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Developments in Violent Extremism in the Middle East and Beyond: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
Developments in Violent Extremism in the Middle East and Beyond: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
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Held in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, the workshop sent a strong message to the international community that individuals and groups with extremist views and access to weapons continue to be both an immediate and a long-term threat in many countries, even as ISIS and al-Qaeda are losing control over large areas of land in the Middle East. The workshop began with a welcome by Alfred Bloom, vice chancellor of NYUAD.
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This controversial interplay of different forces is a part of the political landscape in the Middle East where the Kurds -- with a growing sense of national identity -- will continue to play an important role in regional politics. Policy to Prevent and Mitigate Violence William Courtney, RAND Corporation (USA)
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. Figure 2 Map of the Syr Darya Basin watershed, of the Syr Darya and Chu Rivers -- in Central Asia.
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Very often it is not violence per se but rather excitement that attracts sensation-seekers, Figure 3 Abu Muntasir: The Godfather of the Schumpe and her colleagues successfully tested an intervention that British Jihadi Movement. mitigates support for political violence.
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. Indeed, the framing of a civil war itself can have long-term consequences for the length of a war, the response of the state, the networks "Foreign fighters are returning home wih the goal of that are linked to the participants, and the lives of indi- resuming terrorist activities in appropriate settings.
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Terrorists are becoming younger each year, and networks of Russian terrorists outside Russia remain a problem, primarily in the Middle East and particularly Turkey. To successfully combat them, a high level of cooperation among the countries of anti-terrorist coalitions is important.
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Based on years of monitoring online activities of Sunni jihadi sympathizers and members of organizations that espouse the Sunni jihadi ideology, the following questions were addressed: How, when, and why did jihadist groups begin using social media? How does al-Qaeda's online presence differ from that of the Islamic State?
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Source: From presentation by Naved Bakali on problematizing CVE programming and exploring alternative approaches. TOPICS HIGHLIGHTED DURING BREAKOUT SESSION #1 The Role of Research Individual participants in Breakout Session #1 suggested a number of possible topics for future research: 1.
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• Role of mercenaries who engage in terrorism primarily for money. TOPICS HIGHLIGHTED DURING BREAKOUT SESSION #2 The Many Dimensions of Violent Extremism Individual participants in Breakout Session #2 identified many dimensions of violent extremism that warrant further consideration: 1.
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Are there success stories in this regard? LOOKING FORWARD During the final plenary session, individual workshop participants identified a wide range of issues and topics related to future opportunities for international collaboration, with an emphasis on U.S.–Russian interactions.
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6. Holding future meetings closer to the locations where violent extremists are or have been entrenched would be useful, but some areas are simply off-limits due to the dangers of travelling to these locations.
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REVIEWERS: To ensure that it meets institutional standards for quality and objectivity, this Proceedings of a Workshop -- in Brief was reviewed by Ruslan Mamedov, Russian International Affairs Council and Jeffrey Timmons, New York University, Abu Dhabi. Marilyn Baker, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, served as the review coordinator.
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