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Speaking Out Against Terrorism

When a person is on his way to rehabilitate from manifest hate or violent extremism, it is often helpful to give him some time. One…

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Hiding Hate in Plain Sight: Extremists’ Obscured Branding

Extremists often employ subtle coding instead of being bold and blunt, be it via tentative allusions, fashion statements, or references to cultural items, such as…

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Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, January 2020

We have packaged the 10 most-consulted LinkedIn posts on P/CVE sent by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip. In fact, the two top posts were ‘Lone Wolves…

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Environmentalism – Not The Next Islamist Trend (?)

Those versed in scenario planning will have thought about the following: what will be the next trend in violent religious extremism? We do not know…

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Appreciative Communication

The summary introduction of the Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict states that aggression can be realized through language. While I agree, I have made…

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Lessons Learned From Errors in P/CVE

In the scientific and practical sphere of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), we should have more courage to acknowledge errors. P/CVE is a relatively…

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Lone Wolves Exist After All

Over the past years, we have seen a shift from the position that so-called Lone Wolves – extremists having radicalized without much interactive or physical…

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Counter-Extremism Podcasts

We now feature a page containing a shortlist of Security, Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism podcasts. To consult the list, go to: Our domains: https://www.counter-terrorism.org…

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