Priority Sustainable Counterterrorism

The Priority Sustainable Counterterrorism program reveals understudied militant and non-militant nonstate actors to help reconceptualize national security. Better understanding local context of nonstate actors, especially in the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South Asia, will lead to more forward thinking and sustainable approaches to dealing with the issues of terrorism and extremism. In addition, understanding and supporting civil society actors will help mitigate these issues.

Our Priority Sustainable Counterterrorism program is multiregional and multidisciplinary in approach – partner in bridging the gap between policy, practitioners, and academia.

Affiliates Project

The Affiliates Project analyzes the local context of violent nonstate actors, outlining groups as they exist within the local geopolitical and social dynamics to gain a better understanding of the landscape in which top threat groups such as al Qaeda and ISIS affiliates operate.

Pakistan Faces Rising Separatist Insurgency in Balochistan The Gangs of Northern Syria: Life Under Turkey’s Proxies [Upcoming] Central Asia VNSA Landscape Report [Upcoming] East Africa VNSA Landscape Report

Policy Project

The Priority Sustainable Counterterrorism program researches and engages with NGOs, peacebuilding organizations, and local civil society organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South Asia.

Priority Sustainable Counterterrorism: Supporting CSOs to Mitigate the Spread of Terrorism in the Sahel Upcoming publication