Attempts to resolve extremism

Question 1

Reasons attempts to resolve extremism have been successful

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Improved prevention frameworks, enhanced collaboration, global co-operation

Question 2

Reasons attempts are successful: improved prevention frameworks

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Programs such as htose funded by the EU and other IO have been successful at preventng radicalisation
Programs include funding for community-based programs, promote social inclusion and critical thinking

Question 3

Reasons attempts are successful example: improved prevention frameworks

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The EU Action Plan on Preventing Radicalisation has implemented workshops in Schools in member countries to help young people resist extremist proopganda, local organisations have reported reduced extremist recruitment

Question 4

Reasons attempts have been successful: enhanced collaboration

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Intelligence sharing across borders has helped countries track people involved in extremism
Partnersips between countries have got stronger, helped address global extremist networks

Question 5

Reasons why attempts have been successful example: enhanced collaboration

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The Schengen Informatiob System is a database that tracks individuals who are suspected of extremist activities, member states of the EU and non-member states have been able to share information in real time

Question 6

Reason why attempts have been successful: global co-operation

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Organisations such as the UN have built partnerships across borders such as with tech companies and governments to tackle online extremism

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Reasons why attempts have been successful example: global co-operation

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The UN partnered with social media platforms such as TikTok to launch educational campaigns to target extremist recruitment tactics

Question 8

Reasons attemts to resolve extremism have been unsuccessful

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Persistent root causes, limited reach, resource allocation

Question 9

Reasons why attempts have been unsuccessful: persistent root causes

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Despte IO interfering, many regions struggle with poverty and inequality, which can cause extremism

Question 10

Reasons why attempts have been unsuccessful example: persistent root causes

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Despite efforts from the United Nations, to address extremism in Lake Chad Basin, Boko Haram remain active

Question 11

Reasons why attemps have been unsuccessful: limited reach

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Because of finite resources and political complexity, successful programs cannot be scaled to reach areas that are suffering from patterns of extremism

Question 12

Reasons why attempts have been unsuccessful example: limited reach

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The number of violent extremist attacks rose by 320% in 2019 according to the Global Terrorism Index, showing a failure to address extremism from organisations

Question 13

Reasons why attempts have been unsuccessful: resource allocation

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Some counter measures are resource intensive and can use resources needed for other priorities like handling state-based threats

Question 14

Reason why attempts have been unsuccessful example: resource allocation

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NATO’s focus on military solutions to extremism led to insufficient attention and resources to socio-economic factors of extremism

Question 15

Non-military attempts to resolve extremism

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Capacity building, countering online extremism, intelligence sharing

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Non-military attempts: capacity building

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NATO works with member and partner nations to strengthen their ability to respond to extremism, typically by increasing their military training to counter violent extremism

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Non-military attemps example: capacity building

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NATO trained local forces in Iraq to counter extremism in 2023

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Non-military attempts: countering online extremism

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IO like NATO have agreed that digital platforms have a role in spreading extremist ideologies
NATO has prioritised improving cyber security in member states

Question 19

Non-miltary attempts example: countering online extremism

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NATO’s Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence has worked with member nations to prevent online recruitment and radicalisation tactics

Question 20

Non-military attempts: intelligence sharing

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The EU aims to limit extremist groups from crossing borders, member states share data on suspected extremists to prevent cross-border movement

Question 21

Non-military attempts example: intelligence sharing

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The Schengen Information System tracks individuals that are believed to be involved in extremism, allows member states of the EU to share data in real time

Question 22

Military attempts to resolve extremism

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Counter-ISIS operations, drone attacks

Question 23

Military attempts: counter-ISIS operations

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Countries will use military operations to limit the spread of groups such as ISIS

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Military attemps example: counter-ISIS operations

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The United States and its allies have conducted military attacks such as air strikes to regainn territor from ISIS control

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Military attempts: drone attacks

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Used to weakn extremist groups in specific target locations, there are concerns about the legality of done strikes

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Military attempts example: drone attacks

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The US and Russia have used drone attacks to target believed ISIS strongholds