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Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism in Central Asia – Reflections on Challenges and Opportunities
The multifaceted nature of violent extremism and terrorism in all its forms suggests that conditions conducive to violent extremism and terrorism are similarly diverse. Some of the cardinal root causes tend to be ideological, political, economic, or religious in nature; but also coupled with confounding causes linked to issues like mental health or education, to… Continue reading Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism in Central Asia – Reflections on Challenges and Opportunities
Syria Calling: Migration, Mobilization and the Transformation of the Central Asian Jihad
with Eileen O’Connor, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs and Noah Tucker, Registan.net Key points: • Perhaps surprisingly, ISIS appears to be weak in its resources for online recruit-ing in Central Asian languages, but benefits disproportionately and in some un-intended ways from this resentment because of the ubiquity of its… Continue reading Syria Calling: Migration, Mobilization and the Transformation of the Central Asian Jihad
The Inaugural Central Asia Fellowship Seminar
4:00 pm. Registration 4.15pm. Welcome Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, Executive Director, SIPRI-North America 4:30-6:00 pm. Fellows Presentations and Discussion: Aitolkyn Kourmanova, Central Asia Fellow (Kazakhstan) Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Nurturing from the Ground Safovudin Jaborov, Central Asia Fellow (Tajikistan) Radicalization of Youth in Tajikistan: Causes, Consequences, and Addressing the Challenges Discussants: Ross Wilson, Director, Dinu Patriciu… Continue reading The Inaugural Central Asia Fellowship Seminar
