Countering Terrorist Narratives
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, provides an overview of current approaches to countering terrorist narratives. The first and second sections outline the different responses developed at the global and European Union levels. The third section presents an analysis of four different approaches to responding to terrorist narratives: disruption of propaganda distribution, redirect method, campaign and message design, and government communications and synchronisation of message and action. The final section offers a number of policy recommendations, highlighting five interrelated ‘lines of effort’ essential to maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism strategic communication.
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Dr Alastair Reed, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT), The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, Leiden University’s Institute for Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) Dr Haroro J. Ingram, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT) Joe Whittaker, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT), Cyberterrorism Project, Swansea University, Leiden University’s Institute for Security and Global Affairs (ISGA)
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- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- business classification
- communications
- cooperation policy
- culture and religion
- data transmission
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EU-NATO cooperation
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- Internet
- multinational enterprise
- NATO
- police cooperation
- political propaganda
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- public awareness campaign
- religious fundamentalism
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- terrorism
- third country
- world organisations