International Centre for Counter-Terrorism Newsletter 8/31/2022

 

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ICCT Monthly News Digest: One Year of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan, Mass Displacement and Violent Extremism in the Sahel, Trials In Absentia of Foreign Fighters and their Families?, 2022 Summer Programmes, Barbara Molas Joins ICCT as Research Fellow HIGHLIGHTS FROM ICCT One Year of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan: A Predictable Disaster: After one year of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan, did things turned our as badly as many journalists, scholars and analysts believed? Mass Displacement and Violent Extremism in the Sahel: A Vicious Circle?: How are mass displacement and violent extremism interconnected factors aggravating the Sahel Crisis? Trials in Absentia of Foreign Fighters and their Families?: Why should trials in absentia of foreign fighters be considered as last legal resort? 2022 Summer Programmes: Participants from around the world attended the 2022 Advanced Summer Programmes co-hosted with the T.M.C. Asser Institute and Leiden University! Barbara Molas Joins ICCT as Research Fellow: Expert on far-right ideology, online radicalisation, and prevention, Barbara joins the Current and Emerging Threats pillar at ICCT. Looking for a CT knowledge hub filled with recordings of all our past webinars, conferences, roundtables, and more? Subscribe to ICCT's YouTube Channel to start learning now!  ONE YEAR OF TALIBAN RULE IN AFGHANISTAN: A PREDICTABLE DISASTER One year ago, the Taliban established themselves as the sole rulers of Afghanistan. How has the situation developed after one year of Taliban rule? This Perspective assesses if the predictions about their harsh rule, openness to compromise about human rights, ability to run the economy, and impact on organised crime and terrorist threat turned out to be as bad as expected.  MASS DISPLACEMENT AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN THE SAHEL: A VICIOUS CIRCLE? After ten years of crisis, the population in the Sahel region have faced indiscriminate violence resulting in over 2.8 million people being forcibly displaced across Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. What are the causes and effects of forced displacement? This Policy Brief unravels the complex interconnections between mass displacement, local conflict dynamics, and violent extremism in the Sahel Crisis. TRIALS IN ABSENTIA OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND THIER FAMILIES? In the Netherlands, some politicians opposed the right of Dutch citizens who joined the Islamic State/Daesh to be present at trial and questioned whether it is used as a vehicle for wider court-enforced repatriation of the Dutch citizens who remain stuck in Syria. By analysing the law at both the international and the domestic level, this Perspective explains why trials in absentia are problematic and should only be considered as a last resort. Interested in contributing to the ICCT Journal? Have a look at our Author Guidelines for key reasons why you should publish with us (#OpenAccess, our Editorial Board, our global audience) and key considerations for your content. 2022 SUMMER PROGRAMMES From 15 to 17 August, the 2022 Advanced Summer Programme on Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Violent Extremism, co-hosted with Leiden University, took place online. On 29 August, the 2022 Advanced Summer Programme on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law, co-hosted with the T.M.C. Asser Institute, commenced with an opening by ICCT Director Thomas Renard.  BARBARA MOLAS JOINS ICCT AS A RESEARCH FELLOW Barbara Molas joins as a Research Fellow in ICCT's Current and Emerging Threats pillar. Holding a PhD from York University (2021, Toronto), Barbara is an expert on far-right ideology, online radicalisation, and prevention. Copyright © 2021 - International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, All rights reserved.