The crucial case of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. In this article, PREVEX-researcher Luca Raineri argues that while jihadism appears to be on the rise in Africa, the explanations of violent extremist groups’ capacity to foment jihadi...
EU Prevention Strategies
D4.1 Working paper on EU’s policies and instruments for PVE Introduction This working paper maps and analyses the toolbox of the EU and a handful of European countries by providing a comprehensive overview of existing measures aimed at preventing...
Future challenges of violent extremism in the Western Balkans
Western Balkan countries face a new security challenge: the deradicalization and reintegration of returnees. By 2017, at least 310 adults had returned to the region and it was estimated that another 460 – mostly women and children – remained...