International Center For The Study Of Violent Extremism

TO PROVIDE RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND STRATEGIC ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS, INTELLIGENCE, DEFENSE, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, POLICE AND CIVILIAN COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE TO PREVENT AND DETER THE THREAT OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN THE CORE AREAS SUCH AS CAPACITY BUILDING AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT, COUNTERING EXTREMIST NARRATIVE, ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE, DEVELOPING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, MANAGING INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES, AND TRAINING.

PRIMARY RESEARCH - INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM RESEARCHERS CONDUCT PRIMARY FIELD RESEARCH ON GROUPS LIKE ISIS, AL SHABAAB ETC. USING RESEARCH INTERVIEWS OF FORMER AND IMPRISONED TERRORISTS AS THEIR PRIMARY METHOD AND ALSO RELY ON SECONDARY SOURCES. BREAKING THE ISIS BRAND COUNTER NARRATIVE PROJECT- GIVEN THE PROLIFIC USE OF MEDIA BY TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ISIS TO SPUR THEIR GLOBAL REACH AND PROPAGANDA, FIGHTING ISIS AND SIMILAR GROPUS IN THE DIGITAL AND INFORMATION REALM HAS BECOME A MAJOR PILLAR OF OUR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM TAKES PRIDE IN THEIR FIELD-BASED PRIMARY RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATIONAL VIDEO MATERIALS TAHT ARE CAREFULLY CRAFTED TO COUNTER THE EFFORTS OF EXTREMIST AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TO PUBLICIZE THEIR PROPAGANDA AND GARNER SUPPORT FOR VIOLENCE. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT THE VOICES OF DEFECTORS AND VICTIMS OF TERRORIST GROUPS SHOULD BE THE OVERRIDING FORCE IN THEIR COLLECTIVE COUNTER-NARRATIVE EFFORTS. FIRST-PERSON RESEARCH WITH EXTREMISTS, TERRORISTS, AND THEIR SUPPORTERS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED COUNTER-MESSAGING IS WHAT MAKES THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM STAND OUT FROM THE REST. COUNTER NARRATIVE DISTRIBUTION- INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENT EXTREMISIM RESEARCHERS PUBLISH AND DISSEMINATE THEIR RESEARCH RESULTS GLOBALLY AND THEY ALSO LECTURE TO, CONSULT WITH GOVERNMENTS AND NGO'S AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN THEIR WORK.