Course Overview
In February 2016, the UN Secretary-General and General Assembly adopted a resolution that will 'give further consideration to the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism', and was formally accepted as part of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review in July 2016. Recent developments in security policy have identified the importance not only of preventing terrorism, but of simultaneously countering violent extremism and the radicalisation that can ultimately lead to terrorist acts.
This course will provide those working in security, both at a national and international level, with strategic initiatives to counter terrorism and a comprehensive analysis of the latest practices in countering violent extremism.
Interactive learning will increase participants’ understanding of the key issues in countering terrorism and violent extremism, such as terrorist recruitment methods, terrorist financing and the importance of intelligence. By examining in-depth case studies and evaluating essential tools to improve security, participants will leave equipped to build a strategic action plan to tackle the most pressing security priorities.
Topics Include:
- Terrorist ideologies, aims, beliefs and motivations
- Countering terrorist recruitment methods
- Intelligence-led security activity
- Re-thinking counter-terrorism
- Understanding the challenges in countering extremism
- Strategies for countering violent extremism
- Empowering local partners to prevent violent extremism
- The role of social media
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the delegates will be able to:
- Analyse the causes of terrorist and extremist ideologies
- Critically assess, develop and construct action plans to counter terrorism and violent extremism
- Understand ways to empower local partners in preventing extremism
- Deliver services that more precisely meet stakeholder needs
- Monitor, evaluate and enhance performance
Agenda
Day 1
Sharing of delegate experience
Discussions on potential case studies
Discussions on potential case studies
The development of modern terrorism
National and transnational terrorism
National and transnational terrorism
Understanding what motivates terrorists
Ideologies behind terrorism
Terrorist organisatons' key aims and objectives
Case studies: Islamist and Jihadist terrorism
Case studies: ISIS and Al Qaeda
Ideologies behind terrorism
Terrorist organisatons' key aims and objectives
Case studies: Islamist and Jihadist terrorism
Case studies: ISIS and Al Qaeda
Understanding how terrorists disseminate their message: online and offline
Conducting propaganda
Latest tactics for new recruitment
Conducting propaganda
Latest tactics for new recruitment
Workshop
The roles of religion and ideology in radicalisation and recruitment
The roles of religion and ideology in radicalisation and recruitment
Day 2
The role of ideology
The impact of state response on the evolution of terrorist strategy
The impact of state response on the evolution of terrorist strategy
Contemporary interception and collection of intelligence
Analysis and advice
Snowden revelations and their impact
Analysis and advice
Snowden revelations and their impact
Nature of threats in recent history
Domestic security strategies
Legal and ethical implications of current security intelligence policies and practices
Domestic security strategies
Legal and ethical implications of current security intelligence policies and practices
Day 3
The role of international organisations in countering terrorism
Relationship between international organisations and states
Stakeholder engagement
G20 Fight Against Terror Summit
Relationship between international organisations and states
Stakeholder engagement
G20 Fight Against Terror Summit
Knowing where to look: sites of terrorist activity
The prevention of radicalisation and terrorism
New tasks for intelligence-led agencies
The prevention of radicalisation and terrorism
New tasks for intelligence-led agencies
The role of internal security institutions
Sources of income
Cash flows
How to stop the funding of terrorist networks
Cash flows
How to stop the funding of terrorist networks
Day 4
Defining Violent Extremism
Understanding the term 'violent extremism'
Complexities in defining
Differences between terrorism and violent extremism
The ideology behind extremism
Understanding the term 'violent extremism'
Complexities in defining
Differences between terrorism and violent extremism
The ideology behind extremism
Home grown extremism - European citizens' recent attacks on their home nations
Why Europeans are turning to extremism
Why Europeans are turning to extremism
Emergence and evolution of CVE policies
The unpredictability of violent extremism
The unpredictability of violent extremism
Creating partnerships to share knowledge and expertise on the drivers of extremism
Reducing specific political or social and economic factors that contribute to community support for violent extremism
Amplifying locally credible voices that can change the perception of violent extremist groups and their ideology
Rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals caught in the cycle of radicalization to violence
Reducing specific political or social and economic factors that contribute to community support for violent extremism
Amplifying locally credible voices that can change the perception of violent extremist groups and their ideology
Rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals caught in the cycle of radicalization to violence
Relationships between government and local partners
Tried and tested strategies
Successes and failures of empowering local partners
Tried and tested strategies
Successes and failures of empowering local partners
Day 5
Extremists' use of social media
Recruitment
The impact of social media on extremism
Recruitment
The impact of social media on extremism
Structuring a written piece of work for assessment – overview and principles
Structuring these two specific pieces of work to meet assessment criteria
Blending international security content into these structures
Structuring these two specific pieces of work to meet assessment criteria
Blending international security content into these structures
Final questions
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