For our second “What We’re Reading” post, the RESOLVE Network team is showcasing specific works published by our Steering Committee and Strategic Network Partners, organized by region. With global coverage, these articles and reports cover topics ranging from addressing radicalization at home to tracking how terror and extremism are exported from conflict to conflict. Click the links below to view the documents.

 

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) 

“When Will Transitional Justice in Afghanistan Become a Part of the Transitional Decade?” January 2016. Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. http://www.areu.org.af/UpdateDownloadHits.aspx?EditionId=935&Pdf=1612E%20When%20Will%20Transitional%20Justice%20in%20Afghanistan1.pdf 

Nijat, A., Gosztonyi, K., Feda, B., Koehler, J. “Subnational Governance in Afghanistan.” August 2016. Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit.http://www.areu.org.af/UpdateDownloadHits.aspx?EditionId=937&Pdf=1615E%20Subnational%20Governance%20in%20Afghanistan.pdf 

Africa Policy Institute (API) 

Munene, D., Kagwanja, P. “Africa’s New Middle Class as a Force of Radicalization.” April 2016. Africa Policy Center. http://tafiticenter.africapi.org/africas-new-middle-class-as-a-force-of-radicalization/ 

Gichoya, F. “Girls as the New Weapons of Terror in West Africa.” March 2016. Africa Policy Institute. http://africapi.org/girls-as-the-new-weapons-of-terror-in-west-africa/ 

Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) 

“The Role of Civil Society in Countering Radicalization.” September 2014. bei-bd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/The-role-of-civil-society-in-countering-radicalization.pdf 

“The Role of Education in Countering Radicalization.” March 2015. http://bei-bd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/The-role-of-education-in-countering-radicalization.pdf 

Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM) 

Yalçınkaya, H. “Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Turkey: An Assessment at the First Year of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2178.” November 2015. Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. http://www.orsam.org.tr/index.php/Content/Assessments/35?s=orsam|english 

Yalçınkaya, H. “International Cooperation Against Foreign Terrorist Fighters: The Experience of Turkey.” February 2015. Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. http://www.orsam.org.tr/index.php/Content/Assessments/9?s=orsam|english 

Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) 

Gul, I., Bokhari, S. “Pakistan Pivot for Hizbut Tahrir’s Global Caliphate?” 2015. Center for Research and Security Studies. http://crss.pk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Pakistan-Pivot-for-Hizbut-Tahrir%E2%80%99s-Global-Caliphate.pdf 

Gul, Imtiaz. “From Jihad to Al-Qaeda to Islamic State: Changing face of Militant Islam.” 2015. Center for Research and Security Studies. http://crss.pk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/From-Jihad-to-al-Qaeda-to-Islamic-State.pdf 

European Institute of Peace (EIP) 

The European Institute of Peace carries out field research in local communities that face polarization and decreasing social cohesion. Latest research from EIP focuses on the neighborhood of Molenbeek, a community that faces the stark realities of radicalization, embodied most recently in the actions of the Paris and Brussels attackers. 

Learn more about the initiative here: http://eip.org/en/research/brussels#EN 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) 

Jasutis, G. “The Rise and Decline of the Caucasus Emirate.” July 2016. Geneva Centre for Security Policy. http://www.gcsp.ch/News-Knowledge/Publications/The-Rise-and-Decline-of-the-Caucasus-Emirate 

Kaspersen, A. “The Global War of Narratives and the Role of Social Media.” July 2016. Geneva Centre for Security Policy. http://www.gcsp.ch/News-Knowledge/Publications/The-Global-War-of-Narratives-and-the-Role-of-Social-Media 

Hedayah 

Bhulai, R., Fink, N., Zeiger, S. “A Man’s World? Exploring the Roles of Women in Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism.” March 2016. http://www.hedayah.ae/pdf/a-man-s-world.pdf 

Zeiger, S. “Counter-Narratives for Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) in South East Asia.” May 2016. http://www.hedayah.ae/pdf/cn-se-asia.pdf 

Institute for Security Studies (ISS) 

Cilliers, J. “Violent Islamist Extremism and Terror in Africa.” October 2015. Institute for Security Studies. https://www.issafrica.org/uploads/Paper286-1.pdf 

Allison, S. “The Islamic State: Why Africa Should be Worried.” September 2014. Institute for Security Studies. https://www.issafrica.org/publications/policy-brief/the-islamic-state-why-africa-should-be-worried 

International Crisis Group (ICG) 

“Exploiting Disorder: al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.” March 2016. International Crisis Group. https://www.crisisgroup.org/global/exploiting-disorder-al-qaeda-and-islamic-state 

“The North Caucasus Insurgency and Syria: An Exported Jihad?” March 2016. International Crisis Group. https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/caucasus/north-caucasus/north-caucasus-insurgency-and-syria-exported-jihad 

International Peace and Security Institute (IPSI) 

IPSI, Creative Associates. “Countering Violent Extremism Symposium: Executive Report.” International Peace and Security Institute.http://cvesymposium.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CVE_Exec_Report.pdf 

Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS) 

“The Citizens’ Views against Violent Extremism and Radicalization in Kosovo – Reports.” Kosovar Centre for Security Studies. June 2016. http://www.qkss.org/en/Reports/The-citizens-views-against-violent-extremism-and-radicalization-in-Kosovo-710. 

Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) 

“Promoting Inclusive and Tolerant Educational Narratives.” Pak Institute for Peace Studies. http://pakpips.com/downloads/PIPS-Promoting-Inclusive-Educational.pdf 

“Reconstruction of the National Narratives and Counter-Violent Extremism Model for Pakistan.” Pak Institute for Peace Studies. http://pakpips.com/downloads/PIPS-National-Narrative-CVE-Model.pdf 

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 

Rosand, E. “Minding the Gap: A Multi-Layered Approach to Tackling Violent Extremism.” July 2016. Royal United Services Institute.https://rusi.org/sites/default/files/2016_newsbrief_july_rosand.pdf 

Ellis, C., Pantucci, R., Zuijdewijn, J., et al. “Lone-Actor Terrorism: Final Report.” April 2016. Royal United Services Institute.https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/lone-actor-terrorism-final-report 

Small Arms Survey (SAS) 

Small Arms Survey produces an eponymously titled yearbook, Small Arms Survey. We have selected three chapters from the most recent yearbook, “Weapons of the World” (2015), that might be of interest to RESOLVE Network members. 

“Waning Cohesion: The Rise and Fall of the FDLR-FOCA.” 2015. Small Arms Survey. http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-07-EN.pdf 

“Digging for Trouble: Violence and Frontier Urbanization.” 2015. Small Arms Survey.. http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-02-EN.pdf 

“Unprotected: Young People in Post-Conflict Burundi.” 2015. Small Arms Survey. http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-09-EN.pdf 

United States Institute of Peace (USIP) 

Holmer, G. “Countering Violent Extremism: A Peacebuilding Perspective.” August 2013. United States Institute of Peace.http://www.usip.org/publications/countering-violent-extremism-peacebuilding-perspective 

“The State of the Field: Countering Violent Extremism.” May 2015. United States Institute of Peace. http://www.usip.org/publications/state-of-the-field-countering-violent-extremism