Counter-Terrorism & Counter-Extremism | International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

Projects

Ongoing Projects

Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/784 addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online (TCO)

Completed Projects

Feasibility Study On The Development Of An Assessment Framework For Terrorist And Borderline Content Online

Ongoing Projects

GLOCTER Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network

Completed Projects

Prosecuting for Linkages between Terrorism and Core International Crimes in Indonesia 2023-2024

Completed Projects

Investigating a Migration-Terror Nexus

Completed Projects

Intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Terrorism

Completed Projects

Quick Scan Barneveld

Completed Projects

Exposed but not so much protected: How Local Government Officials Adapt To Terrorist & Extremist Threats

Completed Projects

Supporting Iraq Civil Society in Effective PVE

Completed Projects

Radicalisation Awareness Network Policy Support

Ongoing Projects

Summer Programmes

Ongoing Projects

Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub

Completed Projects

RAN Policy Support in the Western Balkans

Completed Projects

NATO Guidebook on Inter-Agency and International Cooperation In Counter-Terrorism

Completed Projects

Strategic Communications, Disinformation and Violent Extremism

Completed Projects

ESDC Training on EU CT and P/CVE

Completed Projects

PREPARE

Completed Projects

Rehabilitation & Reintegration Support to the Kosovo Probation Service

Completed Projects

CT MORSE

Completed Projects

Rule of Law-Based Use of Administrative Measures in a Counter-Terrorism Context

Completed Projects

Developing Guidance on Criminal Justice Responses to the Linkages between Terrorism and International Crimes

Completed Projects

Assessing 20 Years of Counterterrorism

Completed Projects

USAID Customary Resilience

Completed Projects

Workshops on Criminal Justice Responses to the Linkages between Terrorism and International Crimes

Completed Projects

Threat Assessments

Completed Projects

Small Arms Light Weapons (SALW)

Completed Projects

Radicalisation Awareness Network 2012

Completed Projects

Developing the Glion Recommendations on the Use of Administrative Measures

Nigeria: Community’s Perception of Legitimate Authority Matters for Rehabilitation and Reintegration

Completed Projects

Engaging Civil Society in Rehabilitation: The Sahel

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Completed Projects

Developing UN Guidelines on Evidence Collected by the Military

Completed Projects

Engaging Civil Society in Rehabilitation

Completed Projects

Countering Terrorist Narratives

Completed Projects

Countering Incitement and Violent Extremism

Completed Projects

Strengthening the Role and Rights of Victims of Terrorism

Completed Projects

Evaluating the EU's Counter-Terrorism Architecture

Completed Projects

Development of the Addendum of the Hague-Marrakech Memorandum

Completed Projects

The Foreign Fighters Phenomenon in the European Union

Completed Projects

Military Transition Strategies

Completed Projects

NATO Advanced Research Workshops: Countering Terrorism

Completed Projects

Curriculum Development for the Rule of Law

Completed Projects

Future Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Trends

Events

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Nov

Event

Back to the 1970s? What Carlos the Jackal can teach us for today’s counter-terrorism

10 Nov, 2026

Oct

Event

“Things are not always as they seem”: Russo-Ukrainian War, Extremism, Criminality and State Meddling

14 Oct, 2026

Aug

Training

2026 Advanced Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

24 Aug, 2026 - 28 Aug, 2026

Dec

Event

ICCT Annual Conference 2025 15/15 Vision: Looking Back, Moving Forward

04 Dec, 2025

Dec

Event

Blurred Boundaries: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Limits in Detecting and Moderating Terrorist, Illegal and Implicit Extremist Content Online while Respecting Freedom of Expression

02 Dec, 2025

Jun

Event

"Ticket to Bandera”: Russian Extremist Disinformation Operations in Europe

06 Jun, 2025

Female security operator working in a data system control room offices

Aug

Training

2025 Advanced Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

25 Aug, 2025 - 29 Aug, 2025

Nov

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: Life of Civilians Under the Islamic State (IS)

12 Nov, 2024

Oct

Event

ICCT Live Webinar: The Role of Transitional Justice in the Context of Counter-Terrorism: Opportunities and Challenges

29 Oct, 2024

Aug

Training

2024 Advanced Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

26 Aug, 2024 - 30 Aug, 2024

"God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America

Apr

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America

30 Apr, 2024

Apr

Event

CSTPV and ICCT Roundtable: The Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack - Regional, Political and Security Implications

15 Apr, 2024

Apr

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: Spill-over effects of Israel-Hamas conflict: Impacting the narratives in Europe, Africa, West-Balkans and the rest of the Middle East

25 Apr, 2024

May

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: Administrative Measures, Human Rights, and Democracy in Turbulent Times

09 May, 2024

Apr

Event

Book Launch: "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights from Ten European Countries"

10 Apr, 2024

Mar

Event

Expert Seminar on Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (P/CVERLT)

14 Mar, 2024

May

Event

ICCT Annual Conference 2024 "Houston, we have a problem": Counter-Terrorism in the Age of Uncertainty

28 May, 2024 - 29 May, 2024

Aug

Event

Roudtable Discussion on the 2023 UNDP Report Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement UNDP

31 Aug, 2023

Oct

Event

Hedayah Eight Annual International Countering Violent Extremism Research Conference

11 Oct, 2023 - 13 Oct, 2023

Sep

Event

Book Launch: "The Rule is for None but Allah: Islamist Approaches to Governance"

14 Sep, 2023

Sep

Event

Victims of terrorism and their right to access justice: Challenges and solutions

26 Sep, 2023

Apr

Event

Expert Session ‘Longevity in right-wing extremist groups’

17 Apr, 2023

Jun

Event

ICCT Annual Conference 2023 - Hybrid Extremism: Causes and Responses to Anti-Institutional and Far-Right Extremisms

28 Jun, 2023 - 29 Jun, 2023

Aug

Sep

Training

2023 Advanced Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

28 Aug, 2023 - 01 Sep, 2023

Aug

Training

2023 Advanced Summer Programme: Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Violent Extremism

21 Aug, 2023 - 23 Aug, 2023

Mar

Event

ICCT Live Webinar: Assessing the Situation in al-Hol Camp: Current Practices and Future Prospects

13 Mar, 2023

Jan

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: Ten Years Later – Lessons from Decade-Long Counter-Terrorism Efforts in the Sahel

17 Jan, 2023

Nov

Event

ICCT Live Webinar on Report Launch: "A Comparative Study of Non-State Violent Drone Use in the Middle East"

22 Nov, 2022

Nov

Event

ICCT Annual Conference 2022 - Global Power Politics, Counter-Terrorism, And Human Rights

07 Nov, 2022 - 08 Nov, 2022

Oct

Event

ICCT and Egmont Institute Live Briefing: Spreading Hate – The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism

2022 Advanced Summer Programme: Terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law

29 Aug, 2022 - 02 Sep, 2022

Aug

Training

2022 Online Summer Programme: Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Violent Extremism

15 Aug, 2022 - 17 Aug, 2022

Jun

Event

ICCT and C-REX Live Webinar: The Far Right in Indonesia

01 Jun, 2022

May

Event

ICCT and C-REX Live Webinar: The Far Right in Central America

11 May, 2022

Mar

Event

ICCT and C-REX Live Webinar: The Far Right in Romania

09 Mar, 2022

Feb

Event

ICCT and Egmont Institute Live Briefing: The Islamic State in Africa

10 Feb, 2022

Dec

Training

ICCT Online Training Session: The Power of Guns: indirect and direct use of SALW by terrorist groups

13 Dec, 2021

Dec

Event

ICCT Annual Conference 2021 - Trends in Radicalisation to Violence: Key Policy Priorities and Knowledge Gaps

08 Dec, 2021 - 09 Dec, 2021

Nov

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: Impact of Covid on Violent Non-State Actors

18 Nov, 2021

Nov

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: Evolutions of Counter-Terrorism since 9/11

2021 Advanced Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

30 Aug, 2021 - 03 Sep, 2021

Aug

Training

2021 Online Summer Programme: Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Violent Extremism

16 Aug, 2021 - 18 Aug, 2021

Sep

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: Countering Violent Extremism: The Need For a New Direction? Recording

02 Sep, 2021

Jul

Event

Live Briefing: Arms and Terrorist Financing in Post-Qadhafi Libya

29 Jul, 2021

Jun

Event

Part V of the Handbook: Preparedness and Consequence Management

Summer Programmes 2021

30 Aug, 2021 - 03 Sep, 2021

Mar

Event

Part III of the Handbook of Terrorism Prevention and Preparedness

11 Mar, 2021

Feb

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: How Terror Evolves

25 Feb, 2021

Jan

Event

Part II of the Handbook of Terrorism Prevention and Preparedness

28 Jan, 2021

Nov

Event

Presentation of Handbook on Countering Terrorism

24 Nov, 2020

Nov

Event

10 Years of ICCT: What's Next?

18 Nov, 2020

Nov

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: 1325 twenty years on - the evolution of the WPS agenda after 9/11

11 Nov, 2020

Oct

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: A Thin Line - Freedom of Expression vis-à-vis (Extremist) Hate Speech

29 Oct, 2020

Aug

Training

2020 Advanced Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

24 Aug, 2020 - 28 Aug, 2020

Aug

Training

2020 Online Summer Programme: Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Violent Terrorism

24 Aug, 2020 - 28 Aug, 2020

Acteurs Coutumiers Dans un Contexte Singulier: Le Cas de la Région du Sahel au Burkina Faso

Mar

Event

Follow-Up Q&A: Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State: Competition or Cooperation in Western Sahel?

26 Mar, 2020

Mar

Event

ICCT Live Briefing: Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State: Competition or Cooperation in Western Sahel?

26 Mar, 2020

Dec

Event

ICCT Lecture 11 December - After the Caliphate: The Islamic State and the Future Terrorist Diaspora

11 Dec, 2018

Aug

Event

High Level Panel: The Use of International Terrorist Watch Lists

31 Aug, 2018

Aug

Training

2018 Advanced Summer Programmes

20 Aug, 2018 - 24 Aug, 2018

Dec

Event

Report: ICCT and ECFR Seminar on Drone Strikes in Counter-Terror Wars

14 Dec, 2016

Dec

Event

Drone Strikes and Counter-Terror Wars: Legal Perspectives and Recommendations for European States

14 Dec, 2016

Nov

Event

STR 2016: Addressing Key Societal Challenges

07 Nov, 2016 - 08 Nov, 2016

Nov

Event

International Conference 'Who determines the security (research) agenda?'

09 Nov, 2016 - 10 Nov, 2016

Jun

Event

National Action Planning on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

30 Jun, 2016

Nov

Event

Clingendael: Expert Meeting with Nicolas de Rivière

13 Nov, 2015

Nov

Event

Lecture on Combating Terrorism with the Tools of Law

17 Nov, 2015

Oct

Training

Expert Meeting: (Counter-) Terrorism in the Post-Arab Spring Context

06 Oct, 2015 - 07 Oct, 2015

Aug

Event

High Level Panel: The Dilemmas Involved in Countering Terrorism through the Internet. What's at Stake?

28 Aug, 2015

Mar

Event

Expert Roundtable (in London): Libya's Civil War

13 Mar, 2015

Sep

Event

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: The Role and Future of Extremist Groups in the Region

15 Sep, 2014

Aug

Training

Countering Terrorism in the Post-9/11 World: Legal Challenges & Dilemmas

25 Aug, 2014 - 29 Aug, 2014

Sinai Peninsula: A Safe-Haven for Jihadist

Apr

Event

Terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula: A Safe-Haven for Jihadists?

07 Apr, 2014

jihadism in australia and netherlands workshop

May

Event

Empirical Research on Terrorism: Home-Grown Jihadism in Australia & the Netherlands

29 May, 2013

Feb

Event

The External Dimensions of EU Counter-Terrorism Policy

22 Feb, 2013

Aug

Training

Summer Programme: 'Countering Terrorism in the Post 9/11 World'

27 Aug, 2012 - 31 Aug, 2012

May

Event

Counter-Terrorism: International Law and Practice

23 May, 2012

Feb

Training

Pre-conference Meeting on Fear and Polarisation

28 Feb, 2012

Dec

Event

Political Transition and Stability on the Borders of the Union: Morocco and North Africa

16 Dec, 2011

Nov

Event

Ethical Issues in Counter-Terrorism - Seminar & Book Launch

03 Nov, 2011

Oct

Event

Civil Society's Role in Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

20 Oct, 2011 - 22 Oct, 2011

Oct

Event

CTED Lunch Meeting

20 Oct, 2011

Oct

Event

Expert Meeting: Freedom From Fear

03 Oct, 2011

Sep

Event

Seminar on Counter-Terrorism & Civil Society

08 Sep, 2011

Aug

Training

CT Summer Programme

22 Aug, 2011 - 26 Aug, 2011

Aug

Event

Panel Discussion on Consequences of Norway Attacks

26 Aug, 2011

Jul

Training

Roundtable Preventive CT Measures & Non-Discrimination

08 Jul, 2011

Jun

Event

Seminar Special Tribunal for Lebanon and Terrorism

15 Jun, 2011

May

Event

Preventing Terrorism: The US and the AfPak Region after bin Laden

30 May, 2011

May

Event

Lecture & Panel Debate: Preventing Impunity: Terrorists on Trial

26 May, 2011

The Use of Intelligence in Terrorism-related Court Proceedings

Mar

Event

Procedures That Allow for Use of Intelligence in Terrorism-related Trials Differ Greatly

03 Mar, 2011

Meeting room with lots of people wearing suits

Mar

Training

Extradition & Assurances

22 Mar, 2011

Mar

Event

Negotiating with Terrorists

10 Mar, 2011 - 23 Mar, 2011

People participating in the EM Joint Investigation team

Feb

Training

EM Joint Investigation Teams

21 Feb, 2011

Dec

Event

International Launch Conference

12 Dec, 2010 - 13 Dec, 2010

Dec

Event

Where Are We Going?: CT and Human Rights

07 Dec, 2010

Nov

Training

Expert Meeting: Lone Wolves

05 Nov, 2010

Nov

Training

CT, Communication and Non-State Actors

03 Nov, 2010

Sep

Event

Panel on the Role of Civil Society in Counter-Terrorism

07 Sep, 2010 - 09 Sep, 2010

May

Event

Official Opening ICCT

31 May, 2010

Multimedia

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In the media

October 12, 2026

In the Media: Kacper Rekawek on Polish School Attacks

In the media

October 07, 2026

In the Media: Peter Knoope on Conflict Prevention

In the media

October 05, 2026

In the Media: ICCT on Russian Attacks in Europe

Press release

October 05, 2026

[New short course] Countering hybrid attacks: when an attack doesn't look like one

In the media

October 02, 2026

In the Media: Tanya Mehra on Proposed Ban on Expressing Support for Terrorist Organisations

In the media

September 22, 2026

In the Media: Thomas Renard and Julian Lanchès on Changing Form of Online Youth Radicalisation

In the media

September 17, 2026

In the Media: Georgia Holmer and Colin Clarke on 9/11

In the media

September 14, 2026

In The Media: Thomas Renard on Shifting Terrorism Threat Landscape under Trump

In the media

September 08, 2026

In the Media: Thomas Renard on 25th Anniversary of 9/11

In the media

July 17, 2026

In the Media: Thomas Renard on the US Summit on the Resurgence of Left-Wing Terrorism

Podcast

Episode 2: Not Under the Threat of Bombs

45 minutes

ICCT-SACC SENTINEL Podcast

In the media

July 13, 2026

In the Media: Thomas Renard on Alleged Iranian Threats Against Trump

Thomas Renard, Kacper Rekawek and Julian Lanches

In the media

July 06, 2026

In the Media: Thomas Renard, Kacper Rekawek and Julian Lanchès on Russia's Hybrid Attacks in France

Press release

June 23, 2026

Horizon-funded Research Project PROCLAIM Tackles Hidden Online Hate Speech and AI-driven Radicalisation

Press release

January 23, 2026

ICCT named “Best Think Tank on Counter-Terrorism and Hybrid Threats” at the European Enterprise Awards 2025

Press release

December 18, 2025

Alex P. Schmid awarded for his exceptional contribution to terrorism studies

In the media

December 12, 2025

In the Media: Bibi van Ginkel and Tanya Mehra on Implicit Extremist Content Online

In the media

December 02, 2025

In the Media: Bibi van Ginkel on the Challenges of Tackling Extremist Content Online

In the media

October 08, 2025

In the Media: Maria Zotova on Russia's Hybrid War against Europe

In the media

August 28, 2025

In the Media: Bibi van Ginkel on the issues plaguing the global counter-terrorism sector

Press release

August 25, 2025

Quarterly Updates: The Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub

In the media

July 04, 2025

In the media: Tanya Mehra on the allocation of additional NATO funding

In the media

July 03, 2025

In the Media: Thomas Renard on new NATO target spending quota

In the media

July 03, 2025

In the Media: Thomas Renard on the misunderstood relationship between terrorism and migration

Press release

June 17, 2025

ICCT Releases its Annual Report 2024

Podcast

Episode 1: There's No Community Without Security: the Impact of anti-Semitism in Europe

34 minutes

ICCT-SACC SENTINEL Podcast

Press release

April 25, 2025

ICCT Celebrates 15 years of Impactful Work in Counter-Terrorism

In the media

April 14, 2025

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on whether Extinction Rebellion should be labelled a terrorist organisation

Press release

March 31, 2025

Méryl Demuynck selected as a member of the EU Knowledge Hub Thematic Panel on the Management of Foreign Terrorist Fighters

In the media

March 28, 2025

In the media: Tanya Mehra on the ISIS threat in a changing world order

In the media

March 22, 2025

In the media: Thomas Renard on the risk of terrorist radicalisation of drug traffickers

In the media

March 10, 2025

In the media: Peter Knoope on the terrorism threat in the Sahel

Press release

February 27, 2025

ICCT Director Appointed as Chair of the European Union Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation Research Committee

Podcast

War on Ukraine: Foreign Fighters, Doxxing and (State Terrorism)

45min

War on Ukraine: Foreign Fighters, Doxxing and (State Terrorism)

Thomas Renard and Meryl Demuynck Die Zeit

In the media

February 23, 2025

In the media: Thomas Renard and Méryl Demuynck on the challenges raised by the migration-terrorism nexus

In the media

February 19, 2025

In the media: Thomas Renard on the online terrorist threats against Belgium

In the media

February 16, 2025

In the media: Eviane Leidig on the risk of radicalisation for incels

In the media

February 04, 2025

In the media: Tanya Mehra on the rise of anti-Semitic attacks and foreign interference in Australia

In the media

January 26, 2025

In the media: Tanya Mehra on Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Netherlands

Press release

January 23, 2025

European Commission appoints ICCT Director to the Research Committee of the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation and Extremism

In the media

January 16, 2025

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on ISKP new targets in Europe and the US

In the media

January 12, 2025

In the media: Thomas Renard on the threat of Jihadist groups exploiting the Syrian crisis

In the media

January 09, 2025

In the media: Tanya Mehra on Northern Syrian prisons where IS fighters are held captive

In the media

January 07, 2025

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on the Yemeni prisoners transferred from Guantanamo Bay to Oman

In the media

January 07, 2025

In the media: Thomas Renard reflects on the Charlie Hebdo attack 10 years later

In the media

January 06, 2025

In the media: Thomas Renard analyses the terrorist threat 10 years after the Charlie Hebdo attack

In the media

January 04, 2025

In the media: Antoine Baudon on the ISIS attack in New Orleans

In the media

December 21, 2024

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on the Christmas market attack in Madgeburg

In the media

December 20, 2024

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg

Podcast

Episode 3: What are the legal and governance implications of using AI in counterterrorism?

45min

The Role of AI in (Counter-)Terrorism

Podcast

Episode 2: How are terrorists exploiting AI?

58min

The Role of AI in (Counter-)Terrorism

Podcast

Episode 1: What does AI mean for the security space? An introduction

34min

The Role of AI in (Counter-)Terrorism

Press release

November 18, 2024

ICCT Hosted Blue Sky AI Workshop

In the media

November 14, 2024

In the media: Anne Craanen on solutions to the wave of hypermasculinity that aided the Trump election

In the media

November 13, 2024

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on attacks on Israeli supporters in Amsterdam

Press release

October 17, 2024

Quarterly Updates: The Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub

In the media

September 13, 2024

In the Media: Alex P. Schmid on Defining Terrorism

In the media

August 30, 2024

In the media: Antoine Baudon discusses the French Government's steps against Jihadism

In the media

August 26, 2024

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel about the attack in Solingen, Germany

In the media

August 22, 2024

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on the murder of James Foley by ISIS

Press release

August 19, 2024

Europol appoints ICCT Director to the steering committee of the ECTC Advisory Network

In the media

August 19, 2024

In the Media: Bibi van Ginkel about UK threating extreme misogyny as terrorism

In the media

August 15, 2024

In the media: Antoine Baudon on the impact of Taylor Swift attack in Vienna

In the media

August 09, 2024

In the media: Thomas Renard on terrorist groups recruiting teenagers

In the media

August 09, 2024

In the media: Thomas Renard and Tanya Mehra on Taylor Swift attack and rising teenage terrorism and

In the media

July 25, 2024

In the media: Thomas Renard on terrorism risk during the Paris Olympics

In the media

July 25, 2024

In the media: Thomas Renard on terrorism risk during the Paris Olympics

In the media

July 25, 2024

In the Media: ICCT on the Security Risks at the 2024 Olympics.

In the media

July 25, 2024

In the Media: Thomas Renard on the terrorism risk at the Paris Olympics boosted by the Israeli-Gaza Crisis

In the media

July 25, 2024

In the Media: Arie Perliger about Trump's Assassination Attempt

Press release

July 15, 2024

ICCT Releases its Annual Report 2023

In the media

July 15, 2024

In the media: Adrian Shtuni on Russia influence in Kosovo

In the media

July 11, 2024

In the media: ICCT on the possibility of a terrorist threat at the 2024 Paris Olympics

In the media

July 05, 2024

In the media: Thomas Renard about the possibility of a terrorist attack on the upcoming Paris Olympics.

In the media

July 05, 2024

In the media: Méryl Demuynck and Pierre Cresson on the possibility of a terrorist attack on the upcoming Paris Olympics.

In the media

July 02, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

In the media

July 02, 2024

In the media: Joana Cook on the ten years since the Islamic State declared its 'caliphate'.

In the media

July 01, 2024

In the media: Kacper Rekawek on how Russia uses right-wing organizations

In the media

June 29, 2024

In the media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

Holding ISIL Accountable: Prosecuting Crimes in Iraq and Syria

Press release

June 10, 2024

ICCT Press New Book - Holding ISIL Accountable: Prosecuting Crimes in Iraq and Syria

Press release

May 13, 2024

Launch of ICCT's Monitoring & Evaluation Centre of Excellence

In the media

May 03, 2024

In the media: Tanya Mehra on the recent RCMP arrests of alleged Hitmen accused of Killing B.C. Sikh leader

In the media

April 29, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

In the media

April 26, 2024

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on Whether the Netherlands Should be Worried about the Possible ISIS Threat after the Attack in Moscow

In the media

April 25, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Female Jihadis Facing Justice: Comparing Approaches in Europe"

In the media

April 23, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

In the media

April 22, 2024

In the media: Lynn Schneider on Children of Violent Extremists

In the media

April 17, 2024

ICCT in the Media: Kacper Rekawek on Hamas leader Whose Sons died in the Gaza Strip

In the media

April 16, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

In the media

April 16, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

In the media

April 13, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

In the media

April 12, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

In the media

April 11, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries"

In the media

April 10, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries"

In the media

April 10, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries"

In the media

April 10, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries"

In the media

April 10, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

Press release

April 10, 2024

ICCT Press New Book - Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries

In the media

March 30, 2024

In the media: Thomas Renard on the Growing Threat of the Islamic State in Europe

In the media

March 29, 2024

In the media: ICCT Press Book "Female Jihadis Facing Justice: Comparing Approaches in Europe"

In the media

March 23, 2024

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on how it is quite conceivable that ISIS-Kis behind the Moscow Concert Hall Attack

In the media

March 23, 2024

In the Media: Bibi van Ginkel on the Likelihood for ISIS-K being Responsible for the Moscow Concert Hall Attack

In the media

March 18, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Female Jihadis Facing Justice: Comparing Approaches in Europe"

In the media

March 18, 2024

In the Media: Meryl Demuynck On What Makes West Africa Such a Vulnerable Place for Violent Extremism

In the media

March 17, 2024

In the media: Bibi van Ginkel on the the heightened risk of IS attacks in Europe

The Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub

Press release

February 27, 2024

Quarterly Updates: The Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub

Podcast

Episode 5: Countering anti-institutional extremism in North America

39min

Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses

In the media

February 22, 2024

In the media: Adrian Shtuni on the impact of the Israel-Gaza conflict in the Western Balkans

In the media

February 21, 2024

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on the Trial of Dutch IS Women

In the media

February 14, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Female Jihadis Facing Justice: Comparing Approaches in Europe"

In the media

February 13, 2024

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Press Book "Female Jihadis Facing Justice: Comparing Approaches in Europe"

Anti-Istitutional Extremism: causes and responses

Podcast

Episode 4: Countering anti-institutional extremism in Europe

26min

Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses

Podcast

Episode 3: Anti-institutional extremism in Europe

50min

Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses

Podcast

Episode 2: Anti-institutional extremism in North America

55 min

Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses

Podcast

Episode 1: What is anti-institutional extremism?

39 min

Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses

In the media

December 30, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Bibi van Ginkel on Police Mobilisation Amid Increased Terrorist Threat in Europe

In the media

December 21, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard about the terror risk in Europe

In the media

December 15, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the arrest of Hamas members in Germany and Netherlands

Press release

November 17, 2023

Quarterly Updates: The Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub

Press release

November 02, 2023

Now Live: The Interlinkages Database

In the media

October 24, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 24, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 22, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 21, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Bibi van Ginkel on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 20, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 19, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 19, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Bibi van Ginkel on 6th September attempted attack at Dutch broadcasting offices in Hilversum

In the media

October 18, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 18, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 18, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 18, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 17, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 17, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 17, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Bibi van Ginkel on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 17, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 17, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 17, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the attack in Brussels

In the media

October 14, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Alex P. Schmid on hostages taken by Hamas

Podcast

Episode 4: The United States' changing approach to Counter-Terrorism with Daniel Byman

21 min 33 sec

The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism

Podcast

Episode 3: China's Approach to Countering Terrorism with Raffaello Pantucci

31 min 36 sec

The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism

Podcast

Episode 2: The End of a Western-Dominated Global CT Agenda? With Marc Hecker

36 min 1 sec

The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism

Podcast

Episode 1: The Impact of Great Power Politics on the United Nation's Counter-Terrorism Strategy with Naureen Fink

22 min 28 sec

The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism

In the media

April 12, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on the Repatriation of Dutch IS Women

In the media

April 02, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on Syrian Incarceration Camps

In the media

April 01, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on Terrorist Threats in Belgium

In the media

March 14, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp's Potential Classification as a Terrorist Group

In the media

March 07, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Bàrbara Molas on Multiculturalism and Far-Right Extremism

In the media

March 02, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Teun van Dongen on Extremism in the Climate Movement

In the media

February 12, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the Miss Belgium Attack

In the media

February 10, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and its Status as a Terrorist Group

In the media

February 10, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on the Prosecution of Dutch IS Woman

In the media

January 30, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on the Wagner Group

In the media

January 30, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Bàrbara Molas on International Right-Wing Extremism

In the media

January 25, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard about 2016 Brussels Attacks trial

In the media

January 23, 2023

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the European Union

Press release

November 09, 2022

ICCT Annual Conference 2022 - Global power politics, Counter-terrorism, and Human rights

In the media

September 20, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Teun van Dongen on Taliban and the Impact of their Fundamentalism in Afghanistan

In the media

August 24, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the Impact of Killing Al-Qaeda's Leader and the Future of Terrorist Groups

In the media

August 24, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on Al-Zawahiri's Death and its Effects on Global Terrorism Threat

In the media

August 03, 2022

ICCT in the Media: ICCT Experts on Al-Qaeda Losing Al-Zawahiri

teun Expertise-unit Sociale Stabiliteit interview

In the media

June 30, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Teun van Dongen on the Future of Radicalisation and its Prevention

In the media

June 29, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the Future of the Terrorist Threat

In the media

June 27, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Teun van Dongen on the Stroe Farmer's Protest

In the media

June 13, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Thomas Renard on the Failures of Belgian Intelligence Services

In the media

February 23, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Tanya Mehra on weapons in Afghanistan

In the media

February 17, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Julie Coleman on counter-terrorism efforts in Mali

In the media

February 14, 2022

ICCT in the Media: Teun van Dongen on the IS prison attack

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Video

ICCT: Meet Teun van Dongen

2:32 min

Press release

January 06, 2022

New Project Release: PREPARE

Podcast

Episode 7: Counter-Terrorism and Women's Rights with Amb. Roya Rahmani

42 min 15 sec

After 9/11

Podcast

Episode 6: Counter-Terrorism, Civil Liberties, and National Security with Hina Shamsi

32 min 49 sec

After 9/11

Podcast

Episode 5: Counter-Terrorism and International Diplomacy with Amb. Janet Alberda

35 min 22 sec

After 9/11

Podcast

Episode 4: Counter-Terrorism Developments and Future Directions with Tom Parker

56 min 14 sec

After 9/11

Podcast

Episode 3: Counter-Terrorism and the War on Terror with Bruce Hoffman

ICCT in the Media: 20 years after 9/11

Podcast

Episode 2: Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights with Fiounnula Ní Aoláin

ICCT in the Media: Teun van Dongen on '20 years of 9/11'

Podcast

Episode 1: Counter-Terrorism in Policing with Frank Straub

ICCT in the Media: The Fall of Afghanistan

Press release

August 31, 2021

ICCT’s New Director: Thomas Renard

Press release

August 30, 2021

Summer Programmes 2021

Press release

May 04, 2021

ICCT's New Editorial Board Members

Press release

March 31, 2021

ICCT's New Governance Structure

In the media

March 11, 2021

ICCT in the Media: Gijs Weijenberg on the EU and the Maghreb

Press release

January 07, 2021

Radicalisation Awareness Network Contract Announcement

Press release

November 18, 2020

Celebrating 10 Years of ICCT

Press release

August 25, 2020

ICCT Director Presents on the Dutch Approach to Counter-Terrorism to the US Government

In the media

June 11, 2020

Featured Perspective: Analysing personal accounts of perpetrators of incel violence

In the media

April 30, 2020

Julie Coleman in Balkan Insight

In the media

April 17, 2020

MERIT Newsflash No. 33

In the media

March 13, 2020

MERIT Newsflash No. 32

In the media

February 27, 2020

Renske van der Veer at the Munich Security Conference (MSC)

In the media

February 26, 2020

MERIT Newsflash No. 31

In the media

February 04, 2020

MERIT Newsflash No. 30

In the media

February 04, 2020

MERIT Newsflash No. 29

In the media

February 04, 2020

MERIT Newsflash No. 28

In the media

February 04, 2020

MERIT Newsflash No. 27

Press release

December 12, 2019

CTED Launches Guidelines on Battlefield Evidence

In the media

October 29, 2019

MERIT Newsflash No. 26

In the media

October 29, 2019

MERIT Newsflash No. 25

Press release

October 02, 2019

Voices from Mali

In the media

October 02, 2019

MERIT Newsflash No. 24

In the media

October 02, 2019

MERIT Newsflash No. 23

In the media

October 02, 2019

MERIT Newsflash No. 22

In the media

April 04, 2019

Senior Research Fellow Liesbeth van der Heide in ABC Radio

In the media

January 08, 2019

Research Fellow Christophe Paulussen in NRC article

In the media

November 07, 2018

ICCT Policy Brief is featured on UN CTED's Reader Digest Reading List

In the media

October 20, 2018

America's endgame and Iran's role in Syria

In the media

October 18, 2018

ICCT Director Renske van der Veer on NOS

In the media

October 11, 2018

Associate Fellow Collin P. Clarke on the financial situation of ISIS

In the media

October 01, 2018

ICCT staff in the media on recent terrorist arrests

In the media

September 13, 2018

ICCT mentioned in USAID's Peace Exchange Initiative

In the media

September 11, 2018

GLOBSEC report on European Jihadis

In the media

September 04, 2018

Liesbeth van der Heide in talkshow M

In the media

September 03, 2018

ICCT in the media: NRC and AD

In the media

August 28, 2018

ICCT project mentioned in UN Security Council report on ISIL

In the media

August 27, 2018

Article on the transformation of ISIS by Collin P. Clarke

In the media

August 23, 2018

ICCT Director Renske van der Veer Interviewed for BNR Radio

In the media

July 31, 2018

ICCT Director Renske van der Veer in AT5 Nieuws Article

Core staff

Isabella Pirlogea

PhD candidate and Research Fellow

Julian Lanchès

Research Fellow

Kacper Rekawek

Senior Research Fellow and Programme Lead

Thomas Renard

Director

Associate Fellows

Georgia Holmer

Associate Fellow

Stuart Macdonald

Associate Fellow, Rule of Law Responses to Terrorism

Bram Sizoo

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Kamaran Palani

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Martin Ewi

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Mustafa Hasan

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Martine Zeuthen

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Jeanne Sulzer

Associate Fellow, Rule of Law Responses to Terrorism

David Yuzva Clement

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Aileen van Leeuwen

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism and M&E Centre of Excellence

Tarik Gherbaoui

Associate Fellow

Tricia Bacon

Associate Fellow, Current and Emerging Threats

Colin P. Clarke

Associate Fellow, Current and Emerging Threats

Jessica Davis

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Bibi van Ginkel

Associate Fellow

Liesbeth van der Heide

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Donald Holbrook

Associate Fellow, Current and Emerging Threats

Seamus Hughes

Associate Fellow, Rule of Law Responses to Terrorism

Haroro J. Ingram

Associate Fellow, Current and Emerging Threats

Idriss Mounir Lallali

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Francesco Marone

Associate Fellow, Current and Emerging Threats

John Morrison

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Christophe Paulussen

Associate Fellow

Elizabeth Pearson

Associate Fellow, Current and Emerging Threats

Bart Schuurman

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Adrian Shtuni

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Letta M. Tayler

Associate Fellow, Rule of Law Responses to Terrorism

Craig Whiteside

Associate Fellow, Current and Emerging Threats

Tanya Mehra

Associate Fellow

Julie Coleman

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Joana Cook

Associate Fellow, Preventing / Countering Violent Extremism

Amarnath Amarasingam

Associate Fellow, Current and Emerging Threats

Méryl Demuynck

Associate Fellow, Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE)

Topics

In Their Eyes: How European Security Services Look at Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism, 2026 Edition

25 Years After 9/11 Terrorism Remains a Priority

San Diego as a Warning: The West Needs a New Prevention Strategy for the Rise of Radicalised Minors

25 Years After 9/11 Terrorism Remains a Priority

San Diego as a Warning: The West Needs a New Prevention Strategy for the Rise of Radicalised Minors

A House Divided: The Ninth Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Future of UN Counter-Terrorism

Antisemitism and Violent Extremism in Europe: An Analysis of Trends and Incidents

Blurring Terrorism and War: Russia’s Counter-Terrorism Framework and the Risks for International Partners

From Reaction to Strategy: Making Proscription of Far-Right Organisations an Effective Tool of Democratic Defence

Projects

VISTA

EU Knowledge Hub

Security Coordination and Programme Enhancement (SCOPE)

SENTINEL

Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/784 addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online (TCO)

Feasibility Study On The Development Of An Assessment Framework For Terrorist And Borderline Content Online

GLOCTER Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network

Prosecuting for Linkages between Terrorism and Core International Crimes in Indonesia 2023-2024

Investigating a Migration-Terror Nexus

Intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Terrorism

Quick Scan Barneveld

Exposed but not so much protected: How Local Government Officials Adapt To Terrorist & Extremist Threats

Supporting Iraq Civil Society in Effective PVE

Radicalisation Awareness Network Policy Support

Summer Programmes

Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub

RAN Policy Support in the Western Balkans

NATO Guidebook on Inter-Agency and International Cooperation In Counter-Terrorism

Strategic Communications, Disinformation and Violent Extremism

ESDC Training on EU CT and P/CVE

PREPARE

Rehabilitation & Reintegration Support to the Kosovo Probation Service

CT MORSE

Rule of Law-Based Use of Administrative Measures in a Counter-Terrorism Context

Developing Guidance on Criminal Justice Responses to the Linkages between Terrorism and International Crimes

Assessing 20 Years of Counterterrorism

USAID Customary Resilience

Workshops on Criminal Justice Responses to the Linkages between Terrorism and International Crimes

Threat Assessments

Small Arms Light Weapons (SALW)

Radicalisation Awareness Network 2012

Developing the Glion Recommendations on the Use of Administrative Measures

Engaging Civil Society in Rehabilitation: The Sahel

Developing UN Guidelines on Evidence Collected by the Military

Engaging Civil Society in Rehabilitation

Countering Terrorist Narratives

Countering Incitement and Violent Extremism

Strengthening the Role and Rights of Victims of Terrorism

Evaluating the EU's Counter-Terrorism Architecture

Development of the Addendum of the Hague-Marrakech Memorandum

The Foreign Fighters Phenomenon in the European Union

Military Transition Strategies

NATO Advanced Research Workshops: Countering Terrorism

Curriculum Development for the Rule of Law

Future Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Trends

Events

Back to the 1970s? What Carlos the Jackal can teach us for today’s counter-terrorism

“Things are not always as they seem”: Russo-Ukrainian War, Extremism, Criminality and State Meddling

2026 Advanced Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

ICCT Annual Conference 2025 15/15 Vision: Looking Back, Moving Forward

Blurred Boundaries: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Limits in Detecting and Moderating Terrorist, Illegal and Implicit Extremist Content Online while Respecting Freedom of Expression

"Ticket to Bandera”: Russian Extremist Disinformation Operations in Europe

2025 Advanced Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

ICCT Live Briefing: Life of Civilians Under the Islamic State (IS)

ICCT Live Webinar: The Role of Transitional Justice in the Context of Counter-Terrorism: Opportunities and Challenges

2024 Advanced Counter-Terrorism Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

ICCT Live Briefing: God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America

CSTPV and ICCT Roundtable: The Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack - Regional, Political and Security Implications

ICCT Live Briefing: Spill-over effects of Israel-Hamas conflict: Impacting the narratives in Europe, Africa, West-Balkans and the rest of the Middle East

ICCT Live Briefing: Administrative Measures, Human Rights, and Democracy in Turbulent Times

Book Launch: "Russia and the Far-Right: Insights from Ten European Countries"

Expert Seminar on Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (P/CVERLT)

ICCT Annual Conference 2024 "Houston, we have a problem": Counter-Terrorism in the Age of Uncertainty

Roudtable Discussion on the 2023 UNDP Report Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement UNDP

Hedayah Eight Annual International Countering Violent Extremism Research Conference

Book Launch: "The Rule is for None but Allah: Islamist Approaches to Governance"

Victims of terrorism and their right to access justice: Challenges and solutions

Expert Session ‘Longevity in right-wing extremist groups’

ICCT Annual Conference 2023 - Hybrid Extremism: Causes and Responses to Anti-Institutional and Far-Right Extremisms