Countering Violent Extremism in the Maghreb and the Sahel: The EU’s Role Under Discussion.
PREVEX is holding two café debates organised by the Sant’ Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA), the Alliance for Rebuilding Governance in Africa (ARGA) and Al Akhawayn University (AUI). The debates are in French.
Following the adoption of the European Union’s counterterrorism strategy, the fight against violent extremism has become one of the key objectives of the EU’s external action, in particular in the area of its neighbourhood (enlarged ). But what is the European Union really doing to contribute to the prevention and fight against violent extremism in the Maghreb and the Sahel?
This question is at the heart of the Horizon2020 PREVEX research project (Preventing Violent Extremism in the Balkans and the Mena: Strengthening Resilience in Enabling Environment ). Thanks to the collaboration of researchers from Europe, the Maghreb and the Sahel, a new Policy Brief takes stock of the strategies, projects, actions and underlying stories through which the EU implements its commitment to prevent and counter violent extremism in practice.
Drawing on extensive data collection and interviews with key stakeholders, the Policy Brief includes in-depth case studies from Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali and Niger as well as analysis of national strategies and regional and interregional trends.
Café debates
Countering violent extremism in the Maghreb: The EU’s Role under discussion.
Café debate on January 13, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (UTC +1 Rome, Brussels, Tunis, Rabat), online on Webex.
Jointly organised by AUI (Morocco) and the SSSA (Italy).
Speakers:
FRANCESCO STRAZZARI and LUCA RAINERI (SSSA) Welcome and presentation of the PREVEX project
DJALLIL LOUNNAS (AUI) Presentation of the Policy Brief ‘The EU and other stakeholders’ prevention strategy towards violent extremism in the Maghreb’
EL MOSTAFA REZRAZI (Moroccan Observatory on Extremism and Violence) The Moroccan approach to prevention against violent extremism
MICHAEL AYARI (International Crisis Group) Factors of radicalization in the Maghreb: the case of Tunisia
Debate with the participants moderated by VIRGINIE COLLOMBIER (European University Institute)
LUCA RAINERI Summary and conclusions
Countering violent extremism in the Sahel: The EU’s Role under discussion.
Café debate on January 14, 2021, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (UTC +1 Rome, Brussels, Niamey) 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (UTC Bamako, Dakar), online on Webex.
Jointly organised by ARGA (based in Senegal) and SSSA (Italy).
Speakers:
FRANCESCO STRAZZARI and LUCA RAINERI (SSSA) Welcome and presentation of the PREVEX project
ABDOUL WAHAB CISSÉ (ARGA) Presentation of the Policy Brief ‘The EU and other stakeholders’ prevention strategy towards violent extremism in the Sahel’
MOULAYE HASSANE (Centre d’Etudes
Stratégiques et de Sécurité du Niger, Head of the Fight against Radicalization and Violent Extremism Program) The Nigerien approach to the prevention of violent extremism
ORNELLA MODERAN (Institute for Security Studies, Head of the Sahel Program) The factors of radicalization in the Sahel
Debate with the participants moderated by EDOARDO BALDARO (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
LUCA RAINERI Summary and conclusions
These Café Debates offers an opportunity to present the results of the Policy Brief and stimulate an exchange with experts on violent extremism in the Maghreb and the Sahel.
The online format enables voices from the field to be collected and brought to the attention of policymakers, with a view to helping the international community, and the EU in particular, to develop a more sensitive and effective approach to prevention and countering violent extremism.
The participation of civil society, researchers and students interested in the issues of violent extremism in the Maghreb and the Sahel is strongly encouraged.
