The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (Tirana) and the Group for Legal and Political Studies (Prishtina) are pleased to invite you to a virtual round table discussion “External actors’ efforts in preventing violent...
The status of (preventing and countering) violent extremism in Albania
January 2021 – More than five years have passed since 1353 men, women, and children travelled from the Western Balkans to Syria and Iraq. Since then, western Balkan governments have taken substantial measures to prosecute those that travelled to join a...
Webinar: External actors’ efforts in preventing violent extremism in the Western Balkans
Speakers will introduce participants with the main conclusions presented in a policy brief summarizing EU and other stakeholders’ prevention strategies towards violent extremism in the Western Balkans. The policy brief outlines the dominant external approaches and narratives behind the...
Café debate webinar: Countering violent extremism in the Middle East
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. But what is the European...
Policy briefs: EU and other stakeholder’s PVE strategies
Presented here are three policy briefs summarising the EU and other stakeholders’ prevention strategies towards violent extremism in the Balkans, North Africa and the Sahel, and the Middle East. What are the dominant external approaches and narratives behind the...
Implementation of the EU’s PVE policies
Working paper and policy brief on the implementation of the EU's policies toward preventing violent extremism in neighboring regions -the western Balkans and the broader MENA region. ...