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New UK counter-terror strategy lacks a coherent approach to conflict overseas

The UK’s updated counter terrorism strategy (CONTEST) acknowledges the links between terror threats in the UK and conflict overseas. Yet it fails to apply the hard lessons from flawed UK counter-terror and stabilisation efforts overseas in recent years. It is thus a missed opportunity to show how the UK can reduce the terror threat at home by coherently promoting peace abroad, argues Bénédicte Goderiaux.

Building peace into refugee responses: Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Counter-terrorism: who will act on evidence in 2018?

The evidence that mainstream counter-terror strategies need a rethink is crystal clear. Will 2018 be the year decision-makers begin taking it seriously?

Syria: playing into their hands

We need to talk about Egypt: how brutal counter-terrorism is failing Egypt and its allies

Counter-terror in Tunisia: a road paved with good intentions?

Tunisia is a key battleground in the internationally-backed ‘war on terror’. Drawing on the first-hand accounts, this long-read looks at threats to peace and stability in the country and how they are being addressed.

Inside Kenya’s war on terror: breaking the cycle of violence in Garissa

This long-read tells the story of Garissa county in Kenya, which –following an al-Shabaab attack in 2015 – stepped back from the brink of terror-induced polarisation and division.

Overview: Lessons on counter-terror and countering violent extremism

The countering violent extremism agenda risks undermining women who need greater support

There is a risk that the women, peace and security agenda could be co-opted by efforts to counter violent extremism. In her latest comment piece, Anna Möller-Loswick explains why it should be prioritised and implemented in its own right.