Social Issues

Radicalization and Extremism

  • Democracy
    Islamists, Secularists, and the Future of Egypt
    Podcast
    Two years after Egyptian uprisings toppled the Mubarak regime, instability grips the country and ideological tensions among secular and Islamist factions have continued to dominate Egyptian politics. New political parties and coalitions are emerging, but the Muslim Brotherhood has maintained widespread influence. Please join us for a discussion of the political challenges facing Egypt and the outlook for the Muslim Brotherhood with Dr. AbdulMawgoud Dardery, spokesperson of the foreign relations committee of the Freedom and Justice Party and a former member of Egypt's post-revolution parliament.
    Event with AbdulMawgoud Dardery and Ed Husain February 7, 2013
  • Middle East and North Africa
    Islamist Extremism After the Arab Spring
    The Arab Spring severely weakened the narrative of Islamist extremists but they are now stirring anti-U.S. sentiments in fragile new democracies, says Mideast expert Ali Soufan.
    Interview with Jonathan Masters and Ali Soufan September 14, 2012
  • Radicalization and Extremism
    SAVE Supporting Document: Creating a Partner
    Overview This paper focuses on identifying the nature and characteristics of members of two groups of former extremists: former Palestinian and Israeli militants and former U.S. gang members. By e…
    Report by Rony Berger and Philip Zimbardo December 22, 2011
  • Radicalization and Extremism
    SAVE Supporting Document: Leaving the Gang
    Overview Why do people leave a group that they have been a member of? What do they do to leave their group? What role, if any, do the use of social media and the Internet play in this process? The…
    Report by David C. Pyrooz and Scott H. Decker November 28, 2011
  • Middle East and North Africa
    Counter-Jihad in the Islamic World
    Expert Robin Wright discusses the unfolding developments of the Arab Spring with CFR’s Isobel Coleman. Wright argues that a "counter-jihad" is happening, which is "challenging the political status quo."
    Explainer Video with Isobel Coleman and Robin Wright October 6, 2011
  • Europe
    A Conversation with the Right Honorable Theresa May
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    Following the ten-year anniversary of 9/11 and the six-year anniversary of the London subway bombings, please join Theresa May for a discussion on counterterrorism strategy in the United Kingdom. The meeting will focus on the nature of the threat, its evolution, the impact of events like the Arab Spring, and the United Kingdom's response, particularly as it prepares for the 2012 Olympics.
    Event with Theresa May and Christopher Isham September 16, 2011
  • Europe
    A Conversation with the Right Honorable Theresa May
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    Theresa May discusses UK counterterrorism policy, as well as security cooperation with the United States and other international actors.
    Event September 16, 2011
  • Middle East and North Africa
    Bin Laden’s Symbolic Death Won’t End Extremism
    Steven Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, expects that bin Laden’s death will not have a significant impact on al-Qaeda or organizations like it. Extremist activity targeting countries in the Middle East and the United States is likely to continue, says Cook.
    Explainer Video with Steven A. Cook May 2, 2011
  • United Kingdom
    UK Keynote: A New Approach to Counter-Radicalization
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      This session was part of the symposium, UK and U.S. Approaches in Countering Radicalization: Intelligence, Communities, and the Internet, which was cosponsored with Georgetown University’s Cente…
    Event with Pauline Neville-Jones and James M. Lindsay April 1, 2011