Preventing Violent Extremism Through Chess
For the town of Majdal Anjar in Leabnon, 1 August will never be the same again. Where normally the country…
Category: Guest Article
North Macedonia: Local Ownership of Global Challenges
While the media is rightly commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks this month, in North Macedonia…
How 9/11 and Its Aftermath Continues to Frustrate Local Intervention Efforts in Kenya
In the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, Kenya became a key ally to US counter-terrorism efforts in the…
Between Countering and Preventing: Lebanon and the Legacy of 9/11
The U.S. military-led response to 9/11 and the beginning of the ‘Global War on Terror’ in 2001 became a flashpoint…
Change is Coming to Lebanon, and it is Being Driven at the Local Level
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion. In recent years, the country has been brought to…
Guest Article: 10 Years on From Norway’s Worst Extremist Attack, What Have We Learned?
22 July will mark 10 years since the Norway attacks in which 77 people, including 69 youth, were killed by…
Guest Article: Local Efforts in Tackling Arms Proliferation and Armed Conflicts in Africa
An estimated 100 million small arms and light weapons are thought to be in circulation in Africa. The uncontrolled sale…
Disinformation and Social Media Regulation – The Nigerian Experience
In August 2014, when the first case of Ebola virus was reported in Nigeria, a lot of people embraced myths…