Editorial The Russian war on Ukraine is devastating for the people of Ukraine. Still, the combined economic consequences of the war and the sanction regime imposed by Western powers are also felt in the regions where PREVEX is working....
PAVE and PREVEX Final Conference: Preventing violent extremism – Strengthening local community resilience
Preventing violent extremism – Strengthening local community resilience On the 18th of April PREVEX held its Final Conference in Bruxelles, together with its sister-project PAVE At this half-day event, we presented key findings from our projects, exchanged on the...
Understanding the roots of Kurdish resilience to violent extremism in Iraq
What are the reasons behind the limited impact of violent extremism and the Islamic State in the Kurdistan region of Iraq? In Iraq, by some considered to be the very cradle of the Islamic State, most people were not...
PAVE and PREVEX Final Conference
Preventing violent extremism – Strengthening local community resilience As the EU Horizon 2020-funded projects PAVE and PREVEX are coming to a close, researchers from both projects will present key findings, and discuss the joint policy recommendations on the prevention...
Rethinking radicalisation and resilience in Mali and the Sahel
What does resilience against radicalisation and violent extremism look like in Mali and the Sahel? And which drivers are present for the spread of extremism? Mali has faced several massive crises in the last decades. The country has experienced...
Staying safe by being good? The EU’s normative decline as a security actor in the Middle East
Photo: Son Tung Tran Why does the EU continue to fund and cooperate with authoritarian regimes in the MENA region at the expense of its liberal values? In this article, post-doctoral researcher Erik Skare delves into the European Union’s...