After the fall of the caliphate, what happens when young people forget what happened? When ISIS no longer conjures images of torture, beheading and slavery? What happens when our digital memory fades?

Professor Aaqil Ahmed served as BBC Head of Religion and Ethics. Ahmed speaks his mind with the Corsham Institute about digital expansion and the rise of radcalism, fake news, nationalism, and the role the west has in supporting democracy. Join Dr Charles Kriel for Ci - Countering Violent Extremism.

Is online misogyny a form of radsicalised violence?

Women online are being bullied, harassed, and threatened with violence. They’re driven from their homes by threats of sexual assault. And all of this behind the ideological position that women are not equal to men.

Yet none dare call it violent extremism.

We speak with Dr Emma Jane of the University of New South Wales about how online misogyny mixes with violent ideology.

Join Dr Charles Kriel in London for Ci — Countering Violent Extremism

Fake news is big news again.

In the UK, a Parliamentary Select Committee is investigating Russian interference. Meanwhile Donald Trump has accused the media of outright lies, establishing his Fake News Awards.

Fake News has even been shown to have radicalised lone wolf shooters as well as organised political terrorists.

We talk with University of Wesdminster researcher Dr Anastasia Denisova and Dr Ofer Fridman.

Join Dr Charles Kriel in London, for Fake News - Truth and Lies.

Norway is small by most measures; twenty-fourth in population with just five million residents. Yet their spend on Countering Violent Extremism is among the highest in Europe. What is Norway doing differently than the rest of Europe?

This episode we visit Oslo to speak with Sofie Høgestøl and Anna Andersson of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, and Atle Mesøy, Managing Director of U-Turn.

Join Charles Kriel for a Nordic special edition.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are the new buzzwords in the land of startups. Smart machines doing smart things in smart networks. Is there an application for countering violent extremism?

We talk with researcher Alex Krasodomski-Jones from the Centre for Analysis of Social Media at Demos, Chloe Colliver from London’s Institute for Strategic Dialogue, and Faiza Patel, Co-Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, NYU School of Law.

Are immigrants responsible for Terrorism? Many reports tell a different story. This week, we speak with Sasha Polakow-Suransky, author of “Go Back to Where You Came From.”

And Scott Atran tells us about the double-bind of the immigrant, attacked on both sides by jihadists and white nationalists.

Dr Charles Kriel takes you on a journey through Immigration and Terror, a special edition of Ci - Countering Violent Extremism, presented by the Corsham Institute.

Often, terrorism is at the top of the headlines, with rolling logos, sensational images, and stark graphics. How do we tell a different story? And how do we train journalists and community leaders to craft a narrative that promotes civil society ideals. We talk with RNTC’s Brandon Oelofse about the importance of training to counter violent extremism.

And Arab Weekly Online Editor Mahmoon Alabbasi gives us the inside view on countering terrorism, the rise in racism, and promoting reconciliation.

Hosted by Dr Charles Kriel

Women are terrorism’s front-line victims, from Islamic State through the Maoist Insurgency. But is that the whole story? What of ideologically-driven women like Sally Jones? We speak with the author Professor Mia Bloom about women with agency in the field of terror.

Islamic State is using the sexual enslavement of women as a tool to recruit sex offenders. Researcher Nikita Malik tells us about her new report on ISIS, Boko Haram and women.

Mass murder in Las Vegas. Stephen Paddock shot and killed 58 people - but was it terrorism. We speak with UCL researcher Dr Emily Corner about the psychology of terror.

Fake news about the shooting flooded social media channels within minutes of the act. Why? Dr Ofer Fridman of King’s College War Studies Department explains modern propaganda, so-called hybrid warfare, and why there’s nothing new about fake news.

I’m Dr Charles Kriel, and this is Corsham Institute: Countering Violent Extremism.

On the first episode of our podcast, Dr. Alastair Reed of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism walks us through the state of CVE today. And Cathy Otten reads from her new book, With Ash on Their Faces.

We're here to help you understand terrorism and counter-terrorism. Why people turn to terrorism, taking lives in the name of ideology. And how to tell better civil society stories, and ward off extremism.

Hosted by Dr Charles Kriel.