How The US Could Rethink Counter-Extremism Programs
After the violent culmination to years of increasingly polarized and extreme political rhetoric on 6 January at the United States Capitol, it is easy to look at the worst aspects…
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R.I.P C.V.E.
Let us hope that in 2021, on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we can mark the end of the term ‘CVE’ (Countering Violent Extremism) and the conceptual confusion…
The Prevent Duty in Education
As the launch of CARR’s new Counter-Extremism Research Unit comes ever closer, I am pleased to use this space to announce one of our upcoming events that launches the first…
Countering the radical right, back to basics
If you think the answer to the rise in the radical right threat lies in counter-terrorism and/or counter-extremism policies, you are looking in the wrong place. In a recent interview,…
Why the next terror manifesto could be even harder to track
Just before his shooting spree at two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques, the alleged mass murderer posted a hate-filled manifesto on several file-sharing sites, and emailed the document to at least…
Tech That Counters Online Islamic Extremism Must Also Focus On Right-Wing Extremism
Technology companies, government, and civil society are working together to take action against extremist exploitation of the Internet. This agenda emerged in response to concerns that Islamic State propaganda on…
Radical Right Terrorism is Now Taken Seriously, But the Rifts They Exploit Are Not Healing
Spring 2018 marks a dark anniversary for those who study the radical right. Nineteen years ago, David Copeland, self-appointed member of the White Wolves and more infamously known as the…
Interview: How to Tackle the Extreme Right
The DAAD Workshop on “How to Tackle the Extreme Right: American, British, and German Perspectives” – February 12, 2018. Speaker: Dr Craig McCann, CARR Policy and Practitioner Fellow and a…