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The upcoming transition to a new administration provides the United States with an opportunity to change its approach to global security threats.
6 October 2016
It’s been a good week – so far - to highlight peace on the international stage.
21 September 2016
David Alpher looks at the The US Department of State and USAID's joint strategy on countering violent extremism abroad, and outlines what it got right and where it still needs work.
26 July 2016
As the countering violent extremism agenda becomes more prominent, Leanne McKay looks at why it shouldn’t supersede other development, peacebuilding and rule of law options available to tackle violence.
18 April 2016
Following significant announcements on the future of the countering violent extremism (CVE) agenda in the US, David Alpher and Sunil Suri call for redoubled efforts to ensure CVE is not a mere rehash of approaches that have already failed to stem the global terror threat.
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As the US steps up its military operations in Somalia Sunil Suri blogs on why drones reinforce a strategy for approaching Somalia that is overly focused on al-Shabaab at the expense of other, more important, drivers of conflict.
15 March 2016
Larry Attree and Farea al Muslimi explore how counter-terrorism strategies from the United States have badly backfired in Yemen.
3 March 2016
Sunil Suri explores the legacy of the US, UK and EU’s counter-terror, stabilisation and statebuilding approaches in Somalia.
18 February 2016
Head of Policy Larry Attree examines why the Wests approach to counter-terror and stabilisation are failing and lessons that can be drawn for the future.
1 February 2016
Since 2007 the US, UK and EU have provided significant funds to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and regional actors aimed at militarily defeating al-Shabaab.
1 February 2016