Fight Against Terrorism

Terrorism poses a direct threat to the security of citizens and international stability. Our research examines trends in terrorism and its key drivers, while also exploring possible policies to address them.

12 July 2024 | Africa, Middle East

THE SOUTHERN TALKS #9 - Terrorist Financing, Cultural Looting and The Role of Social Media

Dr. Amr Al Azm discusses how the looting and selling of antiquities during conflicts can finance terrorist groups.

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THE SOUTHERN TALKS #9 - Terrorist Financing, Cultural Looting and The Role of Social Media

Africa

The Climate Security-Violent Extremism Nexus in West Africa

12 February 2024

Our 5th Southern Talks welcomes Dr. Ebimboere Seiyefa

Africa

The contagion of violent extremism in West African coastal states

19 October 2022 at 14:49

Workshop report on the event 'The contagion of violent extremism in West African coastal states'.

Africa

Trends in Terrorist Activity in Africa 2012 - 2021

19 August 2022 at 11:37

The following report highlights current trends in terrorist activity in Africa, with focus on Al-Qaeda and DAESH.

Africa

Competition for Natural Resources in the Sahel

22 February 2022

Examining the main drivers of instability in natural resource extraction by external actors & armed groups in the Sahel region.

Africa

Mapping the Terrorist Threat in the South

30 August 2021

Case Study: Rivalry and Confrontation among Sahelian Terrorist Groups

Africa

Joint Report on Terrorism in The Sahel - Facts & Figures

11 May 2021

Statistical information on terrorist violent attacks occurring between 1 Sep-31 Dec 2019 (Period A) and 1 Jan-30 Apr 2020 (Period B).

Daily news

Hezbollah Can Rebuild And It Will Be Disastrous For Lebanon

Hamas says it will release bodies of four hostages, including Bibas children, on Thursday and six living hostages on Saturday

Middle East: UN says Israel violating Lebanon ceasefire deal

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Weekly readings

How Hezbollah Ends

For Hezbollah, these are trying times. After decades of being Lebanon’s predominant political and military organization, the group is reeling. During a yearlong war with Israel, it lost much of its military infrastructure. Its leadership ranks were decimated.

Reading of the Week: Israel, Hamas Reach Gaza Cease-fire Deal: What Happens Now?

On January 15, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced that a cease-fire agreement — mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States — had been reached between Hamas and Israel to pause fighting in Gaza and begin a series of steps to end of the war. The agreement details three phases toward immediate humanitarian relief, hostage and prisoner exchange, redeployment of Israeli forces, and negotiations toward a longer-term end-of-hostilities and reconstruction of Gaza.