Category: Insights
Extremism, Hate Speech, and Terrorism
How to understand terrorism as opposed to other forms of extremism? Extremism is an overarching phenomenon. It comprises violent extremism, also known as terrorism, but…
Human Rights and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
From 29 June to 3 July 2020, the 2nd Counter-Terrorism Week was to be held at the UN Headquarters in New York. At the heart…
A comment relating to the Time article ‘Inside the Dangerous Mission to Understand What Makes Extremists Tick—and How to Change Their Minds’
Despite the shortcomings of thought pieces, media analyses and desk research are important in their own right. They can shed light on aspects previously neglected….
To What Extent Has Covid-19 Fostered Radicalism, So Far?
Many experts have expressed their view that the Corona pandemic has led to an increase in radicalization. While numbers in terrorist attacks, at least in…
Using the Full Expression Instead of the Word Incel
There is the relatively new phenomenon of so-called incels. Caution is of the order as to the use of the word, short for “involuntary celibates,”…
Counter-Extremism and Development
In so-called underdeveloped countries, industrialization has long been considered the main key to development. Albeit, economic development must be enshrined in an ensemble of areas….
The Trend Towards Censorship and the Need for Standards
Undeniably, there has been a trend to instore measures of, bluntly put, censorship, against extremist Internet content, in the past few years. Worldwide, this trend,…
Counter-Radicalization Through Music
Love for the greater good, be it family values or maintaining peace in local communities, may be a way to get those vulnerable to extremism…
