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White supremacist extremists travel across the border between the United States and Canada to perpetrate violent attacks, spread propaganda, recruit, and network.
Read moreAn interview with Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges David van Weel, and NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Clare Hutchinson What key emerging security challenges (particularly related to terrorism) are currently being focused on at NATO? What initiatives are NATO prioritising in response to these? David Van Weel […]
Read morePresident Joe Biden released his Interim National Security Strategic Guidance last month. Counter-terrorism has been replaced by the threat posed by traditional state actors, such as China and Russia, as well as a looming climate crisis as the main challenge facing the United States today. A review of past practices and a refocusing of priorities, as opposed to big commitments, seem to characterise the new president’s counter-terrorism strategy.
Read moreICCT is proud to have become a member of the International Gender Champions hub in The Hague. By joining IGC, we aim to impact and drive the transformations needed to ensure equal rights and opportunities for women and men in the field of counter-terrorism.
Read moreToday, we are proud to announce that ICCT is updating its governance structure for a new decade. What’s Changing: From Project Organisation to Legal Entity The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) was founded in 2010 as a project-based collaboration between three Dutch institutions: Stichting Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen ‘Clingendael’; the T.M.C. Asser Instituut; and […]
Read moreOur Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) project with Project CRAAFT examines the link between SALW and terrorist financing globally. Below are our key publications.
Read moreThis report presents the main findings of ICCT’s year-long research project on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) as a source of terrorism financing. Chapters 2 and 3 take a regional focus and explore this phenomenon in respectively West Africa and the Middle East. Chapter 4 then investigates the possible role that DDR programmes can […]
Read moreOn Wednesday April 7, 1500 – 1630 (CET / GMT+1), ICCT will host an online Live Briefing: Cashing in on Guns. The Live Briefing is about Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) as a source of terrorism financing.
Read moreThe issue of Foreign Fighters has received widespread media attention. But what are the key dilemmas behind repatriation and prosecution — and how can we solve them? Have a look at some of our key research on this important issue: 1️⃣ Who are the people who left for Syria and Iraq as Foreign Fighters — […]
Read moreWith tens of thousands of individuals still held in camps and prisons within the territory of North and East Syria, this perspective assesses the terrorist trials held by the non-state armed group in control of the region and considers their legality, adherence to international human rights standards, and the wider implications for the international community.
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