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In addition to providing timely analysis of the terrorism threat and drivers behind it, this programme works with government and law enforcement agencies to increase understanding of key issues such as radicalisation and the threat from lone-actor terrorists.
RUSI's National Security and Resilience group has particular expertise in countering-violent extremism policy, and runs the Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism (STRIVE) in the Horn of Africa programme on behalf of the European Commission.
Nuclear Reactions
ISIS Faces Endgame in Mosul - Karin von Hippel
Multimedia, 29 June 2017
Tags: Iraq, Terrorism, Terrorism
Manchester Attack - Initial Reaction
Multimedia, 25 May 2017
RUSI experts Raffaello Pantucci and Emily Winterbotham took part in a live conversation discussing the Manchester attacks that took place in Manchester on Monday 23 May.
Tags: National Security and Resilience Studies, International Security Studies, UK, Terrorism, Terrorism
Daesh: What Happens Next?
Newsbrief, 24 May 2017
Raffaello Pantucci
As the battle for Mosul rages on and Daesh is put under increasing pressure in other parts of Iraq and Syria, how will the threat from the group evolve? Will Daesh end up following the path of Al-Qa’ida, with regional affiliates becoming more prominent?
Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism
Counter-Terrorism in Great Britain
Multimedia, 11 January 2017
RUSI Senior Research Fellow Professor Tahir Abbas discusses the UK's counter-terrorism strategy with Swiss broadcaster SRF. Here Tahir Abbas highlights that even though the UK seems to have better coordination in relation to security, policing and intelligence operations, the risk is always there and poses a challenge to those tasked with countering violent extremism.
Tags: Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Tackling Extremism, National Security and Resilience Studies, Terrorism, Terrorism
France: Learning the Lessons of Nice
Newsbrief, 5 September 2016
Tahir Abbas
The attack in Nice has not just placed France’s counterterrorism strategy under the spotlight. It has also increased pressure on the French authorities to build a more culturally inclusive society.
Tags: Lone-Actor Terrorism, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, France, Terrorism, Terrorism
The Taliban upholds the status quo with their choice of Emir
Commentary, 27 May 2016
Four days after Mullah Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province, the Taliban have named their new Emir as Maulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada. The swift appointment of Haibatullah, a religious scholar who was one of Mansour’s two deputies, reflects the Taliban’s recognition of the need to protect the movement from further fragmentation. Although a conservative choice,...
Tags: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Terrorism, TerrorismPages
The Taliban upholds the status quo with their choice of Emir
Commentary, 27 May 2016Four days after Mullah Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province, the Taliban have named their new Emir as Maulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada. The swift appointment of Haibatullah, a religious scholar who was one of Mansour’s two deputies, reflects the Taliban’s recognition of the need to protect the movement from further fragmentation. Although a conservative choice,...
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Terrorism
Paving the Way to Peace? US Drone Strike Targets Taliban Leader Akhtar Mansour
Commentary, 24 May 2016Washington has indicated that the death of Taliban leader Akhtar Mansour will bolster the peace process. However, it is doubtful that Mansour’s demise will advantage the Afghan government and its Western partners, either militarily or at the negotiating table.
Pakistan, RUSI International, United States, Afghanistan, The War on Terror, Terrorism, Terrorism
Britain’s Daesh Difficulty: The New IRA’s Opportunity?
Commentary, 13 May 2016Edward Burke
Improved bomb-making capabilities and its desire to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising have made the ‘New IRA’ a genuine threat. With British security resources focused on countering Daesh, the group could see now as the opportune moment for it to make its mark.
UK Counter-terrorism, National Security and Resilience Studies, UK, Domestic Security, Terrorism, National Security, Terrorism
Friends, Sponsors and Bureaucracy: An Initial Look at the Daesh Database
Commentary, 3 May 2016Clare Ellis and Raffaello Pantucci
A preliminary analysis of leaked Daesh recruitment files by RUSI experts suggests that the social processes underlying the radicalisation and mobilisation of foreign fighters still mirrors those of Al-Qa’ida.
Terrorism, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism
Disrupting Daesh Finance is About More Than Oil
Commentary, 24 February 2016Having belatedly moved to degrade and destroy the primary Daesh funding source within its reach, the international community must now embark on the next phase through targeted financial strategies against middlemen and capacity building in peripheral economies.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Terrorism, Middle East and North AfricaPages
ISIS Faces Endgame in Mosul - Karin von Hippel
Multimedia, 29 June 2017 Tags: Iraq, Terrorism, Terrorism
Manchester Attack - Initial Reaction
Multimedia, 25 May 2017RUSI experts Raffaello Pantucci and Emily Winterbotham took part in a live conversation discussing the Manchester attacks that took place in Manchester on Monday 23 May.
Tags: National Security and Resilience Studies, International Security Studies, UK, Terrorism, Terrorism
Counter-Terrorism in Great Britain
Multimedia, 11 January 2017RUSI Senior Research Fellow Professor Tahir Abbas discusses the UK's counter-terrorism strategy with Swiss broadcaster SRF. Here Tahir Abbas highlights that even though the UK seems to have better...
Tags: Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Tackling Extremism, National Security and Resilience Studies, Terrorism, Terrorism
2016 Year Ahead: Global Security in 2016
Multimedia, 17 December 2015 Tags: China, Asia, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Terrorism, Pacific, Middle East and North Africa
Targeting 'Jihadi John'
Multimedia, 13 November 2015 Tags: International Security Studies, Syria, UK, Terrorism, TerrorismPages
Targeting Security Threats Using Financial Intelligence: The US Experience in Public–Private Information Sharing since 9/11
Occasional Papers, 13 April 2016David Carlisle
A consensus has emerged in both the public and private sectors that the frequency and quality of financial information sharing is inadequate. This has hampered global efforts to tackle money...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK Counter-terrorism, United States, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, Organised Crime, Terrorism, Intelligence, Terrorism
Inherently Unresolved: The Military Operation against ISIS
Occasional Papers, 4 October 2015Edited by Elizabeth Quintana and Jonathan Eyal
The second of two reports exploring international efforts to counter ISIS examines three key elements of the military aspect: the air campaign, the land component and the battle of the narrative
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Occasional Papers, Iraq, Military Sciences, Syria, International Responses, Terrorism, Land Forces, Middle East and North Africa
Inherently Unresolved: Regional Politics and the Counter-ISIS Campaign
Occasional Papers, 25 September 2015Edited by Jonathan Eyal and Elizabeth Quintana
The first of two reports exploring international efforts to counter ISIS lays out the political backdrop to practical efforts to tackle the group
Occasional Papers, International Security Studies, Iraq, Military Sciences, Syria, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
The Threat of ISIS to the UK: RUSI Threat Assessment
Briefing Papers, 3 October 2014Raffaello Pantucci and Clare Ellis
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is well financed, well equipped and brutal. It is also a plausible threat to the UK
UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Briefing Papers, National Security and Resilience Studies, International Security Studies, UK, Terrorism
Defeating Complex Insurgency: Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan (WHP 64)
Whitehall Papers, 1 January 2005John Mackinlay
The international response to insurgency and terrorism is at present too unwieldy and disparately motivated to succeed in taking a manoeuvrist approach.
Whitehall Papers, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, International Responses, Terrorism, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaPages
BY INVITATION ONLY: Roundtable on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in East Africa
Events, 12 May 2017To coincide with the London Somalia Conference 2017, The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) hosts a...
Horn of Africa, National Security and Resilience Studies, Terrorism, Africa
Daesh After the Caliphate
Events, 19 October 2016An event exploring the fight against Daesh with Michael Weiss, author of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror
Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
The Origins and Development of Salafi-Jihadism
Events, 13 June 2016Dr Shiraz Maher will explore the ideology followed by the most destructive terrorist groups of the modern age.
Lone-Actor Terrorism, Tackling Extremism, National Security and Resilience Studies, The decade after 9/11, International Security Studies, The War on Terror, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
Terrorism Starts and Finishes in Our Neighbourhoods: Commander Mak Chishty on Security, Securitisation and Community Engagement
Events, 15 April 2016Featuring a presentation from Commander Mak Chishty of the Metropolitan Police outlined the critical role of communities and community engagement in countering extremism and strengthening security at...
UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, National Security and Resilience Studies, Risk and Resilience, UK, Domestic Security, Terrorism, UK Defence Policy, Securing Britain, National Security, UK Defence
'One Belt One Road' and Security in Xinjiang
Events, 17 March 2016In this event, Dr Michael Clarke, internationally recognised expert on the politics of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Chinese foreign policy, will discuss China's ‘One Belt, One Road’...
China, Tackling Extremism, Asia, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Military Personnel, Central and South Asia
FinTech and RegTech – What Next for Financial Crime’s International Standard Setter?
How Will Britain’s Potential Withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty Affect the Supply of Radiopharmaceuticals?
Still in a Haze: Illicit Cigarette Trade Under the Spotlight