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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.
Once a Terrorist, Always a Terrorist? How to Respond to the Women of Daesh
RUSI Newsbrief, 25 January 2019
Katherine 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 motives and participation, the response must be in line with the UK’s human rights commitments and focus on sustainable outcomes.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, UK, Domestic Security, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, National Security
Deradicalisation and Disengagement in Somalia: Evidence from a Rehabilitation Programme for Former Members of Al-Shabaab
Whitehall Reports, 4 January 2019
James 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 influence by providing an attractive alternative. The report analyses the programme's effectiveness and makes a case for exploring similar initiatives in other comparable environments.
Tags: Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, STRIVE - Horn of Africa, International Responses, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, Africa
Lone Actor Terrorists and Extreme Right Wing Violence
Commentary, 31 October 2018
Raffaello 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
Tags: United States, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, UK, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism
Deradicalisation Programmes in Spanish Prisons: A Flawed Paradigm?
Commentary, 3 September 2018
James 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.
Tags: Policing and Security, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, Europe
A Tale of Two Terrors: The British Extreme Right Organises While Islamists Scatter
RUSI Newsbrief, 31 July 2018
Raffaello Pantucci
Once again, the dividing lines that distinguish between variations of violent extremism in the UK have morphed, but addressing the similarities and differences between the extreme right and violent Islamists should help to ensure that the UK’s counter-terror strategy as synchronised as possible with the current threat picture.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, UK, Domestic Security, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Intelligence, National Security, Terrorism
Russia is Hosting the World Cup, and the Real Terrorism Threat is Not Very High
Commentary, 15 June 2018
Oved Lobel
The 2018 FIFA World Cup, which began yesterday and will go on until July in eleven cities across Russia, may present a ‘significant aspirational target’ for both local and transnational jihadist actors. However, recent assessments of the danger are founded on incorrect data regarding the threat of insurgency in the North Caucasus, the reach of the Islamic State in Russia, and the ‘returnee threat...
Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, Terrorism, National Security, TerrorismPages
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
United States, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, UK, Lone-Actor Terrorism, 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, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, Europe
Russia is Hosting the World Cup, and the Real Terrorism Threat is Not Very High
Commentary, 15 June 2018Oved Lobel
The 2018 FIFA World Cup, which began yesterday and will go on until July in eleven cities across Russia, may present a ‘significant aspirational target’ for both local and transnational jihadist actors. However, recent assessments of the danger are founded on incorrect data regarding the threat of insurgency in the North Caucasus, the reach of the Islamic State in Russia, and the ‘returnee threat...
International Security Studies, Russia, Terrorism, National Security, Terrorism
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, Terrorism, The War on Terror, TerrorismPages
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: Pakistan, US Defence Policy, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Global Security Issues, Land Operations, Central and South Asia
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 Studies, International Security Studies, Terrorism, 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: Tackling Extremism, National Security Studies, Terrorism, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism
2016 Year Ahead: Global Security in 2016
Multimedia, 17 December 2015 Tags: China, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Asia, Terrorism, Pacific, Middle East and North AfricaPages
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...
UK Counter-terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, UK, Domestic Security, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, 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...
Whitehall Reports, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, STRIVE - Horn of Africa, International Responses, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, Africa
A Tale of Two Terrors: The British Extreme Right Organises While Islamists Scatter
RUSI Newsbrief, 31 July 2018Raffaello Pantucci
Once again, the dividing lines that distinguish between variations of violent extremism in the UK have morphed, but addressing the similarities and differences between the extreme right and violent...
UK Counter-terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, UK, Domestic Security, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Intelligence, National Security, Terrorism
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’...
RUSI Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Terrorism, 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.
RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, France, Lone-Actor Terrorism, 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, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, The War on Terror, Security Policy, International Responses, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Information, Intelligence, Lone-Actor Terrorism, 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...
Horn of Africa, National Security 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.
Tackling Extremism, National Security Studies, The decade after 9/11, International Security Studies, Terrorism, The War on Terror, Global Security Issues, Lone-Actor 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 Studies, UK Defence Policy, Terrorism, UK, Domestic Security, Risk and Resilience, Securing Britain, National Security, UK Defence
Ministers Meet to Discuss Middle East in Warsaw Conference Beset by Divisions in the West
A New Generation of Intelligence: National Security and Surveillance in the Age of AI
Episode 8 – Janice Charette