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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.
Contacts
Hamza bin Laden Dead
Commentary, 2 August 2019
Raffaello Pantucci
But decapitating a terrorist organisation is not proven to result in a lower threat from terrorism.
Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism, Tackling Extremism, The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Counterinsurgency, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism
The UK’s Proscription of Hizbullah: All Talk and No Action?
Commentary, 12 June 2019
Tom Keatinge
The UK Home Secretary’s proscription announcement raised expectations, but those that cheered are likely to be disappointed.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Terrorism, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Lebanon, Counterinsurgency, UK, Securing Britain, Terrorism
The 2019 Swiss Security Network Exercise: More Than an Exercise
Commentary, 24 May 2019
Hans-Jürg Käser and Bernhard Wigger
The Swiss are testing their preparedness for meeting a major terrorist attack.
Tags: International Security Studies, Modern Deterrence, Terrorism, Security Policy, Counterinsurgency, International Responses, Defence Management, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Europe
""ISIS remains a threat within Egypt, via two main avenues: primarily within the Sinai peninsula, where a part of the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group pledged allegiance to ISIS some years ago, but also in terms of sporadic cells in the rest of the country, made up of more recent recruits and possibly returnees that fought in Syria or Iraq," "
Factbox: After 'Caliphate' Defeat, Islamic State Is Down but Not Out
In The News, 25 April 2019 Tags: Terrorism, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism
"“Security players tended to think there were a few predictable places where attacks happened,” said Raffaello Pantucci, from the Royal United Services Institute, a UK think-tank. “But we now see attacks can come from sideways. The authorities will have to re-evaluate.”
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Sri Lanka attacks spark fears of Isis resurgence
In The News, 24 April 2019 Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism, Terrorism
The Rise, Fall and Future of Jihad in the North Caucasus
RUSI Newsbrief, 4 April 2019
Aleksandre Kvakhadze
Since the beginning of armed conflict in Syria and Iraq, thousands of militants from the Caucasus region have participated in the war. However, dislodging Daesh and a collapse of the insurgency in the North Caucasus have substantially diminished the capacities of North Caucasian jihadi groups. Nevertheless, militancy in the region has potential.
Tags: Terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Russia, Counterinsurgency, Global Security Issues, TerrorismPages
Hamza bin Laden Dead
Commentary, 2 August 2019Raffaello Pantucci
But decapitating a terrorist organisation is not proven to result in a lower threat from terrorism.
International Security Studies, Terrorism, Tackling Extremism, The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Counterinsurgency, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism
The UK’s Proscription of Hizbullah: All Talk and No Action?
Commentary, 12 June 2019Tom Keatinge
The UK Home Secretary’s proscription announcement raised expectations, but those that cheered are likely to be disappointed.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Terrorism, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Lebanon, Counterinsurgency, UK, Securing Britain, Terrorism
The 2019 Swiss Security Network Exercise: More Than an Exercise
Commentary, 24 May 2019Hans-Jürg Käser and Bernhard Wigger
The Swiss are testing their preparedness for meeting a major terrorist attack.
International Security Studies, Modern Deterrence, Terrorism, Security Policy, Counterinsurgency, International Responses, Defence Management, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Europe
Lone Actor Terrorists and Extreme Right Wing Violence
Commentary, 31 October 2018Raffaello Pantucci
Recent attacks perpetrated by extreme right wing terrorists in the US are undoubtedly linked to the upcoming mid-term elections, reflecting the reality that the country’s charged political scene may be pushing would-be terrorists into action
International Security Studies, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism, United States, Tackling Extremism, UK, Terrorism
Deradicalisation Programmes in Spanish Prisons: A Flawed Paradigm?
Commentary, 3 September 2018James Khalil
Media reports from Spain appear to indicate that the country’s counter-radicalisation efforts among prison inmates are not producing results. Spain is not unique in grappling with both the management of its counter-radicalisation efforts and measuring their outcomes.
Policing and Security, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, EuropePages
President Trump's New Strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia
Multimedia, 22 August 2017RUSI Senior Research Fellow Emily Winterbotham examines the new US strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia announced by President Trump on 21 August 2017.
Tags: International Security Studies, Land Operations, Pakistan, Terrorism, US Defence Policy, Afghanistan, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
ISIS Faces Endgame in Mosul - Karin von Hippel
Multimedia, 29 June 2017 Tags: Terrorism, Iraq, 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: International Security Studies, Terrorism, Terrorism and Conflict, UK, 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, Terrorism, Terrorism and Conflict, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism
Targeting 'Jihadi John'
Multimedia, 13 November 2015 Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism, Syria, UK, TerrorismPages
The Rise, Fall and Future of Jihad in the North Caucasus
RUSI Newsbrief, 4 April 2019Aleksandre Kvakhadze
Since the beginning of armed conflict in Syria and Iraq, thousands of militants from the Caucasus region have participated in the war. However, dislodging Daesh and a collapse of the insurgency in...
Terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, Russia, Counterinsurgency, Global Security Issues, Terrorism
Once a Terrorist, Always a Terrorist? How to Respond to the Women of Daesh
RUSI Newsbrief, 25 January 2019Katherine E Brown
The mass repatriation of women who had joined Daesh in Iraq and Syria poses difficult logistical, as well as moral, considerations for the UK. Rather than relying on gendered assumptions about their...
Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, UK Counter-terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, UK, Domestic Security, National Security
Deradicalisation and Disengagement in Somalia: Evidence from a Rehabilitation Programme for Former Members of Al-Shabaab
Whitehall Reports, 4 January 2019James Khalil, Rory Brown, Chris Chant, Peter Olowo and Nick Wood
This report examines efforts in Somalia to disengage and deradicalise former members of Al-Shabaab through the Serendi rehabilitation centre. This programme is designed to weaken the group's...
International Security Studies, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Strengthening Resilience against Violent Extremism, Terrorism, Whitehall Reports, Tackling Extremism, International Responses, Terrorism, Africa
Daesh: What Happens Next?
RUSI Newsbrief, 24 May 2017Raffaello 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’...
International Security Studies, Terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism
France: Learning the Lessons of Nice
RUSI Newsbrief, 5 September 2016Tahir 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.
International Security Studies, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, France, TerrorismPages
POSTPONED: Social Media and Terrorist Finance: Vulnerabilities and Responses
Events, 25 October 2017This event will assess what role social media platforms could or should be playing within the counter-terrorist finance (CTF) architecture in place today.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, The War on Terror, Security Policy, International Responses, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, National Security, Technology, Terrorism
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...
Terrorism, Terrorism and Conflict, Horn of Africa, 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.
International Security Studies, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorism and Conflict, Tackling Extremism, The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Global Security Issues, 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...
Risk and Resilience, Terrorism, Terrorism and Conflict, UK Counter-terrorism, UK Defence Policy, Tackling Extremism, UK, Domestic Security, Securing Britain, National Security, UK DefencePages
""ISIS remains a threat within Egypt, via two main avenues: primarily within the Sinai peninsula, where a part of the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group pledged allegiance to ISIS some years ago, but also in terms of sporadic cells in the rest of the country, made up of more recent recruits and possibly returnees that fought in Syria or Iraq,""
Factbox: After 'Caliphate' Defeat, Islamic State Is Down but Not Out
In The News, 25 April 2019 Tags: Terrorism, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism
"“Security players tended to think there were a few predictable places where attacks happened,” said Raffaello Pantucci, from the Royal United Services Institute, a UK think-tank. “But we now see attacks can come from sideways. The authorities will have to re-evaluate.” "
Sri Lanka attacks spark fears of Isis resurgence
In The News, 24 April 2019 Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism, Terrorism
""'Social media is a very big problem" in propagating and growing extremism,' says former head of counter terrorism Sir Mark Rowley. 'It has helped these kind of ideologies, conspiracy theories'" "
Sir Mark Rowley on the New Zealand mosque attacks
In The News, 15 March 2019 Tags: Terrorism
The Budding Alliance Between Lockdown Critics and the Far-Right in Germany
FCAS: Is the Franco-German-Spanish Combat Air Programme Really in Trouble?
Getting the Partnership Right