CFR Symposium on UK and U.S. Approaches in Countering Radicalization: Intelligence, Communities, and the Internet
Staff: Ed Husain, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
April 1, 2011 - April 1, 2011
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Georgetown University's Center for Peace and Security Studies, and King's College London's International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation held a day-long, multisession symposium on the issue of Islamist radicalization. The symposium, held at CFR's office in Washington, DC, aimed to bring together leading officials and experts from the United Kingdom and the United States to take stock, exchange best practices, and develop fresh ideas for tackling some of the most important issues in the current debate.
This event was made possible by Georgetown University's George T. Kalaris Intelligence Studies Fund and the generous support of longtime CFR member Rita E. Hauser. Additionally, this event was organized in cooperation with the CFR's Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative.
Symposium Sessions
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U.S. Keynote: Community Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremism
Speaker: Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Presider: Bruce Hoffman, Director, Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
April 1, 2011
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Panel Three: “Reaching Out” – Promoting Community Engagement
Speakers: Ed Husain, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Suhail Khan, Former Adviser, George W. Bush Administration
Abdal Ullah, Councillor, Tower Hamlets; Former Member, London Metropolitan Police Authority
Presider: Craig Whitlock, National Security Correspondent, Washington Post
April 1, 2011
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Panel Four: “New Frontiers” – Countering Online Radicalization
Speakers: Shahed Amanullah, Founder, altmuslim.com; Senior Adviser for Technology, U.S. Department of State
Daniel Kimmage, Group Director for Digital Presence, Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, U.S. Department of State
Shiraz Maher, Associate Fellow, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation
William McCants, Founder, jihadica.com; Senior Adviser, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Peter R. Neumann, Director, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation; Visiting Fellow, Center for Peace and Security Studies, Georgetown University
April 1, 2011
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Closing Remarks
Speaker: Steven Simon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: James M. Lindsay, Picture of James M. Lindsay Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
April 1, 2011
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UK Keynote: A New Approach to Counter-Radicalization
Speaker: Pauline Neville-Jones, Minister of State for Security and Counterterrorism, Home Office
Presider: James M. Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
April 1, 2011
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Panel One: Violent Radicalization – Key Trends and Developments
Speakers: John Scarlett, Former Chief, British Secret Intelligence Service
Juan Carlos Zarate, Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Former Deputy National Security Adviser for Combatting Terrorism
Presider: Eric Schmitt, Terrorism and National Security Correspondent, New York Times
April 1, 2011
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Panel Two: Intelligence and Counter-Radicalization
Speakers: Charles Allen, Principal, Chertoff Group; Former Undersecretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
William J. Bratton, Former Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department; Chairman, Kroll, Altegrity, Inc.
Peter Clarke, Former Head, Counterterrorism Command, New Scotland Yard, and UK National Coordinator of Terrorist Investigations
Presider: Dina Temple-Raston, Counterterrorism Correspondent, NPR
April 1, 2011
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