: Implications and Opportunities for the European Union
This paper assesses how the revised Official Development Assistance (ODA) guidelines will impact the European Union (EU) and its decisions on financing external support for actions to prevent violent extremism. It examines the situation before and after the revision to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ODA eligibility...
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Delivering Justice: Views From Supreme Courts in the Euro-Med Region on Countering Terrorism / Points de vue des Cours suprêmes d’Europe, du Moyen Orient et de l’Afrique du Nord sur la lutte contre le terrorisme
This report discusses the important role supreme court justices play in strengthening state capacities to bring terrorists to justice within the framework of human rights and the rule of law. It discusses common challenges and strategies raised by justices over the course of an 18-month program in the Euro-Med region...
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