Institute for Global Change

Tony Blair’s Foreword to Challenges in Counter-Extremism

Eliminating violent extremism means eradicating the thinking that draws people to the misguided, dangerous mindset that in carrying out acts of violence, they are somehow doing the will of God. Download the full collection of essays.

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Extremism in 2019: New Approaches to Facing the Threat

Policymakers need to better understand, engage and counter the ideology that animates extremist violence, because purely military approaches achieve only minimal results. Download the full collection of essays.

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The State of the Ideology Debate

Governments have become fixated on violence as a key counter-extremism policy determinant, but it is not the only thing that matters. Download the full collection of essays.

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National Security Readiness Requires Cultural Listening

To win the ideological battle against extremism, governments must combine cultural insights with traditional intelligence gathering. Download the full collection of essays.

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Integration, Identity and Extremism: Why We Need to Renew the Conversation

Progressives should not shy away from policy that combines integration and counter-radicalisation measures. Both are the key for fighting terrorism and extremism. Download the full collection of essays.

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Why 2019 Will Be the Year of the Online Extremist, and What to Do About It

Policymakers should invest in technology to curb the inevitable growth of illegal online content. But they must also accept that such tools will never be able to remove extremist material entirely. Download the full collection of essays.

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Talking to Terrorists: The Key to Solving Prison Radicalisation

With more and more people behind bars for extremism-related offences, policymakers need new ways of dealing with extremists in the system, from ‘enlightened isolation’ to community reintegration. Download the full collection of essays.

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How to Disrupt the Link Between Crime and Extremism

The line between jihadi and criminal underworlds has grown increasingly blurred. This presents policymakers with a fresh set of problems. Download the full collection of essays.

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The Challenge of Failed Cities for Countering Violent Extremism

Now that ISIS’s caliphate has collapsed in Syria and Iraq, terrorism hotspots like the Sahel and Southeast Asia are capturing attention. But rather than focus on large swathes of ungoverned spaces, policymakers should emphasise countering violent extremism in urban areas. Download the full collection of essays.

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