The ICCT Podcast

“Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses” is an

“Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses” is an

Julia and Jelle discuss what anti-institutional extremism looks like in Europe today and what the key differences are between countries and regions. They also analyse how this movement has evolved, what its key issues are today, and how extremists in Europe are being affected by developments in the US or in Russia.  

“Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses” is an

In this second episode, we speak to Martha Crenshaw, senior fellow emerita at The Center for International Security and Cooperation (C-SAC) and Freedman Spogli Institute, and a professor of political science by courtesy at Stanford, and Arie Perlinger, Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.  

Martha and Arie focus on specific examples of anti-institutional extremism in North America. They also consider who is involved in anti-institutional extremism, what their ideological basis is,  how and why the phenomenon is evolving,  and how these actors are linked across the US and with actors/movements in Europe. 

“Anti-Institutional Extremism: Causes and Responses” is an

In the first episode, we speak to Tore Bjørgo, Director of the Center for Research on Extremism at the University of Oslo, and Bàrbara Molas, Researcher of Current and Emerging Threats at ICCT.  

Tore and Bàrbara seek to provide a definition of what anti-institutional extremism is and what it is not. They also discuss who is involved in anti-institutional extremism, if these actors are uniform in their approach, and how the phenomenon has evolved. They also discuss the concerns around labelling this movement, and where to draw the line between legal protests and actions that require a response.  

“The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism” is an ICCT podcast series that was started during our Annual Conference in 2022. The series delves into recent geopolitical shifts and their impact on human rights and the counter-terrorism agenda — through conversations with practitioners, academics, and policy-makers.

In our fourth episode we speak to Daniel L. Byman, senior fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings and professor at the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service's Security Studies Program. 

Daniel discusses his career, the United States' shift away from international counter-terrorism in favour of domestic counter-terrorism, the rise of white nationalist terrorism in the US, how institutional failures can lead to radicalisation, if these issues are being addressed effectively, the role of China and Russia, what needs to be done by the US and lessons learned from his work. Interviewing him is Alexander von Rosenbach, ICCT’s business manager.

“The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism” is an ICCT podcast series that was started during our Annual Conference in 2022. The series delves into recent geopolitical shifts and their impact on human rights and the counter-terrorism agenda — through conversations with practitioners, academics, and policy-makers.

In our third episode, we speak to Raffaello Pantucci, Senior Fellow in the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) in London.

Raffaello talks about his own professional journey, how events like the Afghanistan withdrawal and the war on Ukraine have impacted Chinese counter-terrorism, China’s involvement with Afghanistan and Pakistan, his view on Chinese intelligence and their domestic CT policies and if China is trying to change the norms of international CT.

“The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism” is an ICCT podcast series that was started during our Annual Conference in 2022. The series delves into recent geopolitical shifts and their impact on human rights and the counter-terrorism agenda — through conversations with practitioners, academics, and policy-makers.

“The Global Politics of Counter-Terrorism” is an ICCT podcast series that was started during our Annual Conference in 2022. The series delves into recent geopolitical shifts and their impact on human rights and the counter-terrorism agenda — through conversations with practitioners, academics, and policy-makers.

In our first episode, we speak to Naureen Fink, the executive director for the Soufan centre, who previously worked as a Senior Policy Adviser on Counterterrorism and Sanctions at the United Kingdom’s Mission to the United Nations.

Naureen Fink discusses how the change in global power dynamics has changed the UN’s CT agenda, the fragmentation of the international community, how international organizations can continue to advance Human Rights and Rule of Law compliance and the future role for European values within the UN. Interviewing her is Alexander von Rosenbach, ICCT’s business manager. 

Counter-Terrorism After 9/11 is a podcast series exploring how counter-terrorism has changed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.

Today, ICCT is speaking to Ambassador Roya Rahmani, Afghan diplomat, and the first woman to serve as the Afghan ambassador to the United States and Indonesia.

In this interview, Amb. Rahmani will be discussing her experiences as a diplomat, her critical work promoting women's rights globally, and what the future holds for Afghanistan.

Interviewing her is Dr. Joana Cook, an ICCT Senior Project Manager and Editor-in-Chief of the ICCT Journal.

Produced by Joseph Reid, Naledi Tilmann, Joana Cook, Anna-Maria Andreeva and Teo Kai Xiang. For more research on counter-terrorism, visit us at icct.nl!