Violence and Security

Nuclear Talks with Iran Linked to Deterrence Against Violent Sunni Islamism

November 26, 2014

Mideast analysts are clarifying the complex linkages between a breakthrough in upcoming “P5 + 1” talks with Iran on the regime's nuclear weapons program, on the one hand, and Tehran's cooperation with Western governments' efforts to defeat the spread of violent Sunni Islamism under The Islamic State (“IS”), on the other hand.
U.S.-Based Islamist NGO on UAE Terrorist List

November 19, 2014

The Council on American Islamic Relations (“CAIR”), a Washington-based nongovernmental organization (“NGO”) whose website says that "CAIR's vision is to be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding" when it comes to Islam, has been designated a terrorist organization in the United Arab Emirates' (“UAE”) newly released government list of terrorist organizations identified for purposes of countering terrorism and violent extremism.
Vicious Cycle of Youth Radicalization and State Crackdown on Islamists Raises Threats in Egypt

November 14, 2014

Reports of growing support for The Islamic State ("IS") violent jihad within Egypt's Muslim youth population, especially the burgeoning prison population driven by the al-Sisi government's crackdown on militant Islamists, suggests a dangerous cycle of violence and blowback in Egypt.
Militant Islamists Thriving in Austria

November 14, 2014

Western intelligence sources note that Austria has a serious problem with radical Islamists who are radicalizing the county's Muslim youth, exporting jihadis fighters to the Mideast, and cooperating with Islamist recruiting and money-laundering networks in Central and Southeast Europe.
Support of Islamic Caliphate on Uptick in Turkey

November 12, 2014

Civil society groups and political leaders in Turkey are advancing robust claims in support of The Islamic State (“IS”) and, more broadly, of the reestablishment of the Ottoman caliphate in Turkey.
Egyptian Islamist Groups Debate IS as Strategy for Renewed Power

November 12, 2014

The seemingly contradictory positions adopted by Egypt's main Islamist formations, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists, about The Islamic State (“IS”) reflect the groups' shared goals of recapturing power inside Egypt and advancing a global caliphate.
Jordan's Monarchy Engages Domestic Islamist Critics

November 12, 2014

Addressing the country's Parliament, Jordan's King Abdullah rejected radical Islamist groups' calls for jihad against Israel and the anti-Islamic State coalition, arguing that support for the coalition is necessary to strengthen moderate, peaceful tendencies within Islam.
Jordan Moves to Prevent Domestic Threats from Violent Islamism

November 12, 2014

Jordan's government is implementing preventive measures designed to thwart the threat of violent Islamist extremism from domestic sources, by imposing strict controls over preaching in mosques and expanding the State Security Court's mandate on prosecutions of Islamist radical extremists.
Bahrain's Support for Radical Islamism Converges with Repression of Domestic Dissent

November 12, 2014

Human rights activists in Bahrain have criticized the government for supporting violent extremist Islamism by providing domestic support to The Islamic State (“IS”) preachers and jihadi recruiters, as part of the government's strategy to brand and repress dissidents as a Shia-led plot to destabilize the Sunni monarchy.
UN Report Sees Growing Consolidation and Capacity of Global Jihadi Threat

November 07, 2014

A draft report to the UN Security Council by an independent expert panel concludes that the world faces a global jihadit threat from violent Islamist extremism, based on the platform created by The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's ("IS/ISIL") rapid consolidation of sizable funding resources, a flexible command structure, sophisticated social-media recruiting structures, and strong military capabilities.